Lava Agni 5G or Redmi Note 10 Pro: Which is better at price of ₹18000?

Lava Agni 5G vs Redmi Note 10 Pro: Which of these smartphones should you buy if you have to spend ₹18,000 on a new phone now?

Lava Agni 5G vs Redmi Note 10 Pro: We take a look at what both of these phones offer and help you make your decision. (HT Tech)

The Lava Agni 5G has created waves in the Indian smartphone space as the first 5G phone relying on the MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset. At ₹17,999 initially, this is one of the most expensive smartphones Lava sells in India right now. And, with this price, it goes straight up against the more popular Redmi Note 10 Pro, which continues to sell at a price of ₹18,000 for the base variant. Confusions, right?

Hence, to solve this Lava Agni 5G vs Redmi Note 10 Pro debate, we take a look at what both of these phones offer and help you make your decision. Note that we do not have the Lava Agni 5G with us yet and the comparison drawn here is solely based on the specs and features.

Lava Agni 5G vs Redmi Note 10 Pro

Redmi Note 10 Pro  (HT Tech)

Redmi Note 10 Pro  (HT Tech)

Design & build

The Lava Agni 5G appears to have a plastic unibody design and comes in only a single Blue colour variant. The Redmi Note 10 Pro comes in three gradient colours, with two of them offering frosted glass rear.

Display

The Lava Agni 5G has a 6.7-inch 1080p IPS display with a refresh rate of 90Hz and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Redmi Note 10 Pro has a 6.7-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Advantage Redmi.

Chipset

Lava Agni 5G has the faster MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset that also brings in support for 5G connectivity. The Redmi Note 10 Pro uses a Snapdragon 732G chipset that only supports 4G LTE networks. Based on synthetic benchmarks, the Lava Agni has an advantage here. 

Camera

The Lava Agni 5G has a quad camera setup comprising of a 64MP main camera, a 5MP ultra-wide camera, another 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth camera. The Redmi Note 10 Pro also has a quad camera setup but with a 108MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 5MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera. Both have a 16MP front camera. Based on the numbers, the Redmi Note 10 Pro comes out superior.

Battery

The Lava Agni 5G has a 5000mAh battery while the Redmi Note 10 Pro also has a similar 5020mAh battery. Lava uses a 30W wired charging system whereas Xiaomi offers a 33W charging system. Both are equally balanced out here. 

Price

The Lava Agni 5G comes in only a single variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, priced at ₹19,999 but will be available initially for ₹17,999. 

The Redmi Note 10 Pro starts at ₹17,999 for the variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, The 8GB RAM variant costs ₹18,999.