XIAOMI MI10 and MI10 Pro: High end with Snapdragon 865, 180 MP camera and 50W fast charge

Xiaomi has oficially presented it's new high end devices: Xiaomi MI10 and Xiamo MI10 Pro. Untill now the high end of Xiaomi's 2020. On paper this smartphones are going for the Smartphone of the year.

 

Xiaomi MI10 and Xiaomi MI10 Pro specs:

First the technical specifications from GSMArena for you to take a quick look:

Xiaomi MI10 5G:

NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
LAUNCH Announced 2020, February 13
Status Available. Released 2020, February 14
BODY Dimensions 162.6 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  DCI-P3
HDR10+
90Hz
180Hz touch-sensing
500 nits typ. brightness
PLATFORM OS Android 10.0; MIUI 11
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.0
MAIN CAMERA Quad 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
SELFIE CAMERA Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
SOUND Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
  24-bit/192kHz audio
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
BATTERY   Non-removable Li-Po 4780 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 30W
Power Delivery 3.0
Fast wireless charging 30W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 10W
MISC Colors Ice Blue, Peach Gold, Titanium Silver
Price About 530 EUR

 

And the specs from GSMArena for Xiaomi MI10 Pro:

NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
LAUNCH Announced 2020, February 13
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, February 18
BODY Dimensions 162.6 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  DCI-P3
HDR10+
90Hz
180Hz touch-sensing
500 nits typ. brightness
PLATFORM OS Android 10.0; MIUI 11
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.0
MAIN CAMERA Quad 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.0, (portrait), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Features Triple-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps; gyro-EIS
SELFIE CAMERA Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
SOUND Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
  24-bit/192kHz audio
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
BATTERY   Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 50W
Power Delivery 3.0
Fast wireless charging 30W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 10W
MISC Colors Pearl White, Starry blue
Price About 660 EUR

 

Announcement and presentation

In an online event for the chinese market, Xiaomi has presented the two new smartphones from it's catelogue oficially. Initially, thre was going to be a presentation in February 23, but due to the cancellation of MWC, the company has decided to delay the announcement. In the meanwhile we can see the specifications and images of the new device.

XIAOMI MI10

Xiaomi MI10 is the succesor to Xiamo MI9, which was announced in 2019 at arround the same date. Despite the name, Xiamo MI10 inherits more characteristics from Xiamo MI Note10, for example, the 108MP camera. In any case, Xiaomi MI10 and MI10 Pro are the highest ends of the company this year.

 

High end processor Snapdragon 865 and equally good specs

As already confirmed, the new Xiaomi devices are equiped with the Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm's CPU. This implies that the device has compatibility with the new 5G technology. It's GPU is the Adreno 650 in the interior of both versions. The SoC integrates 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores and it's built in the new improved 7nm process.

Memmory side we get RAM LPDDR5 that ranges from 8 to 12 GB subect to choosen model. Xiaomi MI10 is the first device to use Micron's LPDDR5 RAM, which dlivers 20% better power efficiency and 50% faster data transfer, which is a big deal and the en user will notice it. This is ideal for AI as it needs low latency and high bandwidth availability.

Internal storage in this device starts at 128 GB and there is a version of up to 512 GB. Xiaomi MI10 and MI10 Pro use the UFS 3.0 for their internal storage.

The display is an AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution, meaning 2.340 x 1.080 pixels. It is a panel with aspect ratio 19,5:9 with a refresh rate of 90Hz, and touch refresh rate of 180Hz. This paired with the high end processor makes for a very responsive experiencie. Display's max brightness reached is 1.120 nits. It supports HDR10+ and a contrast ratio of 5.000.000:1 as stated by the fabricant.

Finally the battery and it's charge. Xiaomi MI10 has some more capacity than Xiami MI10 Pro, 4780 mAh and 4500 mAh respectively. The normal model accepts both wired and wireless fast charge at 30W, and inverse charge of 10W for accesories. The pro model accepts fast charge of 50W wired and 30W wireless, it also accepts 10W inverse charg for accesories. The pro model wired charge makes for what is possibly the device with faster charge in the market.

 

The biggest talking point: Xiaomi MI10's cameras

The 108MP sensor has an 8P lens and is flanked by three other impressive cameras: a long telephoto lens supporting 10x hybrid zoom, a shorter 12MP 2x telephoto for portrait shots and a 20MP ultrawide angle snapper.

 

The Pro model comes with OIS and EIS and has plenty of AI enhancements for stills and video recording, the later comming in resolutions all the way to 8k.

Xiaomi MI10 camera

Price and availability of Xiaomi MI10 and Xiaomi MI10 Pro

Both phones come in three different colors: pink, blue and gray. In China Xiaomi MI10 will be sold starting at 3.999 yuan (around 572 USD) and Xiaomi MI10 Pro will start at 4.999 Yuan (approximately 715 USD). The available configurations are as follow:

  • Xiaomi MI10 8GB and 128GB: 3.999 yuan (approx 572 USD)
  • Xiaomi MI10 8GB and 256GB: 4.299 yuan (approx 615 USD)
  • Xiaomi MI10 12GB and 256GB: 4.699 yuan (approx 672 USD)
  • Xiaomi MI10 Pro 8GB and 256GB: 4.999 Yuan (approx 715 USD)
  • Xiaomi MI10 Pro 12GB and 256GB: 5.499 Yuan (approx 787 USD)
  • Xiaomi MI10 Pro 12GB and 512GB: 5.999 Yuan (approx 856 USD)

 

We will know the official prices and release date for the rest of the world in the comming weeks.