Redmi India, a sub brand of Mi India, launched Redmi Note 10S along with its first ever Redmi Watch in the Indian market. Standing right in the middle of Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro, Redmi Note 10S comes with a sleek design, stunning cameras, savage performance and smooth display. It will be the first device to come with MIUI 12.5 (interim) out-of-the-box.
Expanding its wearable portfolio, the company also launched the all new Redmi Watch, giving users access to lead a healthy and fit lifestyle. The newly launched watch with an in-built GPS + GLONASS comes packed with advanced health tracking features combined with 1.4’’ TFT LCD color display for easy activity monitoring.
Commenting on the launch, Sneha Tainwala, Business Head, Redmi India, said, “At Redmi, our consumers are at the heart of everything we do which drives us to constantly work towards democratizing technology hence making it more accessible. Our newly launched Redmi Note 10 series consisting of Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 has been receiving a phenomenal response from our consumers. It brings to life our core philosophy of offering innovation at an incredibly honest pricing, making it a true game changer in the smartphone industry. Continuing on that legacy, we are introducing the Redmi Note 10S which offers savage performance and stunning cameras. With the powerful MediaTek Helio G95 and 64MP camera setup with a minimum of 6 GB of RAM for better image processing, we aim to enable our users to do what they love by taking gaming and photography a notch higher. This is topped up with the new MIUI 12.5(interim) empowering the users to decide which app they want in their smartphones”
She further added, “The pandemic has fundamentally altered the way we live, work, and play. In the post COVID-19 era, health has taken a centre stage with consumers wanting to keep their fitness in check. With that in mind, we are introducing Redmi’s first ever smartwatch to help our fans stay at the top of their fitness game. As our consumers move into a healthier tomorrow, with the newly launched watch we aim to empower them by offering a perfect amalgamation of intelligent sensors and design.”
Redmi Note 10S
Redmi Note 10S comes with a quad camera setup that features a 64MP primary camera, 8MP Ultra-wide lens, 2MP Macro camera with 2x zoom capabilities and a 2MP depth sensor. With a 118°field of view, Redmi Note 10S allows users to capture group photographs and landscape shots with ease. The MIUI customizations on the camera app have been enhanced to suit new age social media creators, with features such as skyscaping, colour focus, pro colour and the all new pro time-lapse mode. The new feature allows users to shoot time-lapse videos even under the most complex of lighting conditions. Redmi Note 10S features a 13MP front in-display camera for quality selfies.
Vibrant Super AMOLED display:
Like its siblings, Redmi Note 10S sports a 16.33 cm (6.43) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display or an immersive content viewing experience. It comes with 1100 nits brightness and 360-degree Ambient Light Sensor that detects the ambient light more accurately to automatically adjust the brightness of the screen making for a comfortable viewing experience. It also comes with 100% DCI-P3 ensuring a wider color gamut that enhances vividness and gives an impressive contrast Ratio of 4500000:1. Featuring 180Hz touch sampling rate, it reduces input lag to give users a pin-point accuracy while gaming. Redmi Note 10S features a bezel-less display with one of the smallest 3.5 mm dot-notch on the front. The dual stereo speaker setup adds to the impressive experience making consuming content a delight on the phone.
Performance: MediaTek HyperEngine Gaming Technology
Redmi Note 10S is powered by a MediaTek Helios G95 chipset that is designed for the ultimate gaming experience. The CPU has ARM Cortex A55 and A76 clocked upto 2.05GHz paired with the GPU ARM Mali G76 clocked @900MHz giving users a powerful performance that makes games run at the smoothest frame rate possible. With 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, Redmi Note 10S excels at multitasking, and enhances the overall smoothness of performance on the device. This also ensures better image processing with the 64MP primary camera. To add to the power, it comes with UFS 2.2 high-speed storage.
The new Redmi Note 10S is the first device in India to feature the latest MIUI 12.5 (Interim) update out-of-the-box. Based on feedback from millions of customers worldwide, the latest version of MIUI 12.5 focuses on enhancing the overall user experience and will be cleaner, faster and simply more efficient at doing things. In order to deliver an optimized system experience, the company has re-written the system UI, which helps reduce core scene memory usage by 20% and power consumption by upto 15%, thereby providing longer battery life. Providing more control in the hands of the consumer, now users have the freedom to uninstall and remove pre-loaded applications they don’t want on their device.
