The new Mi 10Ts series most significant selling point is most likely their reduced prices, beginning at just 499EUR for the base design Mi 10T– still providing you a Snapdragon 865 SoC, a competitive camera in addition to the previously mentioned 144Hz OLED screen, packing an enormous 5000mAh battery.
Today Xiaomi is announcing their late-year flagship gadgets with the unveiling of the brand-new Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro devices. The revitalizes this year are a bit more unconventional as they arent exactly direct successors to the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro– but rather lower-cost alternatives. Still, the brand-new gadgets guarantee to bring a slew of brand-new software electronic camera includes along with being the very first phones on the marketplace to embrace brand-new 144Hz display screen screens with AdaptiveSync variable refresh rate performance.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Series
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 1x Cortex-A77 @ 2.84 GHz3x Cortex-A77 @ 2.42 GHz4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80 GHzAdreno 640 @ 587MHz.
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SoC.
DRAM.
6/8GB LPDDR5.
8GB LPDDR5.
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Mi 10T( NEW).
Mi 10T Pro( NEW).
Mi 10.
Mi 10 Pro.
6.67″ LCD2400 x 1080 (20:9) 144Hz RefreshAdaptiveSync (VRR) 30-144Hz.
6.67″ AMOLED2340 x 1080 (19.5:9) 90Hz Refresh.
Depth.
9.33 mm.
8.96 mm.
Size.
Height.
165.1 mm.
162.58 mm.
Battery Capacity.
Weight.
216g.
218g.
208g.
Width.
76.4 mm.
74.80 mm.
5000mAh( Typical) 33W Charging In-box( 65W capable).
4780mAh (Typical) 30W Charging.
4500mAh (Typical) 50W Charging.
Wireless Charging.
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30W.
Telephoto.
-.
-.
2x Optical12MP 1.4 µm Dual-PDf/2.0.
Main.
64MP 1/1.7″ 0.8 µm4:1 Binning to 16MP/ 1.6 µm
. f/1
.89.
8K video recording. 108MP 1/1.3″ 0.8 µm4:1 Binning to 27MP/ 1.6 µmf/ 1.69 w/ OIS. 8K video recording.
Rear Cameras.
Bonus TeleTelephoto.
-.
-.
5x Optical8MP 1.0 µm f/2.0 w/ OIS.
Ultra-Wide.
13MP 1.12 µmf/ 2.4123 ° FoV.
13MP 1.12 µmf/ 2.4117 ° FoV.
20MP 1.0 µmf/ 2.2117 ° FoV.
Bonus.
5MP Macro Camera1.12 µm f/2.4, AF (2-10cm).
2MP Depth Camera2MP Macro Camera.
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Storage.
128/ 256GBUFS 3.1.
Front Camera.
20MP 0.8 µmf/ 2.2. 20MP 0.8 µmf/ 2.3.
128/ 256GBUFS 3.1.
128/ 256GBUFS 3.0.
256GBUFS 3.0.
The ultra-wide module sensing unit seems apparently in line with the specs of the UWA module sensing unit of the Mi 10, however the optics appear to have actually altered as Xiaomi is now advertising a bigger field of view reaching 123 °.
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Xiaomi notes that they are using a brand-new battery design which instead of having the anode linked from one end of the battery package, its actually linked from the middle of the battery, calling this a “middle middle tab” style. This had actually been presented in the POCO X3 earlier this month, and in theory enables lower anode resistance given that youre essentially cutting the anode measurements in half. This permits much better charge distribution within the battery cell and less heat dissipation, with Xiaomi offering 33W fast-charging out-of-the-box with the included adapter, upgradable to 65W with a separate charger system.
Whilst populating the specification table above, Ive noted a rather large peculiarity on the part of the new Mi 10T phones: Although theyre both marketed as 5G phones, Xiaomi made a footnote notice in the cellular connection area that both devices just support NSA 5G networks. This is a very unusual and rather odd aspect to have actually given that the X55 modem supports both NSA and SA networks, and such a constraint seemingly wasnt present on the Mi 10 series devices earlier in the year.
If this belongs to some cost-cutting step on the part of the RF-backend of the phones it does put a bigger question-mark in regards to the future durability of the gadgets when network operators change to SA-only networks. Weve connected to Xiaomi to discuss this element of the phones and are waiting for a reaction.
The biggest significant change is that the brand-new phones use a flat display panel as opposed to the curved edge design of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. Xiaomi says that this option to revert back to a flat design had actually been made following feedback by the neighborhood, given that theres still a lot of individuals that in fact choose the flatter style over curved phones.
The brand-new screen is a crucial feature point of the phone, not only due to the fact that its not a flat design again, but likewise since Xiaomi has actually upgraded the specs to a new 2400 x 1080 LCD panel with refresh rate capabilities approximately 144Hz. The cool new feature of the new screen is the inclusion of AdaptiveSync ability, with the panel having the ability to vary refresh rates on the fly down to 30Hz. This need to be the same VRR technology that had actually been introduced in the Note20 Ultra a month ago and which we examined in information in our devoted article of the function.
