Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the Mi 11 series of phones in the China, but before the new flagships come to India, we could see Xiaomi launch an all-new Mi 10 phone, the Mi 10i in the country. The smartphone appears to be running a copy of Android 10 OS and 8 GB of RAM. In terms of the scores, it has managed to get a single-core and multi-core result of 652 and 2004 points, respectively. The phone is tipped to arrive in India in black, blue, orange/green gradient color. There is no word on its pricing or for that matter its availability yet.
- Design
If it's indeed a rebrand of the Note 9 Pro 5G, the phone will get a powerful Snapdragon 750G chipset with a 5G X52 modem. There will be a 6.67-inch display on the front with support for 1080p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Much like the display we saw on the Mi 10T, this display would support adaptive refresh that offers 6 different refresh rate steps and can thus dynamically switch between 30Hz to 120Hz depending on the task at hand. The panel would also support a touch sampling rate of 240Hz. The front and back of the device are covered by Gorilla Glass 5.
- Specifications
A leak suggests that two configurations of the phone will be available: 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB. If the Chinese pricing is any indication, the phone will be extremely competitively priced and could start under Rs 25,000. Though, we expect it to be closer to the Rs 30,000 mark. Colour options are likely to be Midnight Black, Pacific Sunrise and Atlantic Blue.
Under the hood, the chipset could be paired to a base configuration of 6/128GB of RAM and storage. For the higher variant, users will get 8GB+128GB of RAM and storage, while there could also be a variant that offers the same amount of RAM but doubles the storage to 256GB.
Under the hood, the Mi 10i will be powered by the new Snapdragon 750G chipset which is an octa-core processor clocked at 2.2Ghz. It is built on an 8nm fabrication while the graphics are taken care of by the Adreno 619 GPU. This is also a 5G enabled chipset which comes with Qualcomm’s X52 5G modem for 5G connectivity. Clarity on the specific storage and RAM configuration will come later, but we could see Xiaomi offer a lower variant to have a lower starting price.
Connectivity
The battery is expected to be rated at 4,820mAh, with support for 33W MMT fast charging over USB Type-C. There is no support for wireless charging but the included charger should charge the phone completely in about an hour.
Apart from the above-mentioned specs, the Xiaomi Mi 10i will offer NFC, dual-frequency GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and Beidou. For audio, there will be dual speaker setup onboard. The IR blaster and the headphone jack will also make the cut.
The phone will come with a quad-camera set-up on the back, which is built around a 108-megapixel ISOCELL HM2 sensor. Other cameras in the list of lenses for the rebranded phone will include an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 2-camera macro shooter and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfies, the phone is tipped to get a 16-megapixel sensor. The phone could be backed by a 4,820 mAh battery with support for 33W fast charger which can go up from 0% to 100% in just 58 minutes.
- Camera
The big talking point will be the new quad-camera setup. The Xiaomi Mi 10i in India will have a 108MP primary camera, using the new 1/1.52-inch Samsung ISOCELL HM2 image sensor. It will paired with a 13MP ultra-wide camera, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front is a 16MP selfie shooter.
A lot of shooting modes will also be available such as Sky replacement, AI, portraits, full manual controls for photo and video, movie frame, macro and more.
Xiaomi Mi 10i price in India and release date
Xiaomi India has confirmed that the Mi 10i will be unveiled on January 5, making it the first major launch of 2021. It was originally slated to a November release, but external factors pushed it back by a few weeks.
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