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Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi recently expanded its Note 10 series with the launch of Note 10S in India, alongside the company’s first wearable, Redmi Watch, in the country. The Redmi Note 10S is the fourth phone in the series and it first debuted globally in February alongside the regular Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max.

Talking about specs, the Redmi Note 10S sports a 6.43inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with no high refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1100 nits. This display is also powered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone has a plastic back and implements the same Redmi Note 10 series design language.

The handset is powered by Mediatek Helio G95 chipset coupled with 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB UFS2.2 storage. The phone is based on Android 11 and comes with the MIUI 12.5 software, something Xiaomi officially launched in India with the Redmi Note 10S.

The all-new Redmi Note 10-series smartphone also has stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, an IR blaster, a 3.5mm jack and a USB-C port. The phone is backed by a 5,000mah battery with 33W fast charging.

In terms of optics, the smartphone comes with a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera and two 2MP sensors for depth and macro photography. The cameras setup is capable of shooting up to 4K 30fps video on the back. There is also a 13MP front camera for selfies and video calls.

The Redmi Note 10S is priced at Rs 14,999 for the 6GB/64GB variant and Rs 15,999 for the 6GB/128GB variant. The phone comes in three colour options – grey, blue and white. It is available for sale on Amazon and Xiaomi stores. ■