Introduce OS.
Android 10 w/ MIUI.
Android 10 w/ MIUI.
The brand-new phones are likewise from a design-standpoint very different to the Mi 10 series devices as they share really little in common in between each other, with the brand-new phones representing a more substantial redesign and departure from the sibling flagships from earlier in the year.
Wireless (regional).
802.11 ax (Wifi 6), Bluetooth 5.1.
802.11 ax (Wifi 6), Bluetooth 5.1.
Xiaomi describes that beyond adapting the refresh rate to the real content frame-rate, leading to a smoother experience with less judder, the function also lowers power consumption of the phone by 8% – which is pretty much in line of what we had actually experienced on the Note20 Ultra, and an important element in making it possible for 144Hz refresh rates without too much battery influence on the brand-new gadgets.
This time around, the lower-end Mi 10T really gets a different system, including a 64MP sensing unit– still being rather large at 1/1.7″ and including 0.8 µm pixels, binning down to 16MP in regular usage. The smaller f/1.89 aperture lens of this module must have better optical quality than its bigger sibling, and 64MP is still plenty, however the one vital function thats missing here is OIS. This implies that the Mi 10T might not be that fantastic for some video and especially low-light photography.
The one thing missing out on from the video camera setup is any kind of telephoto module if youve noted. This is a comparable function choice as the regular Mi 10, with the phones all needing to depend on digital cropping on the primary cam sensor if you want a tighter framing of your topics. Theres a 5MP macro camera that focuses in between 2 and 10cm– however typically these modules arent great in regards to quality and are just there to pump up the camera module count number for marketing functions.
Dual-SIM.
2x nano-SIM.
Beginning with the innards of the phones, Xiaomi has actually adhered to the Snapdragon 865 which has proven itself to be an impressive SoC for 2020. The absence of the + variant here isnt truly a downside as users will not be losing out on much. The Mi 10T comes in either 6 or 8GB LPDDR5 setups while the Mi 10T Pro has 8GB in both its alternatives. On the storage side of things, were seeing 128 or 256GB choices, nevertheless weve now seen an upgrade to more recent UFS 3.1 modules.
The Mi 10 Pro launches at 599EUR, basically the distinctions here lie solely in the bigger cam module and sensing unit and its OIS addition. , if thats worth it to you depends how much you use the cameras of the device– however neither phones are exactly positioned to be leading camera entertainers.. The 8 +256 GB version is available in at 649EUR.
Cellular.
4G + 5G NR NSA Sub-6GHz.
4G + 5G NR NSA+SA Sub-6GHz.
Release Price.
6 +128 GB: 499EUR8 +256 GB: 549EUR.
8 +128 GB: 599EUR8 +256 GB: 649EUR.
8 +128 GB: 799EUR8 +256 GB: 899EUR.
8 +256 GB:999 EUR.
Splash, Water, Dust Resistance.
No score.
Unique Features.
Side capacitive fingerprint sensorFull-range stereo speakers.
Under-screen finger print sensorFull-range stereo speakers.
Today Xiaomi is revealing their late-year flagship gadgets with the unveiling of the new Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro gadgets. The revitalizes this year are a bit more unconventional as they arent precisely direct followers to the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro– but rather lower-cost options. The Mi 10T comes in either 6 or 8GB LPDDR5 setups while the Mi 10T Pro has 8GB in both its options. At 499EUR, the Mi 10T is an exceptionally strongly priced phone. The Mi 10 Pro launches at 599EUR, basically the differences here lie exclusively in the bigger camera module and sensor and its OIS inclusion.
Xiaomi does not discuss wireless charging in their specs list of the gadgets so apparently thats one of the functions that had been on the slicing block when the company had actually been targeting the achieved low price-points of the phones.
Whilst the front is flat, Xiaomi still curves the back of the phone which is important for the ergonomics of the device. Still, the brand-new phones are really quite bigger than their counterparts, growing from 74.8 mm width to 76.4 mm.
The cameras are probably where things have altered the most compared to the Mi 10 series. Starting with the Mi 10T Pro– theres in fact no identifiable distinction here in the hardware compared to the Mi 10 Pro, as both feature the 108MP Samsung HMX sensing unit with 0.8 µm pixels that bin to 27MP in routine use. The software processing which may have evolved over time, one of my gripes about that module was its rather lacking optical quality which reduced the worth of the high-resolution sensor.
Beginning at only 499EUR.
I/O.
USB-C.
The biggest selling-point of the Mi 10T series isnt a lot their features, however rather their rates. At 499EUR, the Mi 10T is an exceptionally strongly priced phone. Whilst it certainly doesnt include each and every single requirements you d want in a phone, this is still a Snapdragon 865 powered device with a cutting edge 144Hz LCD screen, a 5000mAh battery, dual stereo speakers, and a sensible cam setup. An additional 50EUR gets you an additional 2GB of RAM and upgrades the storage to 256GB.
