Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 Lite Zoom in China in late April. The smartphone officially went by Mi 10 Youth 5G in its home country. It never made its way to global markets.

As the name suggests, the main highlight of this device was its zoom camera. It was one of the few mid-rangers with a zoom camera. It features an 8MP 5x telephoto camera.

Exactly three years after its release, the company has now dropped software support for this phone.

For the unaware, Xiaomi maintains an EOS (End of Support) list on its official website. The 3-year-old Mi 10 Lite Zoom was recently added to the list confirming the end of its official software updates from the brand.

The handset debuted with MIUI 11 based on Android 10. Currently, it boots MIUI 13 based on Android 12. Its last software update was rolled out in November 2022.

We were hoping that Xiaomi would release MIUI 14 update for this smartphone without an Android upgrade. But unfortunately, that won’t be happening.

Though this exact device was not launched outside mainland China, Xiaomi did release a tweaked variant without the zoom camera in May 2020. That phone simply went by Mi 10 Lite 5G. It should also get added to the EOS list as soon as next month.

On the other hand, the original two Mi 10 series models, namely Mi 10 5G and Mi 10 Pro 5G have started receiving MIUI 14 based on Android 13 as their final major software update.

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Earlier this month, the head of MIUI confirmed that MIUI 14 will be released for the Mi 10 series. Now, a little over a week after the announcement of the latest software, the executive reveals more details.

He not only hints at the devices that will be receiving the update but also shares a rough timeline for the rollout. Most importantly, he confirms the Android upgrade. Let’s go through his statement.

Earlier today, Zhang Guoquan, director of Xiaomi‘s System Software Department, answered multiple frequently asked questions on MIUI 14. One of these answers provides more details on the availability of the newest MIUI for the Mi 10 series.

The executive says that the MIUI 14 update for the Mi 10 series will be based on Android 13. We previously thought that Xiaomi may release the latest MIUI with Android 12 for these phones.

But unfortunately, this update will be only available for devices powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 platform. This means only Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, and Mi 10 Ultra will get access to MIUI 13 based on Android 13.

Thus, the aforementioned smartphones will be receiving their third Android update though they don’t come under the new software update policy introduced by Xiaomi for select devices last year.

As far as the rollout is concerned, the executive suggests that there could be some delay due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China. However, he believes that the update should arrive by March 2023.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t talk about the availability of the MIUI 14 update for the remaining two Mi 10 series devices, namely Mi 10 Lite and Mi 10 Lite Zoom. Hence, these phones may not get the update. Even if they receive it, the software will be likely based on Android 12.

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Xiaomi was supposed to unveil MIUI 14 alongside the Xiaomi 13 series last week. The launch conference still remains postponed with no new date.

However, details about these unreleased products continue to emerge on the internet. A few days back, one of the company executives confirmed MIUI 14 support for certain old smartphones.

Zhang Guoquan is the director of Xiaomi‘s System Software Department. On November 28, while replying to a Weibo comment, the exec confirmed the availability of the MIUI 14 update for the Mi 10 series.

Unfortunately, he did not clarify the exact models. But did mention that the update will arrive later.

For the unaware, the Mi 10 series originally includes five phones, namely Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10 Lite, Mi 10 Lite Zoom, and Mi 10 Ultra. Going by the subsequent comments, the exec is most likely talking about the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro but the others might also receive the update.

All of these handsets were released in 2020 with Android 10 onboard. The Mi 10 Ultra debuted with MIUI 12, while the remaining models shipped with MIUI 11.

Over the last two years, these devices were updated to Android 11 and Android 12. They also received multiple MIUI updates, such as MIUI 12.5, MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition, and MIUI 13.

Therefore, MIUI 14 will be the third major software update for these smartphones, except for Mi 10 Ultra. Unfortunately, we don’t think they will get an upgrade to Android 13 as they don’t fall under the latest update policy introduced for the newer models.

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 Youth Edition in late April. The company even unveiled MIUI 12 at the same event. However, the smartphone debuted with MIUI 11 based on Android 10. It was updated to MIUI 12 a couple of months later and also received the Android 11 update by the end of 2020. Now, over a year after its release, the handset has started receiving the MIUI 12.5 update.

MIUI 12.5 is the latest version of Xiaomi’s mobile operating system. The new version brings improvements to devices running MIUI 12. 

The company has been rolling out MIUI 12.5 stable update to eligible devices in China for the past few days. The latest phone to get it is Mi 10 Youth Edition, which is also known as Mi 10 Lite Zoom.

The MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 10 Youth Edition arrives with build number V12.5.2.0.RJVCNXM. This software build is in the ‘Stable Beta’ as of now. This means it is being seeded out in batches for a select few users.

Anyway, the update should be available for all users in the coming days. Lastly, since the Mi 10 Youth Edition (aka Mi 10 Lite Zoom) is a China-exclusive smartphone, there’s no other regional MIUI build for this headset.

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Xiaomi officially announced MIUI 12 in late April and even started seeding out beta updates from the day of the conference itself. After almost two months, the company has now begun to roll out stable builds to eligible devices in its home country. Last week, it was made available for Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro. Now, this week, the availability of MIUI 12 China Stable update has been extended for handsets like Mi 9, Mi 9 Pro 5G, Mi 10 Youth, Redmi K30 5G, and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom.

MIUI 12 brings a lot of changes to Xiaomi’s Android skin as a whole. Some of the notable additions include Super Wallpapers, Privacy protection, Animated AOD+, Control Center, Dark Mode 2.0, new MIUI Camera app, and others.

It is worth noting that not all the features are available for eligible devices. For instance, phones with LCD panels don’t get the new Always-on Display option. Further, the build version also varies by handsets.

Having said that, here’s the complete list of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones that have received MIUI 12 China Stable update so far.

Globally, MIUI 12 is currently available as Stable Beta update for Mi 9, Redmi K20/Mi 9T, and Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro.

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Last month, Xiaomi announced the Mi 10 Youth Edition in its home country. The phone has slightly different specs from the Mi 10 Lite 5G which was announced in Europe in March and is scheduled to go on sale this month. It was later revealed that the Mi 10 Youth Edition will get a global launch as the Mi 10 Lite Zoom Edition (of course with 5G).

A leak has now disclosed that the Mi 10 Lite Zoom is scheduled for release in Europe this month.

The info comes from Xiaomishka (@xiaomishka) and according to the Russian blogger, the device has the model number M2002J9E and goes by the codename “Vangogh”.

The major differences between the Mi 10 Lite Zoom and Mi 10 Lite 5G are cameras and fast charging technology.

The Mi 10 Lite Zoom comes with the same 48MP primary camera as the Mi 10 Lite 5G but adds an 8MP periscope telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, 50x digital zoom, and optical image stabilization. It also has an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera. The Mi 10 Lite 5G has an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor.

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So, Mi 10 Lite ZOOM with model number M2002J9E will have a codename "Vangogh".

The launch will take place in Europe in May pic.twitter.com/Obhyg7MaKJ

— Xiaomishka (@xiaomishka) May 10, 2020

The Mi 10 Lite Zoom also supports 22.5W fast charge while the Mi 10 Lite 5G supports 20W fast charge even though it ships with a 22.5W charger. You also get Bluetooth 5.1 and an IR blaster on the Zoom Edition while the Mi 10 Lite 5G has Bluetooth 5.0 and skips on the IR blaster.

The Mi 10 Lite has a starting price of €349 for the 64GB version. There is no info on the price of the 128GB version but our guess is €379. This means the Mi 10 Lite Zoom should start at about €399.

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Earlier today (27th April 2020), Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 Youth Edition. It is currently only been announced for the Chinese market, but a global version is expected to be launched as well and could be called the Mi 10 Lite Zoom edition.

So it's more than confirmed now. Mi 10 Youth is dubbed Mi 10 Lite zoom. I'm surprised to see the Chinese ROM having this watermark.#Xiaomi #redmi #Mi10youth #miui12 #miwatchcolor #mi10litezoom pic.twitter.com/hrGIAU8hak

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) April 27, 2020

According to known leakster Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings), Xiaomi is planning on rebranding the Mi 10 Youth Edition for foreign markets. The leakster tweeted about the information on his Twitter account and even shared certain sample images from the zoom lens of the Mi 10 Youth Edition. Unfortunately, this is still unconfirmed and we will have to wait for an official announcement to provide any concrete statements.

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Notably, one of the highlighting features of the Mi 10 Youth Edition is undoubtedly its zoom lens that offers 50x magnifications. This is achieved thanks to its 5x optical zoom and 10x hybrid zoom with a 15mm to 122mm focal length sensor. Thus, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Chinese tech giant rebrands the Youth variant as the Mi 10 Lite Zoom as the name is suggestive of one of its best features.

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