After all those juggling launch dates Xiaomi Mi 10 finally incepted the Indian consumer market. Today’s date can be marked as a historical one for the Indian smartphone industry as the first smartphone with a 108MP primary sensor launched today.
Initially, the device was planned to evoke the industry from 31st March itself but keeping in mind the precautionary measures and some government guidelines the launch was rescheduled till further notice. A couple of days ago a Tweet from Xiaomi’s India Twitter handle surfaced and revealed the launch date of Mi 10 as 8th May 2020 at 12:00 noon via. Live streaming over Xiaomi’s social media handles and YouTube channel.
This is the first smartphone to house a humongous 108MP camera sensor to launch in India and not only the camera it got some more top-notch features like 30W wireless charging support and tempting enormous display. Let’s get into more details of this beast, One aspect at a time -:
Xiaomi Mi 10: 108MP Quad Rear Camera
This got some top of the line camera specifications where the role of the protagonist is played by 108MP camera sensor.
This phone got a 2MP depth sensor with an aperture of F2.4 and the next camera in the quad-camera is the 108MP primary sensor which also works as a wide-angle lens with an aperture of F1.7 with 0.8µm pixel size with a gigantic sensor size of 1/1.33” with capabilities of Phase Detection Auto Focus(PDAF) and Optical Image Stabilization(OIS).
Next lens packs capability to capture some point-blank Macro shots with a 2MP sensor with F2.4 aperture and last but not least this shutterbugs choice also got a 13MP sensor to capture some lavish Ultra-Wide shots with a focal length of 12mm and aperture of F2.4, All the specifications mentioned above looks very promising but Mi 10 got more under the hood like The capability to capture 8K videos along with the support to capture RAW images to hand-out more control to the user for post-capturing processing.
The primary 108MP sensor also got a 7P lens, If you are wondering what is a 7P lens, Lens quality depends on much more than the number of elements. It depends on the precision of manufacturing, the precision of assembly, materials, coatings, the function of the extra element, and many more factors.
7P signifies that the lens of this phone got 7 optical elements that will give you a crisp and crystal clear image. Mi 10 also features the support of HEIF image codec, HEIF is an image codec equivalent to JPEG but uses 50% less storage as compared to JPEG. It got plenty more camera features like AI Pixel, LOG mode, Focus Peaking, Histogram for video, and more.
This phone got a 20MP selfie shooter packed inside the tiny punch-hole and it got some beefy capabilities as well.
Mi 10: Performance
This Mi phone is a beefy performer with its heart beating over Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 chipset with the latest Qualcomm X55 modem for 5G support. Snapdragon 865 is the latest flagship performer that offers 25% better performance over the previous generation with 25% less power consumption that makes it one of the most efficient and powerful SoC out there. It got 4 performance Kryo 585 cores where one is clocked at 2.84Hz and three of them are clocked at 2.42Hz. These 4 performance cores are combined with 4 Kryo 585 cores clocked at 1.80Hz. This combination of Kryo cores gives the best performance anyone can expect with inherent power efficiency. The graphic department is handled by super-powerful Adreno 650 GPU.
This Mi smartphone packs an 8GB and 12GB LPDDR5 that offers some flashy and speedy performance up to 30% as compared to traditional performers. It also supports UFS 3.0 storage up to 256GB.
This phone offers a vapor chamber cooling system with 6-layer graphene stacking for uninterrupted flow of heat to offer ultimate performance without pounding overheat.
Xiaomi Mi 10: Display
This shutterbug delight also got a glorious punch-hole display of 6.67”. The enormous display is built out of 3D Curve E3 Super AMOLED. This display offers 1120 nits of peak brightness 90Hz refresh rate and a contrast rate of 5000000:1 that’s mind-blowing and also offers a 180Hz touch sampling rate with P3 color gamut with HDR10+ support.
It got a screen to body ratio of 89.8% with a resolution of 1080X2340 pixels and a pixel density of 386 pixels per inches. This magnificent display is protected using Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It also features an under-display fingerprint scanner to make things more convenient.
Xiaomi Mi 10: Charging
Xiaomi Mi 10 is the first device to pack capability to charge wirelessly with a hyper-intuitive speed of 30W and this is the highest charging speed any device has achieved in the wireless department. It is also capable of fast charging via. Wired charger with a speed of 30W as well. But trust me on this, ones you get your hands on the 30W wireless charging currently supported by Mi 30W wireless charger launched alongside Xiaomi Mi 10 you won’t even think of charging the device using a wired charger. Currently, you can grab the Mi 10W wireless power bank worth Rs. 2,499 for free with your Xiaomi Mi 10 but remember this offer is for a limited period only.
Xiaomi Mi 10: Price and Availability
Xiaomi Mi 10 is available in two colors namely Twilight Grey and Coral Green. I personally love the Twilight Grey color but Coral Green is a delight as well. The device starts at a price of Rs.49,999. Currently, you can preorder the device from the official website of Xiaomi India.
Along with Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi also launched Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 and Mi Box 4K and we will be talking about them in separate articles, You can follow Tech Awareness on Twitter to get notified of the latest Tech and Leaks with in-depth explanations.
