Hot take: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 lineup

Redmi introduced its Note 10 series, having six different smartphones at launch. Three of them were first introduced in India, and later after a little reshuffling of the names, four made it to the global stage (the math checks out because two of those are actually the same phone under different names).

The Note phones by Redmi have been best-sellers for the better half of the past decade, ever since the Redmi Note 4. Back then, there were just three of them, with no Pros and Maxes. But we are living in 2021 where companies aim to cover all price ranges – a seemingly valid strategy when…