Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs vivo U10

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs vivo U10 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo U10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,401, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 scores 835, making vivo U10 the better performer.


Display: vivo U10 offers a screen size of 6.35 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 6.22 inches, making vivo U10 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and vivo U10 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: vivo U10 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 12 MP, making vivo U10 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and vivo U10 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and vivo U10 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and vivo U10 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and vivo U10 equally at 7.


User Rating: vivo U10 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 has a rating of 4.

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Xiaomi Redmi 8
₹7,999
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₹10,990
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
67%

Release Date

24 Apr, 2020
29 Sep, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 439
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.22 inches (15.8 cm)
6.35 inches (16.13 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1544 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good design and solid build
  • Long battery life
  • USB Type-C and fast charging support
  • Good design
  • Reliable performance
  • Powerful battery

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Cameras could be better
  • Bloatware and spam notifications in MIUI
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Software experience leaves a lot to be desired
  • Poor palm rejection abilities

User Ratings

4/5
(6 ratings)
4.4/5
(90,875 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

96,995
AnTuTu Score
168,654
AnTuTu Score
22h 58m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 29, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

MIUI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
Adreno 610

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

96,995
168,654

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.7 %
11.1 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.22 inches  (15.8 cm)
6.35 inches  (16.13 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1544 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.3:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.48 %
81.91 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

156.4 mm
159.4 mm

Width

75.4 mm
76.7 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

188 grams
190.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/1.8 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

22h 58m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 35m 6s
1h 54m 46s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.339 W/kg Body: 1.000 W/kg
Head: 1.047 W/kg Body: 0.445 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope