Looks like Xiaomi is about getting in the news for the wrong reasons. Recall how Samsung and Apple were discovered to slow down their phones with ageing batteries and even sanctioned in Italy? Looks like Xiaomi is about taking a similar step, if the latest discovery by XDA Developers is anything to go by.

The guys at XDA discovered a set of code within the recently released Mi Security app version 5.6.0, bringing new battery care and charging settings. The settings contain clues that Xiaomi will start issuing a warning and lower the charging speed if the MIUI OS detects that the smartphone has an “unauthorized” battery installed under the hood. The warning prompt includes instructions that only authorized service providers should replace the phone’s battery. There is also another warning that using an “unauthorized” battery can result in damage to the device or harm the user.

The code also shows that this new warning will only be restricted to users in China and will be specific to the Mi 9, Mi 10, and Mi 10 Pro. Thankfully, the warning won’t be shown to users of the affected models or any other Xiaomi phone in other regions. However, it cannot be confirmed if the warning has started affecting users of the models in China.

We cannot say if Xiaomi won’t replicate this in the future in other markets but believe there may be legitimate reasons why the company would want to do this. The models in question are equipped with fast charging technology and the third-party battery, some of which may be substandard, may not be able to handle the fast charging speed. This could then result in battery swelling, overheating, or leakage which may result to fire and other hazards.

But then, issuing a warning is one thing, slowing down the charging speed of the phones is a different game entirely. Of course, replacing it with a third-party battery automatically voids whatever warranty the users may have. Thus, Xiaomi isn’t supposed to be liable for any damage that will occur, bearing in mind that there are good third-party accessories out there. Also, getting a battery replacement from an authorized service center may not be feasible, even in China where Xiaomi accessories are in high demand.

There is no clue on how Xiaomi will detect third-party batteries on the phones but Apple’s own warning is triggered by a micro-controller that can only be configured by authorized Apple technicians. It is possible Xiaomi is deploying the same mechanism.

We expect Xiaomi to issue a statement clarifying why they want to toe this path and if this feature will roll out outside China to other markets like Europe and India.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra was the first-ever smartphone to get the stable MIUI 12.5 update. Now, the remaining siblings of the series- Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro are getting it.

An OTA update with firmware version V12.5.3.0.RJBCNXM and V12.5.3.0.RJACNXM is rolling out to Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro respectively in China. Both the builds weigh about 4.0GB in size and it does bring the latest MIUI 12.5 stable based on Android 11 to the devices.

If you recall, Xiaomi started rolling out the stable MIUI 12.5 update to users in China a few days ago. As mentioned above, the Mi 10 Ultra and followed by other devices like the Mi 11, Mi 9 SE have got it recently.

Coming back, the update for the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro also has the March 2021 security patch. Xiaomi launched the MIUI 12.5 back in December. The incremental UI has improvements like UI Design improvements, more Super wallpapers, improved privacy, haptics, MIUI+, uninstallable built-in apps, and more.

That said, the rollout is said to continue further and not stop with the flagships as Xiaomi has already revealed a list of 28 devices scheduled to get it in the first wave in China. When it comes to global markets, the Mi 11 is likely to get it soon, and followed by it, various devices are on the list.

As for the Mi 10 users elsewhere, do keep in mind that this rollout is only for China so you will have to wait till Xiaomi expands the regions for this stable update. And for the users in China, these particular builds are in ‘stable beta recovery’ so it should reach only a few for now before coming out as a wider rollout in the coming days.

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Samsung released a new affordable flagship to cannibalize the sales of Chinese manufacturers in that segment: the Galaxy S20 FE offers a lot of things but, unlike other Samsung flagships, it comes with a very interesting price tag. Is it enough to beat Chinese flagship killers or you can get something better in the same range? In order to understand it, we decided to compare it with the above-mentioned devices. This is an in-depth specs comparison between Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, OnePlus 8, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. Not the most affordable flagships out there, but three devices that can give you a complete user experience at a non-excessive price. Note that in this comparison we are referring to the 5G variant of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE sporting a Snapdragon 865 chipset sold in the global market, not the 4G variant with Exynos 990.

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs OnePlus 8 vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G

Design

I would personally exclude the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from the design comparison at the beginning because of its materials. While OnePlus 8 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G come with premium materials including a glass back and an aluminum frame, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a plastic body. Further, OnePlus 8 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G come with a more elegant curved display, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has a flat display. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is the only waterproof phone of the trio and it carries the IP68 certification which offers protection against dust and water.

Display

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has the most advanced display. Not the best panel out there, but still the only one in this comparison to offer a 120 Hz refresh rate. OnePlus 8 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G stop at 90 Hz, while the rest of the display specifications of these three devices are pretty similar. With all of them, you get a Full HD+ resolution (so a similar level of detail) and the HDR10+ certification to stream content with great image quality.

Hardware/Software

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, OnePlus 8, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G are all powered by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform which is currently one of the best chipsets you can get in the smartphones market. But with the OnePlus 8 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G, you can actually get a higher amount of RAM if you choose the most expensive configuration: up to 12 GB. If you go for the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G, you even get more internal storage (up to 512 GB). On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE may be blessed with longer software support than Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro as Samsung flagships get 3 years of major Android updates.

Camera

The best camera setup belongs to the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G which includes a 108 MP main sensor, a 12 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, an 8 MP telephoto lens with 3.7x optical zoom, an ultrawide 20 MP sensor, dual OIS, and laser autofocus. Right after, we got the Galaxy S20 FE with a 12 MP triple camera including a telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom (but it wins the selfie comparison thanks to its 32 MP front snapper). OnePlus 8 is disappointing since it lacks a telephoto sensor and it provides an overall inferior photo quality.

Battery

We had no chance to test all of these devices, but judging from the specs on the paper, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G has more chances to provide a longer battery life with its 4500 mAh battery and its 90 Hz display. OnePlus 8 has a smaller battery and, unlike Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Galaxy S20 FE, it lacks wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

Price

You can currently find the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro for less than €800/$900 thanks to online street prices, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE costs less than €800/$900 too. With a bit of luck, you can get the OnePlus 8 for less than €650/$760. While OnePlus 8 only wins the value for money comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and the Galaxy S20 FE are very close. I would go for the former due to its better camera department, charging speeds, and materials, but Galaxy S20 FE 5G has a better display and it is waterproof.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs OnePlus 8 vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

PROS

• Waterproof
• Wireless charging
• 3 years of updates
• 120 Hz display
• Great front camera

CONS

• Slower charging speeds

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G

PROS

• Great design
• Amazing cameras
• Wireless charging
• Fastest charging

CONS

• Price

OnePlus 8

PROS

• Good price
• Great software and performance
• Premium design

CONS

• Less impressive cameras

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Just hours after renders of the Mi 10T Pro leaked online, the model alongside the Mi 10T has leaked online via Amazon Spain. The product page has been pulled down but not before an eagle-eyed blogger pulled off a screenshot. The listing shows the Mi 10T will carry a retail price of €547 as well as confirming some of the key specs.

The listing which is also an indication that the models will be launched outside China shows that the phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB storage. There will also be a 6GB + 128GB variant. It will have a 64 MP main camera.

On the other hand, the Mi 10 Pro will also be powered by a Snapdragon 865 chip but will  get an upgraded 108 MP main sensor. The Pro model will carry start at €640 for the  8GB+128 GB configuration while the 256 GB will be sold for €665 – €675.

The Mi 10 Pro is also expected to come with an AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate. It will get its juice from a 5000 mAh battery.

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Not only gaming phones: Asus launched two other flagship phones this year, with the most advanced variant named Asus Zenfone 7 Pro. It brings extremely powerful hardware and innovation to the market without carrying an extremely high price. After comparing the vanilla Zenfone 7 to the Realme X50 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi 10, we think it is time to compare the Pro variant with its main rivals in the same price segment. For this comparison, we chose the OnePlus 8 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, hoping it will help you understand all the differences between them.

Asus Zenfone 7 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

Asus Zenfone 7 Pro carries an extremely innovative form factor with its flip-up cameras, but the sleekest device of this trio is the OnePlus 8 Pro, in my honest opinion. It has a higher screen-to-body ratio, a thinner body and it is lighter. Last but not least, it is the only waterproof phone of this comparison: with the IP68 certifications, you can put it underwater up to 1.5 meters deep without damaging it. On the other hand, Asus Zenfone 7 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are smaller because of their smaller displays.

Display

The most stunning display belongs to the OnePlus 8 Pro: this handset features a 10-bit panel that is able to show up to one billion colors, a higher Quad HD+ resolution and even a 120 Hz refresh rate. The panel is even wider than its rivals. With the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro you get a classic Full HD+ panel with a 90 Hz refresh rate, definitely inferior to the OnePlus 8 Pro. All of the handset feature OLED panels, but the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro does not have an in-display fingerprint scanner. Instead, it features a side-mounted sensor.

Hardware/Software

While OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are fueled by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro features a more powerful Snapdragon 865+: an upgrade which offers a 10% performance boost with both CPU and GPU. Further, it gets faster UFS 3.1 internal storage instead of UFS 3.0. Unlike the OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro packing up to 12 GB of RAM, the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro comes with just 8 GB of RAM, but its better chipset is definitely a more interesting feature. OnePlus 8 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, and Asus Zenfone 7 Pro run Android 10 out of the box.

Camera

The most advanced cameras are on board of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. The handset is equipped with a 108 MP sensor supporting 8K video recording, two telephoto sensors with 12 and 8 MP resolution (and optical zoom up to 3.7x), and a 20 MP ultrawide sensor. The second place goes to the OnePlus 8 Pro with its quad camera including two 48 MP sensors, an 8 MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and a 5 MP color filter camera. On the paper, Zenfone 7 Pro looks less impressive, but it has an important advantage: the flip-up camera. You can regulate the position of the camera in order to shoot photos from different angles and you can even use the rear cameras to shoot selfies.

Battery

The winner of the battery comparison is the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro thanks to its bigger 5000 mAh battery. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and OnePlus 8 Pro offer a similar battery life, but the former has a faster charging technology.

Price

The global price of the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro is yet to be announced. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has a €999/$1181 listing price, while OnePlus 8 Pro starts from €919/$1086. However, they are actually a lot more affordable thanks to street prices. My choice would actually be the OnePlus 8 Pro due to its better display, waterproof design, and more. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has better cameras. Zenfone 7 Pro offers a more advanced chipset and a longer battery life. Which one would you pick?

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Asus Zenfone 7 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

OnePlus 8 Pro

PROS

• Waterproof IP68
• Amazing display
• Wider display
• Amazing software

CONS

• No micro SD

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Great audio
• Good street prices
• Fastest charging
• 8K video recording

CONS

• No micro SD

Asus Zenfone 7 Pro

PROS

• Better chipset
• Flip-up cameras
• Bigger battery
• UFS 3.1 storage
• Micro SD slot

CONS

• No wireless charging

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AnTuTu has published the list of top 10 smartphones in July in China that offer the best value for money experience in different price segments. The list mainly includes phones released in the first half of the year and some of them are phones from last year. This indicates that such phones are still popular in the Chinese market thanks to their competitive pricing. The list for July is led by the Redmi Note 8 Pro.

In the 0 to 1,499 Yuan (~$215) price range, the Redmi Note 8 Pro’s 6GB+64GB version can be leading the pack. It is followed by 6GB+64GB Honor 9X and the recently announced 4GB+64GB Redmi 9 phone. These phones are followed by Honor Play 4T Pro, Redmi K30i 5G, Redmi 10X 4G, Redmi K30, Redmi Note 8, and Vivo Y5s.

Next comes the 1,500 Yuan to 1,999 Yuan (~$287) price range. The list is led by Redmi 10X 5G’s variant 6GB+64GB model, Redmi K30 5G’s 6GB+128GB model, and Honor 20 Pro’s 8GB+128GB edition. The remaining devices in the list include Redmi K30 5G, Honor X10, Huawei Nova 6SE, Xiaomi Mi Youth Edition 5G, Vivo Y70s, and OPPO A92s.

The 2,000 Yuan to 2,999 Yuan (~$431) price range is led iQOO Z1’s 6GB+128GB edition. It is followed by Redmi K30 5G’s 8GB+128GB variant and iQOO Neo3’s 6GB+128GB variant. The other phones that are present in the list include Realme X50 Pro Player Edition, Meizu 16T, Huawei Nova 6, Honor V30 5G, Redmi Note 10X Pro 5G, Huawei Nova 5 Pro, and OPPO Reno Ace.

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The 3,000 Yuan to 4,499 Yuan (~$646) price category is led by Redmi K30 Pro’s 8GB+128GB edition, iQOO 3’s 8GB+128GB variant and Black Shark 3’s 8GB+128GB model. The other phones mentioned in the list are OPPO Ace2, Meizu 17, Honor V30 Pro 5G, Xiaomi Mi 10, OnePlus 8, Meizu 17 Pro, and Huawei Mate 30.

Coming to the costliest 4,000 Yuan and above segment, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro’s 8GB+256GB variant can be seen pioneering the pack followed by OPPO Find X2’s 8GB+128GB edition and Vivo X50 Pro+’s 8GB+128GB model. The list comprises of other phones such as Vivo NEX 3S 5G, OnePlus 8 Pro, OPPO Find X2 Pro, Honor 30 Pro+, Vivo NEX 3 5G, Huawei Mate 30 and Samsung Galaxy S20 5G (SD865).

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Xiaomi is expected to launch a new variant in its flagship Mi 10 series. The new handset dubbed as the Mi 10 Pro Plus. will be a higher variant of the Mi 10 Pro. However, the smartphone isn’t expected to feature a Snapdragon 865+ but will retain an overclocked Snapdragon 865 SoC.

Super Leak：Xiaomi Mi10 Pro+ has a unique feature: Game Turbo, a mode developed by Xiaomi and Qualcomm's GPU team, which is unprecedented. You can use it to adjust GPU parameters and modes, including GPU frequency adjustment and so on. pic.twitter.com/Tu609T7Dy9

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) July 30, 2020

The Mi 10 Pro Plus had earlier appeared on AnTuTu benchmark where it clinched an overall score of 687,422 – the highest we’ve seen out of any phone. Presently, respectable leakster Ice Universe has uncovered another insight concerning the upcoming gadget – it will include a customizable GPU.

As per the tweet, Xiaomi cooperated with Qualcomm to optimize the Mi 10 Pro+ with a graphics control board located inside the Game Turbo application. Users will have the option to change the GPU performance right from there exactly as you would prefer with explicit profiles, settings and even all-out manual GPU frequency alterations. The screenshots provided also shows texture filtering, anti-aliasing, surface and anisotropic filters.

The Mi 10 Pro+ is touted to support up to 120Hz screen refresh rate as well as a 108MP main camera. The phone is also expected to pack a 4500mAh battery and 120W charging support.

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Xiaomi‘s latest flagship Mi 10 Pro is presently ranked at the number 3 position together with the Find X2 Pro on DXOMark’s main camera review. The Mi10 Pro’s selfie camera has now been reviewed by the guys at DXOMark.

According to DXOMark, its engineers capture and evaluate over 1500 test images and more than 2 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, using the camera’s default settings.

The phone scores 83 points on the Selfie test which places it at a mid-table position in DXOMark’s front camera ranking. The flagship Mi 10 Pro is ranked close to mid-range phones like the Galaxy A71 or to older high-end models like the Apple iPhone XS Max.

The Mi 10 Pro scored 84 points in the Photo test which is far lower than the Huawei P40 Pro’s (108) which sits atop DXOMark’s camera review chart. Even with the score, the reviewer says the Mi 10 Pro is capable of recording decent selfie shots in the right conditions. Target exposure on faces is good in most conditions, and a wide depth of field means that even subjects at the back of the group or selfie-stick users are captured with acceptable sharpness.

On the downside, limited dynamic range results in quite an intrusive highlight clipping in high-contrast scenes, and the colour rendering leaves room for improvement.

As a reminder, the Mi 10 Pro features a 20MP 1/3-inch sensor and a fixed-focus lens with an f/2.0 aperture. In video mode, the Mi 10 Pro front camera is capable of recording footages at 1080p resolution and 30 frames per second. You can read the full review from the source link below.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 flagship is done and dusted for the year or so we thought. We had expected that the next big thing in terms of flagship phone this year should be the Mi Mix 4. However, a poster has merged which appears to reveal the moniker Mi 10 Pro+.

The poster which appeared online recently also shows the supposed Mi 10 Pro+ will feature a 65W super flash charge support. This is higher than the 50W fast charge support which the Mi 10 Pro had. The device will also pack a new 100MP main camera sensor with support for up to 12x optical zoom. There is equally a 120Hz super-sensing screen and a Snapdragon 865 chipset onboard.

In other aspects, the Mi 10 Pro+ is also expected to be equipped with 16GB RAM and 40W wireless fast charging support.

However, we can’t vouch for the authenticity of these leaked details. It is difficult to see the essence of this model since it will feature the same Snapdragon 865 chipset. here are rumours that Qualcomm will not be launching a SNapdragon 865+ chipset this year. Nevertheless, going by Xiaomi’s product releases this year, it won’t be surprising if indeed it is confirmed that the Mi 10 Pro+ is indeed in the works.

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In 2020, if you talk about Chinese manufacturers, you are not talking only about affordable flagships anymore. Chinese companies actually release top-tier flagships that have nothing to envy to the most respected brands outside China. After comparing the Motorola Edge+ to the OnePlus 8 Pro and Oppo Find X2 Pro, we decided to compare it to the remaining top Chinese flagships released in 2020: Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. Through this specs comparison, you will learn all their key features, strong and weak points of this amazing trio of flagships. After checking it, you can let us know your opinion and which one would you pick by using the comment box below the post.

Motorola Edge+ vs Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

Motorola Edge+ has an astonishing design. It is my favorite one because it offers one of the highest screen-to-body ratios ever seen on a phone. And it is naturally built with premium materials, including glass for the back and aluminum for the frame. Right after, if we only consider the look, there is Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro with a minimalistic design and a curved screen just like the Motorola Edge+. I do not like the Huawei P40 Pro so much because of its huge camera module, but it is the only phone from this trio to be waterproof with the IP68 certification. While Motorola Edge+ is just splash resistant, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro does not offer any kind of protection against water.

Display

If we talk about displays, it is a very close fight between Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Motorola Edge+. They offer very similar specifications on the paper, including the same aspect ratio, a Full HD+ resolution, the HDR10+ certification, and a 90 Hz refresh rate. Huawei P40 Pro offers a high refresh rate and a Full HD+ resolution as well, but its rivals have slightly more interesting front panels and smaller punch holes. On the other hand, Huawei P40 Pro is the only offering infrared face recognition thanks to the additional sensor placed inside is dual punch hole.

Hardware/Software

There is no way the Kirin 990 chipset found on the Huawei P40 Pro can compete with the Snapdragon 865 found on Motorola Edge+ and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro when it comes to performance. You should get more or less the same performance with the Motorola Edge+ and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. The former offers a stock Android experience, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has the highly-customized MIUI 11 out of the box. On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro offers more internal storage in its high-end variant (512 GB). Only the internal storage of the Huawei P40 Pro (which goes up to 512 GB) can be expanded with an external card.

Camera

Despite the lower resolution of its main sensor, Huawei P40 has the highest camera capabilities. Its camera setup co-engineered with Leica is composed of a 50 MP main sensor, a 40 MP ultrawide lens, a 12 MP periscope sensor with 5x optical zoom, a TOF 3D sensor, and dual OIS. It provides a stunning photo quality in every environment. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Motorola Edge+ are more interesting when it comes to video recording (they can record videos up to 6K and 8K resolution, respectively), with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro offering a slightly more advanced rear camera department but an inferior front camera. Huawei P40 Pro wins the selfie comparison as well.

Battery

With an amazing 5000 mAh battery, Motorola Edge+ is the king of battery life. It supports both fast charging and wireless charging, but it does not provide blazing charging speeds, unlike Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro.

Price

Motorola Edge+ is sold for €1200/$999 globally, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro sells for €999/$1081, and Huawei P40 Pro begins at €999 as well. On the paper, Huawei P40 Pro looks slightly more impressive since it is waterproof, it has better cameras, 3D facial recognition, and more “exclusive” features. But it lacks Google services in the global market and this is a big issue. Motorola Edge+ and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are very close: the former offers a bigger battery and an amazing design, the latter has more internal storage in its higher-end version and potentially better cameras (but this has to be verified). Which one would you choose?

• Read More: Huawei P40 Pro Review: The BEST 2020 Camera Phone

Motorola Edge+ vs Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

Huawei P40 Pro

PROS

• eSIM
• Waterproof IP68
• 3D facial recognition
• Fastest reverse wireless charging
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• No Google services
• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Fastest charging technology
• Stereo speakers
• Great performance

CONS

• No water resistance

Motorola Edge+

PROS

• Splash resistant
• Amazing hardware
• Stereo speakers
• Biggest battery
• Very nice cameras

CONS

• Price

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AnTuTu, the well-known benchmarking platform for mobile devices released the top 10 list of best performing flagship and midrange phones for April 2020. The top three in the flagship list are powered by Snapdragon 865 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro can be seen leading the pack. The list of midrange phone is led by Kirin 810 SoC powered Huawei Nova 7i.

AnTuTu’s top 10 best-performing flagship phones in April

As can be seen in the screenshot, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 are placed at first, second and third, respectively on AnTuTu’s list. They have scored 593,769, 582,267, and 580,027, respectively on AnTuTu benchmarks.

The Exynos 990 powered Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G and Galaxy 20+ 5G are placed fourth and fifth. The Snapdragon 855+ powered ROG Phone 2 by Asus is sixth followed by Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 that are fueled by Exynos 990. The ninth and tenth places are occupied by OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro. Both phones feature the Snapdragon 855+. Interestingly, there is now Kirin 990 5G powered Huawei / Honor phone in the list.

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AnTuTu’s top 10 best-performing midrange phones in April

The Huawei Nova 7i is followed by Redmi Note 8 Pro in the second spot and Realme 6 in the third position. The Redmi and Realme phones are equipped with Helio G90T.  The Realme 6 Pro and Redmi Note 9S that are fueled by Snapdragon 720G are placed on fourth and fifth positions.

The remaining five phones on the list are all equipped with Snapdragon 730G chipset. The Realme X2, Xiaomi Mi 9T, Samsung Galaxy A80, Galaxy A71, and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 have made it to AnTuTu’s April list of best-performing midrange smartphones.

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After months of silence, Meizu came up with a new flagship lineup. The most powerful handset of the new series celebrating Meizu’s 17th anniversary is the Meizu 17 Pro: a high value for money flagship with top-tier specifications. But is the new device strong enough to compete with the best smartphones from the most important Chinese manufacturers? We think there is no better way of understanding it than comparing the new Meizu 17 Pro with the other Chinese flagships. For this comparison, we chose Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and OnePlus 8 Pro simply because they are the most advanced devices released by Xiaomi and OnePlus: the most important Chinese brands in the world alongside Oppo and Huawei.

Meizu 17 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

All these handsets feature a very elegant and futuristic design. Which one should you choose? It mostly depends on your tastes. In my opinion, OnePlus 8 Pro has a slightly more interesting design and build quality: it boasts a higher screen-to-body ratio and it is the only waterproof phone with the IP68 certification. But Meizu 17 Pro is made of ceramic and some may prefer its unique materials as well as its more compact body, despite it does not come with a curved display, unlike OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro.

Display

OnePlus 8 Pro wins the display comparison because it boasts a lot better panel. It is an AMOLED display with HDR10+, a higher Quad HD+ resolution, and a higher 120 Hz refresh rate. Both Meizu 17 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro have an AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 90 Hz refresh rate. OnePlus 8 Pro also offers a wider panel with a 6.78-inch diagonal. Further, note that it has a 10 bit screen which can display one billion colors. There is simply no challenge: OnePlus 8 Pro is the king.

Hardware/Software

When it comes to the hardware department, you should not notice differences in daily use. Meizu 17 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are all equipped with the Snapdragon 865 (supporting 5G connectivity) mobile platform paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and fast UFS storage (UFS 3.1 on Meizu 17 Pro, UFS 3.0 on OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro). The software department is what really makes the difference: there is no doubt about the fact that OxygenOS and MIUI are more advanced user interfaces than Meizu’s Flyme OS.

Camera

It is hard to establish which device will be the best camera phone of the trio not only because we still did not test all of them, but also because they are very close (on the paper). If we look at the specs on the paper, we find out that Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro looks more impressive with its 108 MP main sensor, up to 3.7x optical zoom, and the support to 8K video recording, as well as other interesting features. But its rivals are still amazing camera phones and they may surprise everyone soon.

Battery

Meizu 17 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro come with the same battery capacity (just 10 mAh more for the OP8 Pro), but the OnePlus 8 Pro has an inferior battery life due to its more energy-demanding display sporting a QHD+ resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The fight will be between Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Meizu 17 Pro as we still do not know how much the latter will last on a single charge.

Price

Meizu 17 Pro debuted in China with prices starting from €560/$607, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro costs €652/$706 in the same country, and OnePlus 8 Pro begins at €706/$765. The OnePlus 8 Pro wins the comparison thanks to its better display because it is waterproof and thanks to a few other interesting features. But Meizu 17 Pro wins the value for money award with its great price.

• Read More: Xiaomi shares Mi 10 Pro samples from China’s latest Mount Everest expedition

Meizu 17 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

OnePlus 8 Pro

PROS

• Waterproof IP68
• Amazing display
• Wider display
• Amazing software

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Great audio
• Good street prices
• Fastest charging
• 8K video recording

CONS

• Nothing particular

Meizu 17 Pro

PROS

• More compact
• More affordable
• Unique materials
• UFS 3.1 storage

CONS

• Less impressive software

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Mount Everest has long been closed to expedition both on the Chinese and Nepal side due to the Corovirus pandemic. However, China recently opened its side located in Tibet to a Chinese expedition team. The 30-member team of Chinese surveyors recently set out from the base camp at an altitude of 5,200 metres to a higher altitude in an attempt to reach the summit and re-evaluate the summit’s measurement. Mount Everest’s peak has a height of 8,848 metres from the base. If successful, it is said to go into the record as the first time professional surveyors in China would scale to the summit of Mount Everest.

The team is deploying an unusual tool to help in the measurement – the Mi 10 Pro. Yes, after its exploit in capturing shots from outer space, the camera is again being put to use for the Mount Everest elevation re-testing project.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro comes with an advanced quad-camera setup that includes a 108MP primary camera with a 10X hybrid/50x digital optical zoom lens, a dedicated portrait lens, and a wide-angle lens. Some of the photos captured during the expedition from the base camp as shared by Xiaomi are posted below.

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Mobile phone benchmarking outfit AnTuTu has released its Android mobile phone performance ranking for April 2020. The top 10 flagship models are still Snapdragon 865-powered smartphones only. However, there are a few new models that moved up the ladder compared to the previous month (March).

With the release of another wave of Snapdragon 865 models, new changes have taken place in the top 10 flagship list for April. The iQOO Neo 3 and OPPO Ace 2 entered the top 10 rankings and edged the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Black Shark 3 Out of the list.

OPPO Find X2 Pro still occupies the number one spot and for the second month running with an average score of 607147 points. The Find X2 moved into the second spot, edging the Mi 10 Pro. The Find X2 rise in ranking may be related to the further improvement of stability after the firmware update.

At the third spot, is the new entrant – iQOO Neo3 while the Mi 10 Pro is now ranked at the fourth spot.  The 5th-10th places are occupied by the OPPO Ace 2, Redmi K30 Pro, iQOO 3, Realme X50 Pro, Vivo NEX 3S, and Black Shark 3 Pro in that order.

Antutu noted that smartphones with a higher screen refresh rate (90/120Hz or higher) and faster flash memory (UFS 3.1 or UFS 3.0 with Turbo Write enabled) will perform better than smartphones without these upgrades even though they both run on the same mobile platform. Also, software optimisation is still another important aspect which perhaps explains why the Blackshark 3 Pro is at the bottom of the ladder despite packing a powerful hardware configuration including a heat dissipation system.

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The mainstream Chinese manufacturers OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi stopped focusing on affordable smartphones only and started releasing top-tier flagships which have nothing to envy to the most expensive devices released by Samsung, Huawei, and Apple. This is a specs comparison between the most advanced top-tier flagships from those manufacturers: OnePlus 8 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. Their prices are higher than ever: is the value of these handsets high as well? Are they worth the money asked? Let’s discover it together through an in-depth comparison.

OnePlus 8 Pro vs Oppo Find X2 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

With OnePlus 8 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro nothing was left to the case, including the design. All of them are very elegant and futuristic devices with premium materials, high screen-to-body ratio, and a punch-hole design. The winner is Oppo Find X2 Pro because it offers unique materials. It is available in two versions: one with a ceramic back and one made of vegan leather. OnePlus 8 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro come with a glass back and an aluminum frame like most of the flagships out there. OnePlus 8 Pro and Oppo Find X2 Pro are waterproof with the IP68 certification, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro does not offer any kind of certification against water.

Display

OnePlus 8 Pro and Oppo Find X2 Pro have superior displays to Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and most of the smartphones in the market. Both come with a 10 bit panel sporting a Quad HD+ resolution, the AMOLED technology, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. They are HDR-compliant too. On the paper, we are talking about very similar displays and it is currently hard to tell which one is the best. OnePlus 8 Pro has a slightly bigger panel with its 6.78-inch diagonal. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has a lower 90 Hz refresh rate and even a lower Full HD+ resolution, so it can not compete with its rivals.

Hardware/Software

With Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro you get the same processor (Snapdragon 855 with 5G connectivity thanks to the Snapdragon X55 modem) and the same amount of RAM: up to 12 GB, as well as Android 10 out of the box, but customized by different user interfaces. In each case, there is LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 internal storage, but only with Oppo Find X2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro you can get up to 512 GB of storage, while OnePlus 8 Pro stops at 256 GB.

Camera

A lot of people still would not expect it from Chinese smartphones, but Oppo Find X2 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are top camera phones. And they are more or less at the same level in terms of photo quality. We still did not test each of these devices, but Oppo Find X2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro look superior to the OnePlus 8 Pro. They have better zoom capabilities (Oppo Find X2 Pro has the best sensor with optical zoom) and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro can even record 8K videos.

Battery

OnePlus 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are equipped with bigger batteries than Oppo Find X2 Pro and, unlike the Find X2 Pro, they support wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. Oppo Find X2 Pro lacks wireless charging, but it has the fastest wired charging technology and still a great battery life. According to the company, the Find X2 Pro charges from 0 to 100 percent in just 38 minutes.

Price

Oppo Find X2 Pro (12/256 GB) has a global listing price of €1200/$1308, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (8/256 GB) starts at €999/$1090, and OnePlus 8 Pro (8/128 GB) has a starting price of €919/$1002. Given the inferior display and the absence of certified protection against dust and water, I would not go for the Xiaomi Mi 10. My favorite one is the Oppo Find X2 Pro due to its materials and very fast charging technology, as well as its amazing rear cameras. But some may prefer the OnePlus 8 Pro because it offers a bigger battery and wireless charging while still providing an amazing display quality and a waterproof body.

• Read More: OPPO Find X2 Pro Hands-on Pictures & Camera samples

OnePlus 8 Pro vs Oppo Find X2 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

OnePlus 8 Pro

PROS

• Waterproof IP68
• Amazing display
• Wider display
• Big battery
• Price is not excessive

CONS

• Slower charging

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Good street prices
• Very fast charging and wireless chariging
• More compact

CONS

• Inferior display

Oppo Find X2 Pro

PROS

• Great display
• Unique materials
• Fastest charging technology
• Amazing periscope lens

CONS

• No wireless charging

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UPDATE: A spokesperson for Xiaomi has released an official statement regarding the retail box inscription which has now generated lots of discussions both in China and even overseas. The statement hints that the inscription is actually one of the promotional requirements of its partner (Google) in the latest partnership agreement. The statement revealed that it is similar to the “Powered by Android” booth message and “Intel Inside” stickers that are stamped on Intel-powered laptops.

The reason why it appeared on Xiaomi’s smartphones first is that the Chinese company’s license recently expired and it had to renew the same with the partner which is no doubt Google. The Mi 10 Pro happened to be the first model to be released after the requirement went into effect, the statement hinted.

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Rival smartphone OEMs have several ways of trolling each other, especially when promoting their smartphones. We’ve seen Huawei take on Samsung or Apple but in recent times Xiaomi seems to have upped its game in trolling rival smartphone OEMs. 

The Chinese giant recently launched the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro model for the global market in Europe. While the models are already in the market, what many didn’t take note of is an inscription on the retail box of the Mi 10 Pro global version. The inscription just under the Mi 10 Pro branding reads, “with easy access to the Google apps you use most”. This is seen as a direct marketing strategy, taking a dig at Huawei whose smartphones which are very popular in Europe.

Of course, Huawei recently launched the P40 series which is a flagship model like the Mi 10 Pro. Sadly, the P40 series doesn’t come with Google services which would affect its market performance. Xiaomi is looking to improve on its growing popularity in Europe and it is no surprise the company will fight dirty in a bid to see that happen.

The Mi 10 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro seems to have similar starting prices of 999 Euros. So, both models are rivals in several aspects so, one can see where Xiaomi is looking at when drawing up the retail box campaign. In China, it doesn’t matter but in Europe, the presence of Google services will influence the sales of Xiaomi’s flagship.

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The Xiaomi Mi Pro 5G led AnTuTu’s best performing flagship smartphones in February. Today, the company released a new list of top 10 best performing flagship phones for March. It reveals that the OPPO Find X2 Pro is now leading the pack with a score of 606,389. The Mi 10 Pro that scored 598,572 has been pushed to second position. These phones have 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The X2 Pro has 256 of UFS 3.0 storage whereas the Xiaomi phone has 512 GB of native storage.

The Find X2 is third with a score of 590,253. The fourth place goes to Redmi K30 Pro that has scored 589,607. The iQOO is positioned at fifth with 588,305 score. The Black Shark 3 Pro is at the sixth with a core of 588,125.

Editor’s Pick: Huawei P40 Pro scores 482457 points on AnTuTu

The Realme X50 Pro with 588,055 is at the seventh position. The Vivo NEX 3S 5G is eighth spot with a benchmarking score of 586,577. The ninth position goes to Xiaomi Mi 10 that recorded a score of 579,550. The Black Shark 3 is the last phone to make it to the top 10 list with the score of 570,723.

All the devices mentioned in AnTuTu’s March list of best performing flagship phones are powered by the 5G-ready Snapdragon 865 mobile platform and LPDDR5 RAM. Except a few devices like iQOO 3 and Vivo NEX 3S 5G in the list, all the other phones are equipped with UFS 3.0 storage.

The Nubia Red Magic 5G that debuted last month is not mentioned in the list. The reason behind it is that the benchmarking platform came across some abnormalities in its memory test. The device may appear in the next month’s list. The Kirin 990 5G powered Huawei P40 and P40 Pro are also expected to make it to the next list.

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Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi officially announced their main flagship smartphones of 2020 for the global market. Prices raised, but they bring 5G and a lot of new exciting features on the shelves. In this specs comparison, we will shed some light on the differences between the new flagship series by focusing on the Pro and Plus versions. This is a specs comparison between Huawei P40 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. While the Mi 10 Pro is the most advanced Xiaomi device, Huawei and Samsung released even more advanced variants of the P40 and the S20. If you want to read a comparison between them, head to this link.

Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

I like the minimalism of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. With a single punch-hole camera, very narrow bezels and a less invasive camera module, it looks sweet. But unfortunately, it is the only which does not offer any kind of water resistance. Just like the Samsung Galaxy S20+, Huawei P40 Pro has the IP68 certification making it waterproof. Further, it has the highest screen-to-body ratio, even though not everyone may like the huge punch-hole housing the front cameras and sensors. Samsung Galaxy S20+ is the perfect compromise with its single punch-hole display, IP68 certification, and a more compact and thinner design.

Display

Despite it is the smallest panel, the display of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ is the most stunning one. It is the only to support a refresh rate up to 120 Hz, as well as a higher Quad HD+ resolution. According to the specs on the paper, right after we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 with an HDR10+ panel supporting a 90 Hz refresh rate and a 180 Hz touch-sampling rate. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro also comes with a wider 6.67-inch panel. The fingerprint scanner of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ should be better since it is an ultrasonic sensor. Samsung Galaxy S20+ should even provide better audio quality with its AKG stereo speakers. Even the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has stereo speakers, while Huawei P40 Pro does not.

Hardware/Software

If we exclude the European version of the S20+, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ come with the amazing Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage, and they boast the highest performance. Samsung Galaxy S20+ has expandable storage, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro does not. The Exynos version of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ launched in the European market has an inferior chipset, especially when it comes to 5G connectivity since it does not support mmWave. Huawei P40 Pro is still a very powerful flagship, but Snapdragon 865 is more performing than its Kirin 990 and its two rivals come with more RAM, while the P40 Pro stops at 8 GB. Further, Huawei P40 Pro does not have Google services preinstalled due to the U.S. ban but it relies on Huawei Mobile Services.

Camera

On the paper, the quad rear camera of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro looks very impressive with its 108 MP main sensor, two telephoto lens with 10x hybrid zoom, and a 20 MP ultrawide sensor. But Huawei P40 Pro may actually offer an even better photo quality with its 50 MP main sensor, a 40 MP ultrawide lens and a 12 MP periscopic sensor with 5x optical zoom. Even Samsung Galaxy S20+ is one of the best camera phones out there, but it might be able to compete with its opponents only when it comes to video recording, especially thanks to its amazing stabilization system.

Battery

Due to their bigger batteries, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ should offer a longer battery life on a single charge. But given that we did not test all of these devices thoroughly, we still can not give a precise and definitive opinion. What we know is that Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro offers the fastest wired charging and wireless charging technologies, while Huawei P40 Pro reaches the highest speeds at reverse wireless charging.

Price

Both Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro start at €1000/$895 globally, while for the Samsung Galaxy S20+ you need €1,099. Considering the whole specs sheets, Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are more or less at the same level and we will need to test both thoroughly in order to give you a definitive verdict. I would personally go for the Snapdragon 865 version of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ since it is waterproof and it has a better display. On the paper, Huawei P40 Pro is slightly inferior in terms of hardware and battery, but its cameras might offer a higher photo quality.

• Read More: Huawei P40 Pro scores 482457 points on AnTuTu

Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

Huawei P40 Pro

PROS

• eSIM
• Waterproof IP68
• 3D facial recognition
• Fastest reverse wireless charging
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• No Google services
• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Fastest charging technology
• Stereo speakers
• Great performance

CONS

• No water resistance

Samsung Galaxy S20+

PROS

• Great display
• Stereo speakers
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
• IP68 waterproof
• Micro SD slot
• eSIM

CONS

• Price

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Xiaomi has launched the Mi 10 series, its tenth-anniversary flagship for the global market. The series is comprised of the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro. The company says the series has been highly successful since they were launched in China last month. The major highlight of the device is the camera and the presentation focused a great deal on the camera configuration on both models. Xiaomi equally announced a third model- a more affordable Mi 10 Lite 5G powered by a Snapdragon 765G chipset.

Some of the amazing features that the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro cameras boast of includes 8 video shooting which delivers better quality. The Mi 10 series equally offers impressive portrait shots, a ShootSteady mode to aid stability of video shoot. There is also a Pro mode and wider capture which corrects distortion.

Xiaomi says the major difference between the Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10’s cameras is that the Mi 10 Pro features high-end optical and digital zoom capabilities. The zoom ranges from 10x hybrid zoom to 50x digital zoom. One other feature which Xiaomi unveiled on the Mi 10 series is the hardware flicker sensor. The sensor will make capturing a picture or video from a TV easier and clear. It is difficult to do this presently without some form of distortions because the shutter speed of the camera and refraction rate of the TV doesn’t match. The hardware flicker sensor detects the refraction rate and automatically adjusts the shutter speed in order to deliver a clear shot.

The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro designs are also an interesting aspect of the device. Apart from the camera sensors that differ, both the Mi 10 and Pro model have an identical design. This includes a four curved-edge back panel as well as a punch-hole camera located at the top left corner.

Both models pack a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. The Pro model features a JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) of less than 0.55. The peak brightness on both the panels reach 1200 nits with a contrast of 5,000,000:1. The models are equipped with dual front and rear light sensors to improve the automatic brightness adjustment on both the devices in order to ensure that the phone’s brightness is controlled well offering a pleasant viewing experience, indoors as well as outdoors.

As you already know, the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are both powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with up to 12GB RAM. You can scoop more details about the memory versions and others from our China launch article from here.

Pricing & Availability

The Mi 10 starts at 799 Euros while the Mi 10 Pro comes with a starting price of 999 Euros. The models will be available across Europe starting from April 7 in France, Italy, Germany while it will go on sale in Belgium and the Netherlands on April 15. The models come in four amazing colour options – Alpine White, Solstice Grey, Twilight Grey and Coral Green.

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Xiaomi recently hinted that it will be halting MIUI 11 Developer ROM updates by next week. This news began fuelling speculations that the company was planning to commence MIUI 12 development. To this end, the Chinese giant started rolling out the MIUI 11 beta 20.3.25 update which is expected to be the last MIUI 11 beta update ever.

Interestingly, the Mi 10 Pro and Mi MIX 2S models enrolled on the Developer program were absent from the models getting the weekly MIUI beta update. Thus, the two models didn’t get the latest MIUI 11 beta 20.3.25 update.

Xiaomi has now come out to clarify why the update wasn’t pushed to the two flagship models. The Chinese company stated in a Weibo post that the MIUI developers had issues with the compilation of the latest beta package for the duo, hence the suspension of the rollout. It is expected that the update will be pushed in no distant time.

MIUI 12 may not be announced until the second half of 2020, but the MIUI team is expected to start internal testing followed by closed beta and then open beta in the coming weeks. The update is expected to still be based on Android 10 in Xiaomi’s usual pattern while some models released later in the year will run MIUI 12 based on Android 11. Sadly, Xiaomi has not been swift in pushing the latest Android update and that isn’t expected to change any time soon.

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Xiaomi‘s latest Mi 10 flagship has reportedly been certified by US media-services provider and production company Netflix. This was announced today on Weibo by Zhang Guoquan, director of Xiaomi’s mobile phone system software department. He also disclosed that the Mi 10 series features support for HD video and HDR10 streaming format in addition to Dolby vision.

According to Zhang, Xiaomi had to end the Mi 10 to Netflix for testing in order to implement the function. Since Netflix is not openly accessible in China due to local restrictions, the feature wasn’t mentioned during the launch but the Chinese version equally has the feature onboard.

Netflix is best known for its subscription-based streaming service which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house. The firm boasts of over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide. HD compatible devices like the Mi 10 can be used to play high-definition Netflix videos.

Netflix offers users three streaming plans with different packages and video quality. The Basic streaming plan is available for a monthly fee of $8.99 and has the least features. This package can only be used on a single device at a time and offers just standard definition (SD) video quality. The second plan is called Standard streaming plan and costs $12.99 monthly. With this plan, you get the liberty to view contents on two screens and in high definition (HD) which is awesome quality.

The third streaming package is the Premium streaming plan offered for $15.99 per month. The plan gives you the liberty to view different contents on four screens at the same time. The video quality is in either HD or 4K Ultra HD, if available.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro briefly held DXOMark’s record right after launch for having the best smartphone camera. That was before the current holder of that crown – OPPO Find X2 Pro was launched. The Mi 10 Pro packs an amazing camera spearheaded by a 108MP main camera sensor. I order to put into perspective the prowess of the 108MP camera, Xiaomi says it launched a satellite equipped with the company’s latest imaging technology and captured images of the earth from outer space using just the Mi 10 Pro’s 108MP camera. The camera samples are now available to download just in case you’ll like to use them as wallpapers on your phone. You can download from here.

The camera samples were said to have been shot from 500km above the earth but other technical details were not disclosed. The samples are yet another batch considering that Lei Jun had released a batch earlier this month.

As for the technical angle, the Mi 10 Pro comes with a powerful quad-camera setup at the back. The setup includes a 108MP primary camera with a 10X hybrid optical zoom lens. The 108MP camera sensor is said to be a high-resolution custom camera sensor with 8P lens. The device also has a dedicated 12MP portrait lens as well as a dedicated telephoto lens for 10x hybrid optical zoom, and 50x digital zoom. Finally, there is a20MP ultra-wide-angle lens. The Mi 10 Pro equally come with several features such as dual OIS, laser focus, AI scene recognition for improved photography.

Check out more of the amazing pictures shot on the Mi10 Pro camera in space.

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Xiaomi first introduced the Explorer Edition with a transparent back panel on the Mi 8 Explorer Edition which was released in 2018. The company added an Explorer edition to last year’s Mi 9 flagship lineup. However, Xiaomi released a shocker earlier this year, hinting that the Mi 10 won’t get the transparent version.

In a surprise development, pictures of a Mi 10 model with a transparent rear panel has been shared by Xiaomi’s Marketing department. The design was achieved by swapping the back cover with a transparent glass panel. Thus, you get to see the actual internals of the Mi 10 unlike the Mi 9 and Mi 8 Explorer editions that had dummy internals on display. The Mi 10 internals look quite neat and beautiful such that you won’t distinguish it from the previous iterations. The transparent panel shows the camera, flash, battery, wireless charging coil, and a large area of ​​double-layer thermally conductive graphite covering the entire motherboard area is clearly shown.

The development has prompted some fans to request that the company launch such back covers and provide after-sales replacements for fans who’d want to have it on their phones. That isn’t likely to happen but we may see third-party transparent glass panels soon.

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This year Oppo released a real top-tier flagship in order to compete with the most expensive smartphones in the market. The Oppo Find X2 Pro won’t let you face any compromises and it brings a lot of power and innovation to the ground. That is why we decided to compare it with the most expensive flagships released by Samsung and Xiaomi in 2020. Before the launch of the Find X2 Pro, we found no devices which could face Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra in terms of specifications. We also brought the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro in this comparison because we believe it will be the best value for money alternative to these flagships.

Oppo Find X2 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Design

Oppo Find X2 Pro wins the design award without any doubt, at least according to us. Oppo employed very premium materials for the making of its latest flagship. The Oppo Find X2 Pro will be available in two versions: one made of ceramic (called Ceramic Black) and one with a vegan leather body (Vegan Leather Orange). Further, the Find X2 Pro is the first waterproof Oppo device boasting an IP68 certification. And its display has a very high screen-to-body ratio with extremely curved edges. Oppo Find X2 Pro is definitely the king of elegance and originality. Right after, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers the most valid build quality, but its huge camera module on the rear side does not make it the device with the most attractive design. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro looks more minimalistic, despite its build quality looks definitely inferior.

Display

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro loses the display comparison since it comes with a panel sporting a lower resolution and a lower refresh rate. On the paper, Oppo Find X2 Pro looks the most convincing one with its 10-bit panel showing one billion colors, a 120 Hz refresh rate, a QHD+ resolution, a nearly perfect color accuracy, and a very high brightness. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra retains the 120 Hz refresh rate, but it is only available with the Full HD+ resolution. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has the biggest panel with a 6.9-inch diagonal: while holding it, you would probably feel almost like holding a small tablet.

Hardware/Software

Oppo Find X2 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra are equipped with almost the same hardware departments (depending on the variant). They all come with a Snapdragon 865 bundled with a Snapdragon X55 5G modem and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage (note that the EU version of the Galaxy S20 Ultra has an Exynos 990 SoC), as well as Android 10 out of the box. But Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers something more: it is the only with a micro SD slot and, in its most expensive configuration, it offers 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM instead of 12 GB.

Camera

In each case, we are talking about top camera phones. Judging from the specs on the paper and from what we learned until now, Oppo Find X2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are more or less at the same level. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra looks like a device with slightly better camera hardware, but we still did not test its camera performance and algorithm thoroughly since it is still not available.

Battery

With a higher 5000 mAh capacity (but it is also a bigger phone), Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra will last more on a single charge. But with a 65W power, Oppo Find X2 Pro has the fastest charging technology. Last but not least, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has the fastest wireless charging technology with a 30W power.

Price

We still do not know how much Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will cost globally (in China it starts from about €660/$745), but we are sure that it will offer a similar experience to the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra under many points of view at a fraction of the price. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra costs €1349 in Europe and $1389 in the U.S. while Oppo Find X2 Pro will cost €1199/$1353 globally. It is hard to choose a winner here, it mostly depends on the user’s needs. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is definitely the inferior one due to its lower-end display and no water resistance. Unfortunately, Oppo Find X2 Pro lacks wireless charging, but it has the fastest charging technology, probably the best display, and an amazing design/build quality. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra looks like a perfect flagship on the paper, but it is big and very expensive. Which one would you go for?

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Oppo Find X2 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

PROS

• Amazing cameras
• Waterproof IP68
• Biggest battery
• Great display
• Micro SD slot
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
• Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Reverse wireless charging
• Good price

CONS

• Not water resistant

Oppo Find X2 Pro

PROS

• Great design and materials
• Amazing display
• Waterproof IP68
• Great cameras
• Fastest charging technology

CONS

• No wireless charging

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In February, Xiaomi had launched the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones in China. The Snapdragon 865 powered 5G-ready flagship phones are packed with topnotch displays, amazing cameras, big batteries with superfast wired and wireless charging capabilities. At the end of last month, 91mobiles had revealed that Xiaomi may launch the Xiaomi Mi 10 series will be unveiled in India in mid-March. While there is no official confirmation yet from Xiaomi India on the arrival of Mi 10 lineup, the same publication has teamed up with reputed tipster Ishan Agarwal key details of the Xiaomi Mi 10 for India.

The tipster has claimed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 will be coming with at least 8 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 128 GB. The handset is expected to arrive in at least Coral Green and Twilight Grey colors.

The Mi series flagship phones that have launched in the past were met with lackluster response. It appears that the company is planning to bring back the Mi flagship devices once again in the country. While the new leak talks about the Mi 10 storage, RAM and color editions, there is no new information on the Mi 10 Pro.

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Donovan Sung who is Xiaomi Global’s spokesperson and Director of Product Management yesterday shared a tweet that seems to hint the arrival of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro in India. The image that can be seen in the tweet is just a wallpaper that showcases the internals of Mi 10 Pro. An interesting thing to notice in the image is the logo of India’s BIS certification and the 4,400mAh text which is the minimum rated capacity of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G’s 4,500mAh battery. The BIS certification seems to be a hint that the Mi 10 Pro could be heading to India.

Pretty sweet wallpaper. Just updated my phone desktop. Can anyone identify which phone this is? pic.twitter.com/spsLTd86zf

— Donovan Sung (@donovansung) March 3, 2020

At present, Xiaomi India is focused on launching the Redmi Note 9 series in India which is scheduled to debut on March 12. If the Mi 10 series is slated for India launch this month, the company may probably release an official confirmation on it after unveiling the Redmi Note 9 series.

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Earlier today (4th March 2020), a senior executive of Xiaomi shared the second batch of 100MP shots for wallpapers. The images have been taken from the recently launched flagship Mi 10 Pro and are impressive shots of the Earth from high altitudes.

The second batch of the high definition images was shared on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging website, on the official account of Xiaomi’s Founder and Chairman, Lei Jun. The Mi 10 Pro’s 108MP camera was used to capture all of the images which were shared and were taken in extreme conditions. In the images, the top view showcases the natural beauty of Antarctica.

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The images captured the snow covered terrain alongside the large clouds which can be seen in the atmosphere. The images are all from high altitude, resembling a previous incident where Xiaomi had sent the Redmi Note 7 to space. This goes to show the effort the Chinese tech giant puts into its efforts on its smartphone offerings.

Furthermore, the images shared also depict regions apart from Antarctica as well. The pictures include tropical regions, ocean coastlines, tall mountain ranges and large stretches of flat plains as well. So for those interested in downloading these images, you can click on the link down below and input the code alongside it, once you’re redirected to the website.

Click here to download the original images and input the code given below to access them

Code: xggh

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Xiaomi had announced the 5G-ready Xiaomi Mi 10 series of flagship phones on Feb. 13. Soon after its launch, it became the highest rated camera phone on DxOMark benchmarking platform with a score of 124. It managed to dethrone the Huawei Mate Pro 5G smartphone from last year that was leading DxOMark with a score of 123. A popular Chinese tipster claims that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will soon lose its numero uno position to another phone this month.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G is currently leading the audio and camera benchmarks on DxOMark. The camera setup of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G includes a 108-megapixel main sensor with OIS and 8P lens, a 20-megapixel ultrawide lens a, 12-megapixel portrait lens with 2x optical zoom and an OIS equipped with 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 10x hybrid optical zoom support. In photography and videography tests of DxOMark, the Mi 10 Pro 5G scored 104 and 124 points, respectively.

Two camera-centric flagship phones will be launching this month. The first one is the OPPO Find X2 series that is debuting on March 6 and the Huawei P40 series that is scheduled to break cover on March 26. It remains which of these phones will dethrone the Mi 10 Pro 5G on DxOMark. There is a possibility that both phones may end up removing the Xiaomi phone from the number one spot.

Editor’s Pick: Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro tops AnTuTu Best-performing flagship models for February 2020

The Find X2 Pro has a triple camera setup. It is said to be equipped with a 13-megapixel periscope telephoto lens, a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 ultrawide shooter and a 48-megapixel Sony IMX689 custom-lens developed by Sony and OPPO.

On the other side, the Huawei P40 Pro has a quad camera setup that features a 52-megapixel main shooter, a 40-megapixel cine camera, an 8-megapixel periscope lens and a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. There seems to be a Huawei P40 Pro PE smartphone with a penta-lens camera setup which is said to borrow four cameras from P40 Pro and feature an additional macro camera.

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AnTuTu has a long tradition of sieving the thousands of models that run through the app monthly to pick out the best-performing Android phones each month. Recall that in January 2020, the iQOO Neo was the best-performing phone. The benchmark outfit has released its ranking for February and this time around, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro held sway.

The ranking is based on data collated between the period of February 1 and February 29, 2020. It also takes into account the fact that the models must have appeared on the app more than 1000 times. So, the ranking is based on the average AnTuTu score of each model and not just the single highest score. In addition, this month’s list is based on models that ran on AnTuTu V8 public beta version released on August 1, 2019.

With an average score of 594069 points and 564327 points respectively, the Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 emerge as the first and second best-performing models in February. Both models pack a Snapdragon 865 chipset. We must add that this ranking basically concerns models that went on sale in February. The iQOO 3 was announced in February and the peak score floors the Mi 10 Pro’s but it fails to meet the AnTuTu criteria for this ranking as stated above.

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Another aspect worthy of note is the dominance of models running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855+ chipset. A total of seven models powered by a Snapdragon 855+ chipset made it into the list. This includes the iQOO Neo, iQOO Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro and Vivo Nex 3 ranked as the third to seventh position. Huawei’s V30 Pro with a Kirin 990 chipset comes in at number 8. The Snapdragon 855+-powered ASUS ROG 2 and Realme X2 Pro complete the top 10.

On the whole, the February 2020 AnTuTu best-performing flagship phone ranking affords us yet another opportunity to see the massive performance increase brought about by the Snapdragon 865. The difference in the average score between the Mi 10 Pro and the iQOO Neo in third place is more than 90,000 points. We expect the list to experience a massive change in March as more and more Snapdragon 865 phones go on sale.

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Benchmarking app Master Lu has released the ranking of the top 10 mobile phones that was benchmarked on the app in the month of February 2020. The ranking is based on data collected between the period of February 1 and February 29, 2020, and only take into account smartphone models released within the month.

The list of shows that in the new smartphone performance list, the Samsung S20 series occupies the top three rankings. Among them, the Galaxy S20+ Ultra 5G came first with a total score of 518,184 points. The Galaxy S20 Plus follows closely with 481,541 points and the Galaxy S20 in third place with 481,246 points.

The fourth and fifth places are occupied by the Realme X50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. In sixth place is the iQOO3, while the ZTE Axon 10s Pro and Mi 10 occupy the seventh and eighth spots. The Galaxy Z Flip and Huawei Mate Xs foldable flagship phones complete the top 10 rankings.

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Most of the models on the list are powered by Qualcomm’ latest Snapdragon 865 chipset except the Galaxy Z Flip with a Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, the Mate Xs with Kirin 990, Vivo Z6 with Snapdragon 765G SOC and the Xperia 10 11 with a Snapdragon 665 chipset.

To recall, the Snapdragon 865 SoC integrates the Kryo 585 CPU, which consists of four large cores of A77 architecture and four small cores of A55 architecture. The chipset has a maximum frequency of up to 2.84GHz and integrates the latest Adreno 650 GPU. Also important to note is that all the models come with 5G support which is an indication that 5G phones will dominate this year. Already, the 5G supported phones have also extended to mid-range models with the launch of the Vivo Z6 with 5G support.

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Earlier this month, Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro 5G flagship smartphones in China. After the Mi 10 series was unveiled, Xiaomi India Managing Director and Global Vice-President, Manu Kumar Jain confirmed that the Mi 10 duo will be also coming to India. The India arrival of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones as they have received approval from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) authority of the country. Citing information revealed through industry sources, 91mobiles has claimed that the Mi 10 series will be unveiled in India by mid-March. The publication has also claimed that the company may use the same platform to announce the Redmi 9 smartphone.

Xiaomi India is yet to confirm or tease on the arrival of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro series in the country. Except for the Redmi K20 series from last year, the flagship smartphones from Xiaomi haven’t received good reception in India. It appears that the company will be making another attempt at selling its premium Mi series flagship in the country. If the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro phones land in India, they will be revealing with Galaxy S20 lineup from Samsung.

Nothing much is not known about the Redmi 9 phone. A past report had revealed that the budget-friendly Redmi smartphone will be equipped with Helio G70. It is the same processor that drives the recently launched Realme C3. Nothing is known on the pricing of the Mi 10 series and Redmi 9 for India.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro specifications

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones are equipped with 6.67-inch S-AMOLED punch-hole displays that come with support for 90Hz refresh rate. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform powers both smartphones. The Mi 10 series offers users with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The Mi 10 comes with up to 256 GB whereas the Pro model has up to 512 GB of storage.

The MI 10 duo come with 20-megapixel selfie cameras. Its rear is fitted with a 108-megapixel (main) + 13-megapixel (ultrawide) + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megeapixel (depth) quad camera setup. It houses a 4,780mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has a 108-megapixel (main) + 8-megapixel (telephoto) + 12-megapixel (portrait) + 20-megapixel (ultrawide) quad cameras. It houses a 4,500mh battery that supports 50W fast charging. The Mi 10 duo offer users with features like 30W wireless charging, 5W reverse wireless charging and in-display fingerprint scanner.

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Xiaomi recently announced that it would be putting up the Mi 10 Pro high-end version for sale across various channels on Tuesday (February 25). Indeed, the flagship model went on sale in China. Concerning the sales, the company’s CEO Lei Jun disclosed in a Weibo post yesterday that close to 100,000 units of the model have been sold.

The top-end model of the Mi 10 Pro comes with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage and adopts a hefty price tag of 5999 yuan ($853). The lesser memory variants sell for around 5000, yuan. This is the first time Xiaomi will be selling the Mi series models at such high prices. Lei Jun things it is amazing to rake up almost 100,000 units in sales between February 13 when it was launched and now. We find it amazing too.

The Mi 10 series comes with a premium build and some powerful hardware configuration with some innovations in the screen, camera, sound quality and system performance. Lei Jun reiterated the new strategy of the company to remove the price restrictions on its flagship products, especially as the Redmi series became independent. The CEO equally promised that the next-generation models will be more powerful.

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Xiaomi’s newly launched flagship smartphone Mi 10 first went on sale in China on 14th February and was sold out within a minute. The phone is again scheduled to go on sale in its home country on 21st February at 10:00 AM.

A couple of days ago, the company started sale of the Mi 10 Pro smartphone which was revealed to have been sold out within 55 seconds, which is five seconds earlier than the first sale of Mi 10.

It was also reported that similar to the sale of Mi 10, the company generated revenue of 200 million yuan with the sale of Mi 10 Pro. Now, the company has announced that the Mi 10 Pro will again go on sale in China on 25th February.

This new announcement from Xiaomi puts rumors related to the supply chan issues with the Mi 10 series to rest. Earlier, Pan Jiutang, Partner of Xiaomi Industry Investment Department, had suggested that the new flagship lineup could be sort on quantity for a couple of weeks given the situation in China because of coronavirus outbreak.

To remind you of the specifications, the Xiaomi Mi 10 comes with a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate. The peak brightness on the panel reaches 1200 nits with a contrast of 5,000,000:1.

Under the hood, the device comes powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 865 chipset, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.0 storage. Thanks to SD865 SoC, the phone comes with support for both SA and NSA dual-mode 5G connectivity.

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As for cooling, the phone comes with Vapour Chamber liquid-cooling system with multiple layers of graphite and AI machine learning to keep the temperature under control. The company is also offering a special cooling fan as a separate accessory.

Coming to the camera department, the Mi 10 Pro comes with a quad-camera setup on the back, consisting of 108MP primary sensor, a 20MP ultra-wide-angle lens, an 8MP telephoto lens, and a 12MP portrait lens. On the front side, it features a 20MP camera sensor for taking selfies and video calling.

For connectivity, the Mi 10 series features support for Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-mode 5G, and NFC. The Pro variant comes running Android 10, is powered by a 4,500mAh battery which comes with 50W wired fast charging and 30W wireless fast charging as well as support for 10W reverse wireless charging.

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After the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 lineups, we think it is time to compare the most powerful variants of the flagship series from the hottest brands of the moment. If you are looking for the best Samsung flagship and you have no budget limits, then you should go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. The latest and most powerful Chinese handset of the moment is the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, while iPhone 11 Pro Max is the best Apple mobile device. Through this comparison between their specifications, you can learn which one offers the highest number of advantages on the paper.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Design

You might find it very hard to make a decision after evaluating the design of these three handsets. I will share with you my personal thoughts about the aesthetics since most of the opinions on the design are subjective. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is definitely a very elegant and futuristic design, but it has bigger dimensions and a huge camera module, that is why it would not be my choice. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is more compact and it comes with more premium materials (stainless steel for the frame), that is why it is my favorite choice. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is very elegant as well, it looks even more futuristic than both its rivals, but it has an inferior build quality and it lacks a certification for water resistance.

Display

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra wins the display comparison. It has a higher resolution (so a higher level of detail), a higher refresh rate and a better overall quality. And we are not the only ones saying this: the device has just been tested by DisplayMate which confirmed its amazing screen. Despite it lacks a high refresh rate, we give second place to the Super Retina XDR OLED display found on the iPhone 11 Pro Max. There is a silly and bigger notch, but it includes Face ID, so we can forgive it. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro still comes with an astonishing display, especially for that price. You get just a Full HD+ resolution, but there is a 90 Hz refresh rate and a 180 Hz touch sampling rate, as well as HDR10+.

Hardware/Software

All of these devices feature top-tier hardware including the best Qualcomm’s and Apple’s chipsets, as well as an amazing software optimization. I had no chance to test the performances of the best Samsung device and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro since they are still not available globally, but overall, you should not get big differences given that they all feature an amazing hardware department. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro run Android 10 out of the box, while iPhone 11 Pro Max runs iOS. Note that S20 and Mi 10 support 5G connectivity, while iPhone 11 Pro Max does not.

Camera

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra wins the camera comparison as well, at least on the paper. It features up to 100x digital zoom (10x hybrid optical zoom) thanks to a 48 MP periscope lens, and it even comes with a huge 108 MP main sensor and an ultrawide lens. Even its front camera is top-notch with its 40 MP resolution. Even Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are top-end camera phones, with the latter providing an astonishing quality when it comes to video recording. But unlike Samsung Galaxy S20 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, the iPhone 11 Pro Max does not support 8K video recording.

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a huge 5000 mAh battery and it will likely last a lot more on a single charge. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro should come right after with a 4500 mAh battery supporting the fastest charging technology (50W wired and 30W wireless). But you still get a great battery life with the iPhone 11 Pro Max, despite it has a battery capacity below 4000 mAh. In each case, you get wireless charging.

Price

Prices are the weakest points of these flagships. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a starting price of €1349/$1399, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro starts from €660/$712 (actually we only know its Chinese price, it will cost more globally) and iPhone 11 Pro Max is priced €1189/$1099 for its base variant with 64 GB of internal storage. Overall the most interesting and awesome device on the paper is the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. It offers an amazing camera department, a bigger battery, and a better display experience.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

PROS

• Amazing cameras
• Waterproof IP68
• Huge battery
• Best display
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Fastest charging technology
• Good price

CONS

• Nothing particular

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

PROS

• Waterproof IP68
• Great build quality
• Face ID
• Nice cameras

CONS

• No 5G

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We are in the middle of a generational change in the smartphone market. Samsung and Xiaomi just unveiled their new flagship series and they will soon go on sale. Just like every time a new flagship is official, we are here for a specs comparison. Here, we decided to compare Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G: if we exclude the expensive and top-tier Galaxy S20 Ultra, they are the most powerful and expensive devices from the main three hi-tech giants in the Android smartphones world from the latest flagship lineups. Let’s highlight the differences between them and find out who is the best.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

Design

In each case, you get a simply awesome design. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ sport a punch-hole display, while Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a notched display but extremely curved bezels allowing to get rid of physical keys thanks to a side touch technology. Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G are waterproof, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is not. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a wide notch, but also a higher screen-to-body ratio. Further, you can find a 3D facial recognition system inside that notch. Samsung Galaxy S20+ is the only with an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner (the others have an in-display fingerprint reader).

Display

We have no doubt about the fact that Galaxy S20+ boasts the best display. first of all, it is the only with a Quad HD+ resolution, so it provides a higher level of detail. Further, it comes with a higher 120 Hz refresh rate. And it even has a new generation Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with outstanding image quality, as well as the HDR10+ certification. Right after, we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro with a 90 Hz display sporting a 180 Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, and high DCI-P3 coverage.

Hardware/Software

The best hardware is provided by the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and the U.S. variant of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ (not the European one). They both come with a Snapdragon 865 chipset including an integrated 5G modem, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an inferior Kirin 990, but it is still an amazing flagship when it comes to performance. All run Android 10 out of the box, but they are customized by different user interfaces. With Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Galaxy S20+ boasting the same hardware department, software optimization will be decisive.

Camera

On the paper, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro wins the camera comparison with a 108 MP quad camera department including a telephoto sensor with 10x hybrid optical zoom, a portrait lens, an ultrawide sensor and a 108 MP main sensor with a bright aperture and OIS. We are yet to test the Samsung Galaxy S20+, so we can not give you a definitive verdict yet. Our judgments are only based on the specs on the paper since both Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Galaxy S20+ just became official.

Battery

All of these devices feature a huge 4500 mAh battery, so we do expect a great battery life and no big differences between them. What really differs is the charging speed. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has both the fastest wired charging technology and the fastest wireless charging technology with 50W and 30W powers, respectively. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G comes right after with 50W and 27W, while Samsung Galaxy S20+ is way slower with 25W and 15W.

