In a surprise announcement, during the EU launch of the Xiaomi Mi 10 series, Xiaomi announced the Mi 10 Lite 5G, an affordable 5G phone based on the Snapdragon 765G chipset.

Their sub-brand Redmi already has the K30 5G which was announced back in December, more recently Nokia announced their Nokia 8.3 also based on the SD765G.

Rumour has it that the next Pixel will be based on this new
chipset, with the flagship phones hitting new insane levels of pricing the
popularity of these upper mid-range phones could likely soar this year.

Chipset, Memory & Storage

All these phones are based on the same chipset, and the Xiaomi
Mi 10 Lite has a based specification of 6GB/128GB with the option to upgrade
the storage via microSD. This then goes up to 8GB/128GB.

The Redmi K30 5G has a lower base spec of 6GB/64GB but this
can also use microSD. This goes up a little higher with options for 8GB/256GB.

Finally, Nokia has two options, either 6GB/64GB or 8GB/128GB
with this also have microSD.

Design & Display

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite is the only option out of the three that
has an AMOLED display, this is also the smallest phone of the three with a 6.57
inch screen running at 1080 x 2340 pixels. While most phones have adopted a
punch hole display this year, the Mi 10 Lite still uses a notch.

The Redmi is a bit larger, using an 6.67 inch IPS display
running at 1080 x 2400 pixels with a 120 Hz refresh rate. This then has a dual
punch hole to the upper right of the display.

Then the Nokia has a massive 6.81-inch display running at
1080 x 2400 which also has a notch.

With the Nokia and Redmi using IPS displays, they have located the fingerprint scanner on the side of the phone.

Camera

The differences in the camera specification is one of the
main differences between the phones, especially the two Xiaomi devices.

The new Mi 10 Lite arguably has the worst main sensor with a
48 MP sensor, strangely Xiaomi hasn’t revealed the full spec of the other
lenses which makes it hard to judge how good the overall spec is. It is claimed
that it will have the same 8MP ultra-wide as the Redmi, then a 5MP macro lense
and 2MP depth sensor. It is quite possible the other three lenses will be the
same spec as the Redmi.

Both the Redmi and Nokia have the same 64 MP f/1.9 lens, but
the Nokia uses Zeiss optics which should give it the edge in overall picture
quality.

The Redmi then has an 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro and 2MP
depth sensor.

The Nokia has a better 12MP ultra-wide then also uses the now
generic arrangement of 2MP macro 2MP depth.

On the front the Mi 10 Lite has a 16MP wide lens, while the Nokia
has 24MP. The Redmi has a dual lens with a 12MP camera and a 2MP depth sensor
which will help with the bokeh effect on selfies.

Battery

As for the battery, the Redmi leads the way with a 4500 mAh
battery and 30W charge, then the Nokia is next with the same battery size but
18W charge, finally the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite with a 4160 mAh battery and 20W
battery.

Other

The big selling point of Nokia recently has been their use of Android One, giving you a pure Android experience and a sort of affordable Pixel.

The new phone lacks the Android One branding on the hardware
but will still be using Android One as the base OS. Which therefore means regular
updates to the latest features and a guaranteed OS updates for 2 years with security
updates for 3.

Price & Availability

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G has launched at an attractive €349
price point, they did not announce UK price or availability but you should be
able to buy it from Amazon Spain when it launched like other Xiaomi phones. This
would work out as £312, but it won’t land until May.

There is still no work on official UK or EU availability of
the Redmi K30 5G but you can buy it from BangGood for £380.

The Nokia is not exactly cheap, the official launch price is
€599 but Clove.co.uk has it for pre-order for £499.99 with stock expected in July.

Overall

The Zeiss optics and the use of Android One will likely make
the Nokia the best phone overall, but it is around 60% more expensive than the Xiaomi
Mi 10 Lite 5G, making it a bit of a tough sell.

It is peculiar that you will be able to pick up the  Mi 10 Lite 5G for less than the Redmi, with
Redmi traditionally being the affordable sub-brand of Xiaomi. The Redmi K30 5G
does have a slightly better overall specification though.

Overall, I am inclined to say the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G is
the best option, it is much cheaper than the Nokia, and it will have official EU
availability in May so you will get a proper warranty and easier returns.

Specification Comparison Table