Redmi Note 10S comes with an interim MIUI 12.5 update and the final version will be rolled out soon via OTA.
EVOL Design:
Redmi Note 10S retains the new EVOL design offering a refined look and premium feel. It comes in three color variants Deep Sea Blue, Frost White and Shadow Black. The new arch-side fingerprint sensor sits flush on the side of the device. The tapered edges, flattened ends and curved back making for a seamlessly integrated and comfortable to use device. The smartphone also comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack.
Massive battery:
Redmi Note 10S sports a massive 5000mAh battery with 33W Fast charger in-the-box. It lets you charge 0-100% in around 78 mins and uto 54% charge in just 30 mins. Redmi Note 10S also comes with an ultra-battery saving mode that helps in preserving battery life.
Highest Quality
Maintaining the highest quality standards, Redmi Note 10S sports a Corning Gorilla Glass that keeps the device protected from accidental falls and scratches. IP53 rating coupled with corrosion proof rubberized ports ensures protection against dust and water ingress. It also comes with a Multi-layer Graphite sheet for faster heat dissipation to protect the smartphone from any heating issues.
Redmi Watch
Elegant design with bright colorful display
Redmi's watch is designed to empower active lifestyles of all kinds. It features a 1.4’’ inch high-resolution color display that provides sharp and clear visuals indoors, as well as under direct sunlight. It also sports an ambient light sensor that enhances the viewing experience by automatically adjusting the display brightness based on the lighting and environment conditions. With 200+ watch faces and 4 changeable color straps, the watch simply blends in with any outfit and can be customized based on the look of the day. Weighing just 35g, Redmi Watch is super light, making it a comfortable companion for the wrist all day long.
Smart features for a connected lifestyle
Featuring an in-built GPS + GLONASS, the new Redmi smartwatch allows users to accurately track their trajectory, speed, distance, and calories burnt during workouts. It simultaneously also keeps a check on heart rate to provide a clear and detailed status for workout sessions. The smartwatch comes with 11 professional sports modes such as Cricket, walking, cycling, trekking, outdoor running, treadmill, pool swimming, freestyle, etc that automatically keep track of the activity in real-time. In addition, it provides professional-level health monitoring with advanced health features, such as heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring and guided breathing, etc., that keep a check on the health condition of the user.
With the advanced PPG sensors, the watch accurately detects heart rate 24 hours a day and notifies in case of irregular heart rate fluctuations above normal levels. It also saves the resting heart rate data for 30 days to help monitor long-term heart rate changes. On the other hand, the sleep monitoring feature analyzes sleep quality by recording deep sleep and light sleep duration of the user.
Additionally, the Redmi Watch also brings a host of other features straight to the wrist such as music control, idle alert, weather information, alarm, emoji support, app notifications, call silence/reject and much more. Users can control and set up all these features on the smartwatch via their phone through the Xiaomi Wear app (available on Google Play Store).
Powerful Battery for Days
With a 230mAh battery, the smartwatch can last up to 10 days on a single charge. It comes with a POGO pin charger that charges 100% in less than 2 hours.
Underwater Safe
Staying true to Redmi’s promise of providing the best specs and highest quality, the smartwatch comes with 5ATM water resistance which means it can track and record movements underwater.
Availability:
Redmi Note 10S will be available across Mi.com, Amazon.in, Mi Home and Mi Studio stores starting 12:00 noon starting 18th May 2021. It will also be soon available across all 10,000+ retail stores. The retail price is INR 14,999 for the 6 GB+64 GB variant, INR 15,999 for 6 GB+128 GB.
Redmi Smartwatch will be available for INR 3,999 starting May 25, 2021, 12:00 noon across Mi.com, Flipkart, Mi Homes and Mi Studios.
Color variants:
Watch cases: Ivory, Black, Blue
Straps: Ivory, Black, Blue, Olive