Price

Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G starts from €1,099/$1199, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will cost about €660/$715 in China, and Huawei Mate 30 Pro is currently available for less than €1,000/$1100 globally thanks to online street prices. Overall, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ look slightly superior to the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G due to their better hardware, display and more. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has better cameras than Samsung Galaxy S20+, while Galaxy S20+ has a better display and, unlike the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, it is waterproof. Further, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro should launch globally at a more affordable price.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Huawei Mate 30 Pro

PROS

• Innovative design
• Waterproof IP68
• 3D facial recognition
• Horizon display with side touch

CONS

• No Google services globally

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Fastest charging technology
• Good price

CONS

• Nothing particular

Samsung Galaxy S20+

PROS

• Best display
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
• IP68 waterproof
• Micro SD slot

CONS

• Slower charging

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Ever since Xiaomi revealed that it would be launching the Mi 10 series on February 13 via an online-only event, the media has been buzzing consistently with juicy details of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro spilling out daily. Barely some hours before the models go live, a poster containing the full specifications of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro has leaked online.

Most of the details of the models have already been out such as the display size and SOC. Recently, the Mi 10 as revealed to pack a 4500mAh battery with support for 50W rapid charge, 30W wireless charge and 10W reverse wireless charge. However, the poster says otherwise. The poster shows that the Mi 10 Pro will, in fact, get a 4500mAh battery as well as support for 50W rapid charge, 30W wireless charge and 10W reverse wireless charge. The rapid charge is said to be capable of delivering charge from 0-100% in 45 minutes.

On the other hand, the Mi 10 will pack a 4780mAH battery but will support 30W rapid charge, 30W wireless charge and 10W reverse wireless charge. Whatever reduction the device has got in its fast charge support, it makes up for that with a bigger battery. Despite the slightly bigger battery pack onboard the Mi 10, both models weigh 208g and have a dimension of 162.6mm X 74.8mm X 8.96mm.

Both the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will sport a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels.

We also stumbled on a live hands-on video of the Mi 10 on Weibo. The video doesn’t really show anything different from what we already have known about the Mi 10’s design.

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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.

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A few hours ago, Xiaomi revealed that the display parameters of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 seriesv. Now, the Chinese manufacturer and its executives are busy teasing about the battery capabilities of the smartphone. The Mi 10 will come equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that will carry support for 50W fast flash charging.

With 50W rapid charging, the 4,500mAh battery of the Mi 10 can be fully charged in just 45 minutes. Apart from fast wired charging, the Mi 10 will support 30W wireless fast flash charging which is comparable to mainstream wired charging. The phone will also come with support for 10W reverse wireless charging enabling other devices like headphones and smartwatches to be charged.

The company is yet to share the battery and charging details of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro smartphone. The handset is rumored to come equipped with a 66W fast charging support. Its evidence was found in the MIUI 11 code in the previous month. Even a leaked photo of the fast charger had appeared in the recent past.

Xiaomi’s Vice President Chang Cheng has said that Xiaomi considered a lot of combinations of charging speed and battery capacity which includes 4,850mAh battery with 18W fast charging, 4,700mAh battery with 30W rapid charging, 4,500mAh battery with 50W fast charging and 4,050mAh battery with 65W fast charging.

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Finally, the company came to the conclusion that 4,500mAh battery with 50W rapid charging is the best choice for the Xiaomi Mi 10 considering various factors like the thickness of the device and how a higher wattage (65W) would have forced the company to offer a battery with reduced capacity. This reminds us of the OPPO Reno Ace that came with a faster 65W rapid charging capabilities for its 4,000mh battery.

Xiaomi’s Wang Teng Thomas said the higher the charging power, the greater will be the impact on the battery capacity. He said that whether it is wired or wireless or reverse charging, the Mi 10 is faster than other fast charging features offered by competitor brands.

Xiaomi will be announcing the Snapdragon 865 powered Xiaomi Mi 10 series tomorrow through an online launch conference at 2 PM (local time). Until then, the company is expected to reveal some more information on the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro phones.

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On Feb. 13, Xiaomi will be holding a livestream event in China to unleash the Xiaomi Mi 10 series which includes the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. Both phones are expected to come equipped with an identical front design. The rear appearance of both phones could be same and the only major difference between the regular and Pro model will be that the latter will have an additional camera. Ahead of the launch, the Chinese manufacturer has been sharing the key details of the smartphone. It has already revealed information on the camera capabilities and vapor chamber liquid cooling system. Today, Xiaomi shared a new poster which contains plenty of information on the display of the Mi 10 series.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 is equipped with a 6.67-inch display. It is a custom-made AMOLED screen with curved edges that offers a contrast ratio of 5000000:1. There is a punch-hole at the top-left corner of the screen. It promises a peak brightness of 1120nits and it can reach 4,096 levels of automatic brightness adjustment.

Xiaomi claims JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) and Delta E values of the custom screen have reached industry-leading levels. In other words, the Mi 10 display will offer professional-grade color accuracy. The JNCD <0.55 value confirms that the display of the Xiaomi Mi 10 is better than iPhone 11 Pro Max’s screen that has a JNCD <0.9 value. The Delta E value of the Mi 10’s screen is 1.11 which is significantly better than other flagship phones. The company states that each display is calibrated one by one before leaving the factory.

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The display of the Xiaomi Mi 10 will carry support for 90Hz refresh rate along with 180Hz high frame rate sampling. The HDR10+ complaint display supports DCI-P3 color gamut and offers good viewing experience under bright sunlight. It supports full DC dimming. Lastly, the TUV Rheinland approved screen of the Mi 10 effectively filters the harmful blue rays. While it is not mentioned, the screen of the Mi 10 will be embedded with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is likely to sport the same screen that is available on the Mi 10 phone.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 that was unveiled in February last year and the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G that had debuted in September were both equipped with waterdrop notch screens. The Mi 10 series will be the first flagship phones from the company to come equipped with punch-hole displays that promise high screen-to-body ratio.

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Since the past two days, the Xiaomi Mi 10 series is up for reservations in China through Xiaomi Mall and JD.com. The company is running the reservations of the smartphone ahead of the Feb. 13 online-only launch event in China. Reservations are different from pre-orders that allow buyers to have a chance of ordering the device before the market release date. People in China who are interested in the Mi 10 series can register their name and phone number to get updates on the availability of the Mi 10 phones. A screenshot of the Mi 10 reservations reveal that the series will meet an impressive response from the people in the home market. The reason behind it is that the Mi 10 series reservations have crossed 1.5 million mark three days ahead of the launch event.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 series is expected to include two smartphones such as Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. Some reports have claimed that there could be Xiaomi Mi 10 Explorer Edition that may sport a transparent rear. The first official poster of the Mi 10 series reveal that the Mi 10 will be equipped with a curved display with a single punch-hole at its top-left corner. The advanced Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will be also sporting a similar display.

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The rear design of the Xiaomi Mi 10 looks like the Mi Note 10 series.  The Mi 10 has a quad camera setup whereas the Mi 10 Pro may come with five rear cameras. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform will be fueling both phones. The Mi 10 series will come with may many advance features like 108-megapixel main camera, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.0 storage and Wi-Fi 6. Some of the other features that will be available on the Mi 10 series include 90Hz refresh rate supporting OLED display, in-screen fingerprint reader, liquid cooling technology and up to 66W fast charging.

A pricing leak revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 10’s base model with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage could be priced at 4,200 Yuan (~$600). There is a possibility that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro could be costing 5,000+ Yuan (~$715). Customers who are looking forward for a cheaper flagship phone from Xiaomi can wait for the Redmi K30 Pro 5G that will probably break cover next month. The Redmi K30 Pro 5G could be priced around 3,500 Yuan (~$500).

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Xiaomi will be holding a global launch event for the Xiaomi Mi 10 series on Feb. 23 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020. The Chinese firm will also organize a dedicated online launch conference for the Xiaomi Mi 10 series in China on Feb. 13. Ahead of the unveil event, the Chinese firm is busy teasing on the features of the Xiaomi Mi 10 series. Today, the company released the first official poser that confirms the design of Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones.

As it can be seen, the Xiaomi Mi 10 can be see sporting a marvelous curved display. The screen has a punch-hole at its top-left corner. The display is surrounded by ultra-thin bezels. The thin bezel above the screen has an earpiece. The phone will come equipped with an in-screen fingerprint reader. Xiaomi is yet to confirm the screen size of the Xiaomi MI 10 series.

The back panel of the phone which is made out of glass also has a curvy appeal towards the edges. The camera setup includes four lenses. Its primary shooter is 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX lens. Xiaomi Group China President who is also General Manager of Redmi brand has claimed that the DxOMark score of Xiaomi Mi 10 will be a surprise. The Xiaomi MI 10 Pro that is expected to feature an additional camera is not present in the above image.

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Xiaomi Group Vice President Chang Cheng stated that the three main issues of the Android phones are automatic brightness adjustment, screen fluency and overheating. It appears that the Xiaomi Mi 10 series won’t be plagued with such problems. The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will be arriving with a topnotch display that offers 90Hz refresh rate and it is also coming with some latest technologies such as Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.0 storage and liquid cooling technologies that may ensure that there are no overheating issues on Mi 10 devices.

Xiaomi has started with the reservations of the Xiaomi Mi 10 series on major platforms such as Xiaomi Mall and Jingdong Mall in China. It has been found that the reservations of the Mi 10 series have already crossed 1.5 million mark.

A recent leak had revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 will be arriving in models such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These models could be respectively priced at 4,200 Yuan (~$600), 4,500 Yuan (~$644) and 4,900 Yuan (~$701). The leak did not reveal the pricing of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. If the above leak turns out to be true, the pricing of the Mi 10 Pro may breach 5,000 Yuan (~$715) mark.

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