With the Xiaomi 12 series Dec 28 launch event nearing, TCL could not keep the secret any longer as today in a press statement, TCL announces that it is the supplier for the standard Xiaomi 12’s display. 

TCL’s Huaxing display department is in charge of manufacturing the AMOLED displays for the Xiaomi 12, the compact flagship, and TCL mentions that Xiaomi 12 displays are using the displays from its TCL Huaxing T4 production line.

The TCL Huaxing T4 AMOLED displays used in the Xiaomi 12 is said to feature a 120Hz refresh rate, DC Dimming and 12-bit colour to allow for a more vibrant and colour accurate multimedia viewing experience for users.

As for overall design, TCL mentions that it is providing Xiaomi with its exclusive custom-made “premium-crafted” curved AMOLED displays for the Xiaomi 12. The display comes in at 6.28 inches diagonally with thin bezels on all sides, with a very small punch hole selfie cutout in the middle of the display. According to TCL, it will be an industry-leading compact display as it has one of the highest screen-to-body ratios in the compact smartphone market.

As for the production schedule, TCL T4 AMOLED displays have to go through three phases of production(creation, assembly and completion), and it is expected to produce enough displays to supply display demand for 8 million smartphones in the market.

This wasn’t the first time that a flagship from Xiaomi that did not use an AMOLED supplied from Samsung. TCL was previously Xiaomi’s AMOLED display supplier in the past for the record-setting Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra back in 2020. 

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra was considered by many as the ultimate flagship of 2020 as it surpassed the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max, with the world’s first 120W fast charging, 120x hybrid zoom, and the world’s first 10-bit colour 120Hz display on a smartphone. The Xiaomi 10 Ultra also served a purpose to tell the world that Xiaomi was not only capable of creating flagship killers at a low price, but Xiaomi also could cater to the ultra-premium smartphone segment too with over-the-top specs, potent camera performance and premium build quality to back up.

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Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 12.5 at the Mi 11 China launch event in late December 2020. It is a minor upgrade over MIUI 12. Since that conference, the company has been seeding weekly beta builds for the eligible devices in its home country. Now, three months after the announcement, the Mi 10 Ultra has become the first smartphone to get MIUI 12.5 stable update.

The Mi 10 Ultra is Xiaomi’s 10th-anniversary special smartphone. This handset is sold exclusively in China. Hence, it has a single branch of MIUI build (MIUI China).

The phone debuted with MIUI 12 based on Android 10. It was later updated to Android 11. And now, the device has even started receiving the MIUI 12.5 update. In fact, as mentioned in the beginning, it is the first smartphone to receive MIUI 12.5 stable update.

That said, the latest system update for the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra comes with build number V12.5.1.0.RJJCNXM. Since this software build is currently in the Stable Beta phase, it is only available for a select few users. If there’s no issue with this build, then it should be rolled out to all the users in the coming days.

As far as new features are concerned, MIUI 12.5 brings optimizations for system animations, improved haptic feedback throughout the UI, new customizable system sounds with stereo effects, uninstallable system apps, and more.

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Giztop is giving this fantastic deal on Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra 5G. The flagship which usually retails at around $800 is now available at a heavily discounted price of $749 only.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra 5G is one of the best flagships built by Xiaomi from 2020. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, octa-core processor, and Adreno 650 GPU this smartphone comes with a massive  6.67 inch curved AMOLED screen. The rear quad-camera setup has 48MP (wide) + 48MP (periscope telephoto) 5x optical zoom with 120x hybrid zoom + 12MP (telephoto) 2x optical zoom + 20MP (ultrawide) cameras and the display hosts a single 20MP selfie cam.

Fueled with a 4500mAh battery and 120W Fast charging technology, the smartphone charges up to 41% in 5 minutes and 100% in 23 minutes. 

You can check out our Mi 10 Ultra Review here. 

For a limited period, Giztop is selling Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra 5G for $749. The offer is valid only on the Black color and 8GB -128GB variant. The offer available is on the Chinese edition smartphone but comes with pre-installed google play store and services. Also, OTA updates and multi-languages are supported on this version.

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Last year, Xiaomi announced its best-ever smartphone ever in the form of Mi 10 Ultra. This handset was released to celebrate the company’s tenth anniversary. This device debuted with MIUI 12 based on Android 10. Now, after six months from its launch, the handset is finally receiving the Android 11 update.

In August 2020, Xiaomi launched two China-exclusive smartphones called Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. The duo was released with the Android 10-based MIUI 12 operating system.

Like most Xiaomi phones sold in China, they are included in the MIUI Beta program. Hence, the duo has been receiving Android 11-based weekly MIUI builds for quite a while.

