Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro: a review worth reading

A week ago, Chinese manufacturing giant Xiaomi introduced its latest flagship series Xiaomi Mi 10. This

The line is represented by Xiaomi Mi 10 and the Pro model.Due to concerns about the coronavirus, the company did not organize a large-scale event, but simply held an online presentation. This, by the way, is the first time that a mainstream flagship phone has been released online.

Xiaomi Mi 10

Xiaomi Mi 10 series phones feature the latestthe flagship Snapdragon 865 processor, each of which uses LPDDR5 memory, WiFi 6, UFS 3.0, a 108 megapixel camera. It also uses its own curved AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 90 Hz. Let us further elaborate on the features of new items.

Display and sound

Xiaomi Mi 10 uses a curved display6.67-inch AMOLED, supporting 90 Hz refresh rate and 180 Hz touch sampling rate. The chin is rather thin (3.32 mm), the display brightness is 1120 nits, the contrast is 5,000,000: 1 and the flexible process of the COP screen. It comes with two front and rear light sensors, making auto brightness more accurate. This smartphone uses a balanced stereo system with two line speakers.

Equipment

This phone comes with a Qualcomm processorSnapdragon 865 SoC, which supports dual mode SA / NSA. It uses a new generation of LPDDR 5 memory and faster UFS3.0, which provides write speeds of up to 730 MB / s. It also supports Wi-Fi 6 with a bandwidth of 9.6 Gb / s. Thanks to its specifications, the Mi 10 can score over 585,000 points in the AnTuTu test.

Xiaomi claims this smartphone comeswith a luxurious cooling system. Xiaomi Mi 10 is equipped with a large VC liquid cooling plate of 3000 mm² + graphene + multi-layer graphite cooling system. It uses a fast charging battery in the form of a strip with a capacity of 4780 mAh. This battery supports fast charging at 30 watts, fast wireless charging at 30 watts and wireless reverse charging at 10 watts.

In addition to super WiFi and Bluetooth, this phone also has NFC support.

Camera

Xiaomi Mi 10 comes with the new 108-megapixelcustom ISP lens. An interesting part of this sensor is that it supports the OIS anti-shake function. In addition, this device supports the more efficient HEIF format. This greatly saves storage space by compression without compromising on quality. The camera also adds intelligent shooting, which can cleverly remove shadows.

Main rear camera 108MP (1 / 1.33-inch., 7P lens, 4 in 1 pixel 1.6 microns), 13MP ultra-wide-angle lens (f / 2.4 aperture, 1.12 microns, 123 ° ultra-wide viewing angle), 2-megapixel macro lens (f / 2.4 aperture , 1.75 μm, macro 2–10 cm) and a 2 megapixel lens (F / 2.4 aperture, 1.75 μm).

If you look at a lens with a resolution of 108MP, itsupports 8K film, OIS + EIS, dual optical super-image stabilization; AI video editing, 12 intelligent AI templates, real-time voice subtitles, video tags and other functions. It is also suitable for quick PTZ pairing.

Price

Mi 10 is available in silver black, peach and blue colors. This smartphone comes in three options for the amount of internal memory.

8 GB + 128 GB — 3999 yuan ($573)

8 GB + 256 GB — 4299 yuan ($615)

12 GB + 256 GB — 4699 yuan ($673)

Xiaomi also offers a special flipcase for Mi 10 for 69 yuan (10 dollars). Smartphone sales started on February 14, in a matter of minutes it was sold out. In Russia, the price of a new product starts at 42,990 rubles, you can also buy a smartphone on other popular marketplaces.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

After the launch of Xiaomi Mi 10, the company introducedHigher version of Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. Like Xiaomi Mi 10, the Pro model is equipped with a 6.67-inch curved Full HD + AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a sampling frequency of 180 Hz. This smartphone also supports DC dimming and a screen brightness level of 4096.

Filling

In terms of hardware, Xiaomi MiThe 10 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 865 SoC with support for 5G SA / NSA. It also includes a Snapdragon X55 modem, uses a new generation of LPDDR 5 memory (12 GB) and faster UFS3.0, which provides write speeds of up to 730 MB / s. This device supports Wi-Fi 6 with a bandwidth of 9.6 Gb / s. We also have Android 10 with MIUI 11, protection for Corning Gorilla Glass 5, NFC, 1cc dual line speakers and a 3.5mm audio jack with Hi-Res audio support.

Camera

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro comes with a new 108-megapixel non-standard ISP lens with OIS support. It also supports the more efficient HEIF format and all the features that the younger version has.

The main camera is 108P (1 / 1.33-inch., 7P lens, 4 in 1 pixel 1.6 microns). The phone also has a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom with dual autofocus, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 10x hybrid and 50x digital zoom, and a 20-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera.

If you look at a lens with a resolution of 108MP, itsupports 8K film, OIS + EIS, dual optical super-image stabilization; AI video editing, 12 intelligent AI templates, real-time voice subtitles, video tags and other features.

According to Xiaomi, the Mi 10 Pro scores 124 points onDXOMark. The Mi 10 Pro is currently the top-rated DxOMark smartphone. It surpasses the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, which previously led.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has a battery capacity of 4500 mAh with support for fast charging 50 watts. It also supports 30W wireless fast charging and 10W wireless reverse charging.

Specifications

  • Display 6.67-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD + AMOLED format with an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9
  • HDR 10 + display with a refresh rate of 90 Hz, brightness 1120 nits (HBM) / 800 nits (Typ), contrast ratio 5,000,000: 1 (Min), Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Octa Core (1 x 2.84 GHz + 3 x 2.42 GHz + 4 x 1.8 GHz Hexa) 7nm Snapdragon 865 mobile platform with Adreno 650 GPU
  • 8 GB of RAM LPPDDR5 with 128 GB / 256 GB of storage UFS 3.0
  • 12 GB of RAM LPPDDR5 with 256 GB / 512 GB of storage UFS 3.0
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • MIUI 11 based on Android 10
  • 108-megapixel rear camera with 1 /1.33-inch Samsung sensor, 0.8 μm pixel size, f / 1.69 aperture, OIS, LED flash with 8P lens, 12-megapixel 1 / 2.6-inch 2-pixel sensor with 1.4 μm for 2x magnification and portrait, 8MP telephoto lens for 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom, 5x optical zoom, OIS, 20MP 117 ° super wide-angle lens, 8k at 30 fps, 4k 60 frames / s, 960 fps at 720p
  • 20 megapixel front camera
  • fingerprint sensor in the display, infrared sensor
  • Dimensions: 162.6 × 74.8 × 8.96 mm
  • Weight: 208g
  • 5G SA / NSA Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 6 802.11 ax (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) 8 x / MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (L1 + L5), NFC, USB Type-C
  • 4500 mAh battery (typical) / 4400 mAh (minimum) with wired QC 4+ / PD3.0 50 W, fast wireless charge 30 W, wireless reverse charge 10 W

Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is available in silver black, peach and blue colors.

8 + 256 GB — 4999 yuan ($716)

12 + 256 GB — 5499 yuan ($788)

12 + 512 GB — 5999 yuan ($859)

Xiaomi also offers a special flip case for Mi 10 for 69 yuan ($ 10).