How powerful is Xiaomi Mi 10 5G? At first glance…

After dominating the budget smartphone market for the last few years, Xiaomi has finally launched the Mi 10 5G in India, which is the company’s high-end offering. Xiaomi has been known for offering premium features at affordable prices on its smartphones since its inception and at times, the company launches smartphones that even make the smartphones launched by giants like Samsung look pale. Now with the Mi 10 5G, the company seems to be moving ahead with the same plan. The biggest feature of the Mi 10 5G is its 108-megapixel camera, which is at par with the camera in expensive smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra, but comes at a much lower price.

Mi 10 5G The price of its 128 GB storage variant is Rs 49,999 and its 256 GB variant is priced at Rs 54,999. Obviously, this is the company’s flagship smartphone, so the features in it are also premium. This phone OnePlus 8 And OnePlus 8 Pro, Realme X50 Pro 5G, iPhone SE (2020), iPhone XR And Samsung Galaxy S20 And Galaxy S10 It competes with the .

The phone’s planned launch was delayed due to the lockdown and that prevents us from getting our hands on the device, but Xiaomi has given Gadgets 360 all the finer details of the Mi 10 5G and answered all our questions about the smartphone, so we can give you our initial analysis.

To start with, we will first talk about the design of the Xiaomi Mi 10 5G. The company has made a lot of improvements in the smartphone in terms of styling and build quality. Being a flagship, the company has tried to make the smartphone as attractive as possible. In the Mi 10 5G, we get a 3D curved glass display. It will be available in India in two colors, Signature Coral Green and Twilight Gray.

Talking about the cameras, the most important thing in the quad rear camera setup and the USP of the smartphone is the 108-megapixel primary camera with OIS and a large sensor, which helps users capture great details even on photos taken at long distances. The smartphone is also capable of 8K video recording, although how effective it is in the real world remains to be seen.

by Xiaomi Many camera features have introduced a slew of features that take advantage of the larger primary sensor and the processing power of the chipset, the most interesting of which include the inclusion of Phased Depth in Portrait mode, Focus Peaking in Pro mode, Portrait Video, Colour Extraction, AI Exposure and Contrast Correction, Night Mode, and an all-new Vlog mode.

These are all interesting features and show that Xiaomi is thinking about its users and not just the specifications. However, we are a little confused about the other cameras on the back. The other cameras in the rear camera setup include a 13-megapixel wide-angle, a 2-megapixel macro, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, which feels like a typical mid-range smartphone camera these days. Cameras of this resolution are also found on sub-Rs 15,000 smartphones and even on phones priced at Rs 16,000. Redmi Note 9 Pro (Review) has a better macro camera. The company told Gadgets 360 that these compromises were necessary to keep costs under control.

The screen on the Mi 10 5G comes with a size of 6.67 inches and has a panel with full-HD + 1080×2340 resolution, which cannot be called flagship-level. Xiaomi has included a 90Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut coverage and HDR10 + support in this display. The company has also taken care of color accuracy for photographers and designers on the smartphone. The company says that people who shop online should know how the product will look in reality.

Xiaomi has given the flagship a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, which we have seen in many premium phones before and we know that it is a very powerful processor. The phone also has several temperature sensors and cooling systems to maintain the temperature. You get 5G support, although this feature is not useful in India at the moment, as 5G connectivity is not available in India at the moment. Xiaomi also insisted on including 5G at the end of the name of this model in India.

The Mi 10 5G uses 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and includes 128GB and 256GB storage options with UFS 3.0 standard. The company has not introduced the 12GB RAM variant in India, although this option is available in other markets. Other features include Wi-Fi 6, 4780mAh capacity battery, 30W wired as well as 30W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging. Interestingly, there is no 3.5mm headphone socket and there is no notification LED either.

What impressed us is that Xiaomi has made some changes to its MIUI software specifically for the Mi 10 5G and the company is calling it “Tier 1 Android”. The company has removed many of its original apps from it, such as the phone dialer and message apps. Instead, it has used Google’s stock apps. Apart from this, the company has also promised that all ads, promotional notifications, bloatware and other methods of revenue generation have also been removed from this software. This phone will be one of the first Xiaomi smartphones to get MIUI 12.

We are looking forward to testing the performance of this phone and Xiaomi’s claims, especially its cooling system and display quality. Of course, its specifications are impressive on the pages, but in the end, the user experience matters the most. Xiaomi also notes some other aspects of this phone, such as balanced stereo speakers, 180Hz touch sampling rate, good vibration alert, smaller than usual camera cutout. We will do a full review of the Mi 10 5G, which will cover all these aspects. However, for that we will have to wait for the lockdown to be lifted.

Overall, the Mi 10 5G shows that Xiaomi can do a lot more than just make budget phones. The price is good value for money considering its features and specifications, given that it takes an edge over the recently launched OnePlus 8 in some respects. But yes, it is not exactly a flagship device – it lacks an IP rating, the rear cameras are not great and the screen might not be as good as what some of the competition offers.