However, the firm started seeding the ‘Stable Beta’ update (V12.1.1.0.RJJCNXM) for Mi 11 Ultra only on February 1. A little over two weeks later, this build is now available for more users as it seems to have termed as ‘Stable’.

For those unaware, MIUI Stable Beta builds are basically stable builds for limited users to test for possible major bugs. If there are no problems, the same build is rolled out to a wider audience as a stable update.

Therefore, in case you have imported this handset from China, then do check for any new OTA update from the phone’s Settings app. That said, the Mi 10 Ultra should receive at least one more Android update and three MIUI updates, as per Xiaomi’s update track record.

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iPhone 12 Pro Max, aka the most advanced variant of the iPhone 12 lineup, is finally on sale. But is it worth the huge amount of money asked? It is not an easy question to answer. We believe one of the best ways to answer it is by comparing it to the most advanced flagships in the Android market. For this comparison, we chose two of the best Chinese flagships out there: the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. In case you do not know, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is only available in China, so, in case you need to buy one of these flagships and you are not from China, only consider the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Design

iPhone 12 Pro Max, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, and Huawei Mate 40 Pro all come with an astonishing design. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is composed of a glass back with Ceramic Shield protection and a stainless steel frame. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra comes with a very attractive transparent glass back and an aluminum frame. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is available in a classic glass sandwich version and in a leather variant making it my favorite phone of the trio. In terms of water resistance, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the best as it is waterproof up to 6 meters deep. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the IP68 certification as well (but it is waterproof up to 1.5m), while Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra does not offer any kind of certification against water and dust.

Display

The most interesting display belongs to the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra which can show one billion colors and features a 120 Hz refresh rate. But this does not mean that Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra guarantees the highest image quality. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is actually better in terms of image quality and it even features a higher brightness, but unfortunately, it lacks a high refresh rate. The display found on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is inferior as it provides lower image quality, but it has a 90 Hz refresh rate. Note that Huawei Mate 40 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max can rely on 3D facial recognition for authentication, while on the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra you only get an in-display fingerprint reader.

Hardware/Software

The Kirin 9000 5G chipset found on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is the most powerful of the trio, but the iPhone 12 Pro Max provides very fast and smooth performance thanks to iOS 14. Despite having a weaker chipset (the Snapdragon 865), the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra looks more interesting than Huawei Mate 40 Pro because it packs up to 16 GB of RAM (instead of just 8 GB found on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro) and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 native storage. Further, note that Huawei Mate 40 Pro does not include Google services in the global market (but the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is not even available globally).

Camera

The cameras of these three devices are very close, but according to tests, it looks like Huawei Mate 40 Pro is slightly better. It packs a triple camera composed of a 50 MP main sensor with omnidirectional autofocus and laser autofocus, a 12 MP periscope sensor with 5x optical zoom, and a 20 MP ultrawide sensor. While the Huawei Mate 40 Pro provides better photo quality, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has better zoom capabilities.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has the biggest battery, but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro can last more on a single charge in several scenarios because it features a lower refresh rate and a more efficient chipset (the Kirin 9000 is built at 5 nm). Despite its smaller battery, do not underestimate the iPhone 12 Pro Max. When it comes to fast charging, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra wins the comparison thanks to its 120W technology.

Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is only available in China where it is priced at €840/$1000, iPhone 12 Pro Max costs €1289/$10999 globally and Huawei Mate 40 Pro starts from €1199/$1012. There is not a definitive winner in this comparison and it mostly depends on the users’ needs. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has great performances and excellent build quality, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an amazing camera, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a great 120 Hz display. It is essentially a draw if we do not specifically know what the specific user is searching for.

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the first device to support Qualcomm Adreno GPU Control Panel

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro: PRO and CONS

Huawei Mate 40 Pro

PROS

• Leather variant
• Amazing cameras
• 3D facial recognition
• Reverse wireless charging
• Waterproof

CONS

• No Google services

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

PROS

• Waterproof up to 6 meters
• Great build quality
• LiDAR scanner
• 3D face recognition
• Amazing performance
• MagSafe

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PROS

• Fastest charging tech
• Very nice cameras
• Amazing 120 Hz display
• Good price

CONS

• No water resistance
• Limited availability

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In a bunch of hours, the new iPhone 12 Pro will go on sale in a lot of countries. But is it worth spending all that money for the latest Apple phone or you can get something better with other flagships? In order to let you find out, given that the phone is going on sale all around the world, we decided to compare the iPhone 12 Pro with the best Chinese flagships out there. We decided to start with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and the OPPO Find X2 Pro, two of the hottest devices of this year. Through this specs comparison, you should be able to learn which one is better for your needs.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs OPPO Find X2 Pro

Design

With that big notch, the iPhone 12 Pro does not offer the most beautiful front panel, but its overall design and its materials are amazing (Ceramic Shield and stainless steel frame). Further, it is one of the most compact flagships in the market and it is waterproof. Despite all these qualities, I personally prefer the design of the OPPO Find X2 Pro: it is built with unique materials including leather back and a ceramic body (depending on the chosen color variant). It has a single punch-hole display instead of an ugly notch, and a curved screen with a very high screen-to-body ratio. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is a classic glass sandwich with an aluminum frame like most of the flagships out there.

