Xiaomi Mi 10 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi R70: Which is better?

Screen size

Mi 10 5G6.7"

Redmi R706.9"+3.3%

Technology

Mi 10 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Redmi R70

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Mi 10 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Redmi R70

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Mi 10 5G

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Redmi R70

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Mi 10 5G

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40 - Global, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Resolution

Mi 10 5G1080 × 2340 px+54%

Redmi R70720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Mi 10 5G90 Hz

Redmi R70120 Hz+25%

Peak brightness

Mi 10 5G500 nits

Redmi R70800 nits+38%

Pixel density

Mi 10 5G386 ppi+34%

Redmi R70254 ppi

CPU speed

Mi 10 5GOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+23%

Redmi R70Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Mi 10 5G8.0 GB+50%

Redmi R704.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Mi 10 5G128 GB

Redmi R70128 GB

Main camera

Mi 10 5G108.0 MP+88%

Redmi R7013.0 MP

Front camera

Mi 10 5G20.0 MP+60%

Redmi R708.0 MP

Battery

Mi 10 5G4,780 mAh

Redmi R706,000 mAh+20%

Wired charging

Mi 10 5G30 W+50%

Redmi R7015 W

Weight

Mi 10 5G208 g+1%

Redmi R70210 g

Thickness

Mi 10 5G9.0 mm

Redmi R708.2 mm+9.8%

IP rating

Mi 10 5GGlass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame

Redmi R70—

Wi‑Fi

Mi 10 5GWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Redmi R70wifi 5

Bluetooth

Mi 10 5G5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive+2%

Redmi R705

USB

equal specs

Mi 10 5GUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R702.0

5G support

equal specs

Mi 10 5GYes

Redmi R70Yes

NFC

Mi 10 5GYes+100%

Redmi R70No

3.5mm jack

Mi 10 5GNo

Redmi R70Yes+100%

SD card

Mi 10 5GNo

Redmi R70Yes+100%

Stereo speakers

Mi 10 5GYes

Redmi R70—

5G bands

Mi 10 5G

1, 3, 7, 28, 77, 78 Sub6 - Global, 1, 3, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China

Redmi R70

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

Mi 10 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

Redmi R70

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

Mi 10 5G

2020, February 13. Released 2020, February 14

Redmi R70

2026, April 15

Status

Mi 10 5G

Discontinued

Redmi R70

Available. Released 2026, April 15

Dimensions

Mi 10 5G

162.5 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)

Redmi R70

171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)

Weight

Mi 10 5G

208 g (7.34 oz)

Redmi R70

210 g (7.41 oz)

Build

Mi 10 5G

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame

Redmi R70

SIM

Mi 10 5G

· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Redmi R70

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Mi 10 5G

Super AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ)

Redmi R70

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Size

Mi 10 5G

6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Redmi R70

6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Mi 10 5G

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)

Redmi R70

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

Protection

Mi 10 5G

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Redmi R70

Mi 10 5G

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, MIUI 14

Redmi R70

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Chipset

Mi 10 5G

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Redmi R70

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)

CPU

Mi 10 5G

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

Redmi R70

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mi 10 5G

Adreno 650

Redmi R70

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Mi 10 5G

Redmi R70

microSDXC

Internal

Mi 10 5G

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Redmi R70

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Mi 10 5G

UFS 3.0

Redmi R70

UFS 2.2

Quad

Mi 10 5G

108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Redmi R70

Features

Mi 10 5G

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Redmi R70

LED flash, HDR

Video

Mi 10 5G

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Redmi R70

1080p@30fps

Single

Mi 10 5G

Redmi R70

13 MP

Single

Mi 10 5G

20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm

Redmi R70

8 MP

Features

Mi 10 5G

HDR

Redmi R70

HDR

Video

Mi 10 5G

1080p@30fps

Redmi R70

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Mi 10 5G

Yes, with stereo speakers

Redmi R70

Yes

3.5mm jack

Mi 10 5G

Redmi R70

Yes

Other

Mi 10 5G

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Redmi R70

WLAN

Mi 10 5G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Redmi R70

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Mi 10 5G

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Redmi R70

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Mi 10 5G

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a)

Redmi R70

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Mi 10 5G

Yes

Redmi R70

Infrared port

Mi 10 5G

Yes

Redmi R70

Radio

Mi 10 5G

Redmi R70

USB

Mi 10 5G

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Mi 10 5G

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Redmi R70

Accelerometer, compass

Other

Mi 10 5G

Virtual proximity sensing

Redmi R70

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

Mi 10 5G

Li-Po 4780 mAh

Redmi R70

6000 mAh

Charging

Mi 10 5G

30W wired, PD3.0 30W wireless 5W reverse wireless

Redmi R70

15W wired, PD 7.5W reverse wired

Colors

Mi 10 5G

Coral Green, Twilight Grey, Peach Gold

Redmi R70

Black, Blue, Purple, White

Models

Mi 10 5G

M2001J2G, M2001J2I, Mi 10

Redmi R70

SAR

Mi 10 5G

1.09 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Redmi R70

SAR EU

Mi 10 5G

0.69 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Redmi R70

Price

Mi 10 5G

About 290 EUR

Redmi R70

About 200 EUR

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