Late last month, Xiaomi launched Mi 10 Youth Edition in China. This smartphone, albeit being a mid-ranger features 5x periscope camera with support for up to 50x digital zoom. Recently, Lei Jun, the co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi shared a video showcasing the zooming capability of this handset.
In the video, a Mi 10 Youth Edition mounted on a tripod zooms in 50x times digitally to click a picture of Ping’an International Financial Center building. According to the caption of the Weibo post, the picture was captured from Shenzhen Bay Park, which is 10 kilometres away from the building.
One might say, that’s an impressive feat but actually, it is not. We can clearly see a ton of noise in the viewfinder. Also, the video does not show us the final output as it will definitely have noises even after post-processing.
Anyway, this is the case with all the smartphones with a periscope camera when they are zoomed at their maximum level. However, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition beats other phones with a similar camera with its price. Retailing at 2099 Yuan ($296), it is the cheapest phone in the world with a periscope camera.
The 5G-ready mid-range smartphone powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G sports a quad-camera camera setup.
- 48MP primary camera
- 8MP 120° ultra-wide-angle camera
- 8MP 5x optical periscope camera, 10x hybrid zoom, 50x digital zoom
- 2MP macro camera
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition is definitely a value for money smartphone for its asking price. Sadly, the international price does not reflect the same magic.
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