Display

The most impressive display belongs to the OPPO Find X2 Pro. The iPhone 12 Pro has a display with perfect colors, but the 10-bit panel of the OPPO Find X2 Pro has a higher resolution and higher refresh rate (up to 120 Hz), as well as the HDR10+ certification. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has an amazing display as well, but it is inferior to its rivals. In each case, you get a flagship-class OLED display, but the iPhone 12 Pro has a way smaller diagonal with just 6.1 inches. OPPO Find X2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra rely on an in-display fingerprint reader for authentication, while iPhone 12 Pro supports 3D facial recognition (Face ID): that is the reason why it has a so big notch.

Hardware/Software

The king of hardware is the iPhone 12 Pro because it boasts a more powerful chipset and a better optimized operating system. The SoC is the Apple A14 Bionic: the first built with a 5 nm production process, paired with 6 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. Right after, on the paper, we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with a Snapdragon 865 chipset and up to 16 GB of RAM, but there are just marginal differences between it and the OPPO Find X2 Pro offering a Snapdragon 865 and 12 GB of RAM.

Camera

Unfortunately, no one had the chance to test the cameras of the iPhone 12 Pro. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and the OPPO Find X2 Pro come with impressive camera departments, so it is very hard to establish which phone is the best only by looking at the specs on the paper. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and OPPO Find X2 Pro are more or less at the same level, but the former looks more interesting with its 48 MP periscope sensor paired with a 48 MP main camera boasting laser autofocus. The OPPO Find X2 Pro has a better front camera and a better ultrawide sensor.

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra should be the best battery phone of the trio with its 4500 mAh battery. It is also the fastest charging phone with its 120W fast charging technology, and it even supports fast wireless charging with 50W power.

Price

iPhone 12 Pro has a €939/$999 starting price, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra begins at €785/$929 (China), and OPPO Find X2 Pro costs €1199/$1417 globally. Which one you should go for? It mostly depends on your needs. OPPO Find X2 Pro offers a better design and display, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has amazing cameras, battery, and charging speeds, iPhone 12 Pro is compact and it boasts the highest performance, while its camera performance is still unknown. Which one would you pick?

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the first device to support Qualcomm Adreno GPU Control Panel

Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs OPPO Find X2 Pro: PRO and CONS

OPPO Find X2 Pro

PROS

• Great design
• Amazing cameras
• Best display
• Worldwide availability
• Waterproof
• Very nice display

CONS

• No wireless charging

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

PROS

• Waterproof
• Very compact
• LiDAR scanner
• 3D face recognition
• Amazing performance

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PROS

• Bigger battery
• Very fast charging
• Very fast wireless charging
• Price
• Stunning cameras

CONS

• No water resistance
• Limited availability

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Gone are the days in which you had to opt either for Samsung or Apple to get a top-tier flagship. Now, all the mainstream Chinese smartphones manufacturers have a top-tier option, and in 2020, these options became even more premium. Xiaomi released the Mi 10 Ultra for the Chinese market: one of the most stunning devices of this year. It is currently very hot, but is it the best Chinese flagship you can get? We tried to let you find out by making an in-depth specs comparison between Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and two other top-tier flagships released by Chinese manufacturers: Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs OPPO Find X2 Pro vs Vivo X50 Pro+

Design

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is definitely a beautiful device, but OPPO Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ offer something more when it comes to aesthetics. They come in a very original variant boasting a vegan leather back, unlike all the other last-generation flagships. The OPPO Find X2 Pro is my favorite one because it has a less invasive camera module and more accurate details. It was launched in two color variant: a black one made of ceramic and an orange one made with vegan leather and aluminum. Which one would you pick?

Display

The most advanced display belongs to the OPPO Find X2 Pro: we are talking about a stunning 6.7-inch OLED panel with a Quad HD+ resolution which can display one billion colors thanks to its 10-bit architecture. The display supports a refresh rate up to 120 Hz and the HDR10+ certification. Its peak brightness is 1200 nits. Right after, not too distant, we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with very similar specifications: the key difference is the resolution. While OPPO Find X2 Pro is the only one with a Quad HD+ display, the Mi 10 Ultra has a classic Full HD+ resolution.

