Xiaomi Mi 10

The Xiaomi Mi 10, for all that it offers, gives you a good bang for the buck.The price tag is slightly on the higher side if you compare against some of the 5G flagship phones launched this year, but for the premium, the Mi 10 offers an excellent display, and a reliable primary camera alongside flagship performance chops.

Overview

Xiaomi Mi 10 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are Xiaomi’s latest flagship devices which run on the company’s proprietary MIUI OS based on Android 10 OS. It is available in Coral Green, and Twilight Grey colours. The Xiaomi Mi 10 is priced starting at Rs 47,900 in India.

Xiaomi Mi 10 features a 6.67-inch FHD Plus AMOLED screen with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution. The display also runs at 90Hz and has a P2i coating to repel water and protect from splashes. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, with UFS 3.0 storage. It boasts of an in-display fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi 6, 5G, and wireless charging. The phone runs on the company’s proprietary MIUI 11 OS. The phone has a 108 MP primary camera, a second 13 MP sensor, a 2 MP sensor and a fourth 2 MP camera. It has a 20 MP front camera. 

The Mi 10i smartphone has a 6.67-inch water notch display with 1080 x 2400 pixels display resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 1.8 GHz octa-core processor paired with 6 GB of RAM. It runs Android-based OS, quad rear camera setup and is powered by a 4820mAh battery with support for proprietary fast charging.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 has a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution. It runs at 90Hz. Xiaomi says that the smartphone has a P2i coating to repel water. The phone has DCI-P3 wide colour gamut and HDR10+ with a peak brightness of 1,120nits. It comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for added protection. It has 162.5 x 74.8 x 9 mm dimensions and weighs 208 grams.

It comes in a host of colours including Coral Green, Twilight Grey, and Peach Gold.

Camera

The phone boasts of quad rear camera setup which comprises of a 108 MP primary camera with a 1/1.33-inch sensor. It has a digital zoom of up to 10x and supports high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. The Mi 10 5G has a second 13 MP wide-angle camera, a 2 MP depth camera, and a 2 MP macro camera. Xiaomi is also touting 8K video recording on the smartphone.

Performance

Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor, UFS 3.0 storage, and an in-display fingerprint sensor for security. It runs on MIUI 11 and Xiaomi has replaced some of its own apps with Google's custom apps. The phone has an Adreno 650 GPU. The Mi 10 supports up to 12 GB of RAM.

Battery and Storage

The phone has 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and a second variant comes with 256GB of storage. It doesn’t have expandable memory.

The phone has a 4,780mAh battery with support for 30W proprietary fast charging. It comes with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 and standard USB Type-C Power Delivery fast charging.

Connectivity

The smartphone comes with Wi-Fi 6, fast wireless charging, and 5G support. It has 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, USB, and 5G connectivity.

It comes with an integrated fingerprint (under display, optical) sensor, an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, a compass, and a barometer.

Configuration

The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor and runs the company’s proprietary MIUI OS based on Android 10 OS. It comes in 128 GB of internal storage and 256 GB of internal storage variants.