realme C25 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10

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Comparing the realme C25 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,690, while realme C25 scores 1,305, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 the better performer.


Display: realme C25 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 offers 6.43 inches, making realme C25 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme C25's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme C25 offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme C25 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme C25 delivers longer battery life with 19h 13m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 delivers 16h 51m, making realme C25 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme C25 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme C25 is rated 7.


User Rating: realme C25 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
78%

Release Date

16 Apr, 2021
16 Mar, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G70
Snapdragon 678
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Quick Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Beefy battery
  • Smooth performance
  • Decent display
  • Best-in-class display
  • Cameras are quite good
  • Fast performance
  • Amazing design

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Boring design
  • MIUI 12 needs some work
  • Macro shooter is not good enough
  • Poor haptics

User Ratings

4.4/5
(44,788 ratings)
4.2/5
(27,459 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

195,041
AnTuTu Score
238,519
AnTuTu Score
19h 13m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
9 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 16, 2021
(Official)
Mar 16, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Deca Core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 612

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

195,041
238,519

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

33.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.7 %
35.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
1100 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.7 %
83.53 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %
N/A

Design

Height

164.5 mm
160.4 mm

Width

75.9 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

209 grams
178.8 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP53

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.5 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Movie Frame

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.9" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 74 minutes

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.

19h 13m
16h 51m

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

3h 5m 55s
2h 1m 44s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.822 W/kg Body: 0.805 W/kg
Head: 0.863 W/kg Body: 0.585 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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