We are less a day away from the official launch date of the Xiaomi Mi 10 series composed of Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. In this article, we collected all the latest and most reliable pieces of info about the specifications, features, and prices of the new flagship lineup.
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro (5G) Rumor Roundup
Design
Several renders and leaked photos surfaced online, and an earlier image revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 could adopt a scheme similar to what we have seen with the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha.
However, according to the latest official renders from Xiaomi, the Mi 10 will feature a simpler design with solid colors. The Mi 10 is confirmed to feature a quad-camera setup in a vertical arrangement with an LED flash at the bottom. The front will feature a curved display with a thin chin at the bottom. As you can see in the image above, the phone will feature a punch-hole camera on the top left corner.
Unofficial leaks have also revealed more details about the device, including its thin chin. Apart from the officially revealed cyan and peach colors (as seen in the official image above), a leaked image (down below) reveal an additional green and blue color options for the device. A white color option is also confirmed.
According to a leaked image of the Mi 10 Pro, the phone will feature an additional camera in the rear setup. If you look closely at the image below (leaked), the Mi 10 Pro will come with five cameras. On the front side, it is expected to house a punch-hole display with curved sides, just like the standard Mi 10 model. So the camera seems to be the only major difference between the designs of the two models.
You can read more about the design by clicking here and here.
Display
Both Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will have a curved AMOLED display, but the vanilla Mi 10 is confirmed to feature a 90 Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. Xiaomi has already revealed a lot of details about the standard Mi 10 model, so let’s take a look at it first.
The Mi 10 will come with a 6.67-inch curved edge AMOLED display. It will support HDR+ and DCI-P3 color gamut as well as DC dimming. It will be a custom made panel with a contrast ratio of 5000000:1 and a peak brightness of 1120 nits. Xiaomi claims that this panel features industry-leading levels of JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) and Delta E values and its better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max’s screen. Further, each display is calibrated one by one before heading out of the factory. You can read all about the Mi 10’s display from our coverage here.
As for the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, we don’t have any official information. It is said that the phone could feature a larger display with a 120Hz refresh rate, just like the Poco X2 and Galaxy S20 models. Other display specs are expected to be identical to the non-Pro model.
Specifications and Software
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will be fueled by the new Snapdragon 865 SoC by Qualcomm (confirmed) which comes bundled with an integrated 5G modem supporting both sub-6 GHz frequencies and mmWave. So both Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will support 5G connectivity. It is the most powerful Qualcomm’s chipset and it packs the Adreno 650 GPU for very high graphics performance. The chipset will be paired with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and internal storage of 128, 256 or 512 GB depending on the chosen configuration. Xiaomi has confirmed that the base variant of the Mi 10 will start at 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. So, there’s no 64GB version anymore, clearly hinting at its premium placement this year.
Android 10 will be obviously installed out of the box, customized by the MIUI 11. Unfortunately, it seems there will be no headphone jack. The only way to use wired earphones will be using an adapter for the USB-C port. According to leaked benchmarks Xiaomi Mi 10 scores more than 560,000 points on AnTuTu.
Both the Mi 10 models are confirmed to feature a Vapour Chamber cooling system with multiple layers of graphite. In addition to this, the company claims that the phone uses AI machine learning as well as five temperature sensors to help monitor and adjust temperatures between 1 to 5 degrees. In short, the company promises overheating shouldn’t be a problem on the Xiaomi Mi 10 series. You can read more about the phone’s cooling system here.
The Mi 10 series is also confirmed to feature stereo speakers, a much-welcomed change from its predecessors.
Other features confirmed on the Mi 10 include Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.0 storage.
Camera
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are expected to come with different camera setups. The Mi 10 Pro will naturally be the most amazing. It is rumored to sport a Penta rear camera setup including a 108 MP main sensor (the one we have already seen on the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, also known in China as the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro), a 20 MP ultrawide sensor, a 12 MP telephoto sensor, a 5 MP depth sensor and a macro sensor. However, these are based on unconfirmed reports.
But Xiaomi has officially confirmed some of the specs on the standard Mi 10 model. The phone will feature a 108MP sensor with 8K video recording support. It will also have 10x hybrid optical zoom and up to 50x digital zoom with OIS and EIS. What’s more, the Mi 10 series will be able to shoot in HEIF format, a file format that takes up less space as compared to the standard JPEG. The phone gets support for slo-mo selfies and recording for a 2.35:1 cinematic aspect ratio. Xiaomi claims it will break new records on DxOMark tomorrow! So we are really excited to see the capability of the Mi 10 series.
The Mi 10 Pro camera specs are still under wraps but as mentioned above, expect an additional camera on the Pro variant on top of the 108MP setup found on the standard model. You can read all about the Mi 10 and its camera specs from here.
Battery
Xiaomi Mi 10 is confirmed to pack a big 4500 mAh battery with 50W fast charging. The phone will support 30W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging.
The company is yet to reveal the battery and charging specs of the Mi 10 Pro. But it is said that the Pro version could feature one of the fastest charging technology available right now, charging at 66W power. Currently, the fastest charging smartphone is the Oppo Reno Ace with a 65W fast charging technology. The Mi 10 Pro is said to fully charge from 0 to 100 percent in just 35 minutes. A tipster suggested that the Mi 10 Pro could have a smaller battery. This could be a possibility given how a Xiaomi executive explained the charging speed and battery capacity of a phone are inversely proportional. So, if the Mi 10 Pro comes with a faster 66W charger, the company could be forced to reduce its capacity to just around 4000mAh. But these are just speculations at the moment. You can read more about the battery specs of the Mi 10 from here.
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro – Launch, price, and availability
Xiaomi Mi 10 series could be pretty expensive at launch. The company executives have stressed how the Mi 10 is aimed at the premium segment and this year it wants to get a hold on the high-end market. Rumors claim the Mi 10 base variant could start at 4200 yuan ($599), so we imagine the Pro variants to be pretty expensive as compared to its predecessor. We speculate a starting price between 4000 Yuan (~$574) and 4,500 Yuan (~$646) for the Mi 10. This would be higher than the starting price of the Mi 9 Pro 5G: 3699 yuan ($533). The Mi 10 Pro is expected to be priced much higher.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 series will officially launch on Feb. 13 i.e. tomorrow in China via an online-only event. The company will launch the phone in Europe on Feb. 23 at MWC 2020, Barcelona.
Well, it remains to be seen if MWC 2020 will proceed as planned. The organizers of the event are currently considering canceling the event due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
Nevertheless, stay tuned to gizmochina as we cover the Mi 10 series launch tomorrow.