Hardware/Software

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ are all powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 865 mobile platform by Qualcomm. But on the paper, Mi 10 Ultra is slightly better due to its better memory configuration: the Xiaomi flagship boasts up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage, while Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ stop at 12 GB of RAM. All the handsets run Android 10 out of the box with a highly-customized user interface. All of them have flagship-class hardware and you will hardly notice the difference even with the most advanced usage scenarios.

Camera

According to the famous portal DxOMark, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the best camera phone ever. We did not test the cameras of these three devices thoroughly, but we know all of them are amazing camera phones. They boast an astonishing photo quality and, while the Oppo Find X2 Pro and the Mi 10 Ultra are more interesting for photos, Vivo X50 Pro+ looks more convincing when it comes to the videos, thanks to its gimbal-like stabilization.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has the biggest battery (4500 mAh capacity) and even the fastest wired charging technology with a 120W power. Unlike the Oppo Find X2 Pro and the Vivo X50 Pro+, the Mi 10 Ultra supports both wireless charging (50W, one of the fastest wireless charging technologies) and reverse wireless charging.

Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is priced €645/$760 in its base variant in China, Vivo X50 Pro+ starts from €605/$711, and Oppo Find X2 Pro cost about €850/$1000. On the paper, it is a hard fight between Mi 10 Ultra and Oppo Find X2 Pro. The former has a bigger battery and more advanced charging technologies, while the latter has a better display and design. Further, it is waterproof, unlike the Mi 10 Ultra. Which one would you choose?

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the first device to support Qualcomm Adreno GPU Control Panel

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs OPPO Find X2 Pro vs Vivo X50 Pro+: PRO and CONS

OPPO Find X2 Pro

PROS

• Great design
• Amazing cameras
• Best display
• Worldwide availability

CONS

• Smaller battery

Vivo X50 Pro+

PROS

• Gimbal camera
• Original design
• UFS 3.1 storage

CONS

• Slower charging
• Limited availability

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PROS

• Bigger battery
• Very fast charging
• Higher-end memory configuration
• Amazing cameras
• Wireless charging

CONS

• Limited availability

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Xiaomi just launched its new flagship killer in the global market: the Mi 10T Pro. It is the successor of the Mi 10 Pro and it is currently one of the hottest devices out there. But despite Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is the latest Xiaomi flagship, it is not the most advanced one. If you do not think so, you are not considered the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra: it did not launch globally, but it is actually better than the Mi 10T Pro. Let’s discover the reasons why the Mi 10 Ultra is more advanced and which one you should go for.

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

Design

With both the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and the Mi 10T Pro you get a premium design, including a glass back and an aluminum frame. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra looks more elegant thanks to its curved display, but the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro has a smaller camera module. I personally prefer the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, but not everyone likes curved and edge-to-edge displays. These devices have high build quality, but despite they are flagships, they do not offer any kind of protection against water and dust.

Display

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro has the highest refresh rate of this comparison and even the highest refresh rate ever seen on a phone, but this does not mean it has a better display. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is actually superior because it is equipped with an OLED panel instead of the IPS panel of the Mi 10T Pro. You get a better image quality with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, as well as a higher brightness. Both support the HDR10+ standard, both are protected by Gorilla Glass 5, both have the same 6.67-inch diagonal and the Full HD+ resolution. So, the element which makes the difference is the panel technology.

Specs & Software

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro both are powered by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform which is actually the best Qualcomm’s chipset if we exclude the Snapdragon 865+ which offers a 10% performance boost. The SoC is paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 native storage. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra wins because it is available in a pair of memory configuration with 12 GB of RAM, while Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro stops at 8 GB. Further, you can get more internal storage with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra: up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro run Android 10 out of the box, customized by MIUI 12.

Camera

The best camera phone is the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. It lacks the 108 MP sensor of the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro, but it has a dual 48 MP sensor with up to 120x hybrid zoom, a 12 MP telephoto lens, and an ultrawide lens with a 20 MP resolution, as well as dual OIS. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro lacks the periscope lens and the telephoto sensor of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and it is an inferior camera phone packing just a 108 MP main sensor, a 13 MP ultrawide camera, and a 5 MP macro shooter. The 108 MP sensor of the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is a great camera, but thanks to its better secondary sensors, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is able to click way better photos in a lot of situations. That is why the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra wins the camera comparison too.

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: The Best Camera Phone Comparison

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro packs a bigger battery than Mi 10 Ultra: 5000 mAh against 4500 mAh. But this does not necessarily mean that Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro will last more than Mi 10 Ultra on a single charge. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a more efficient display thanks to the OLED technology and a lower refresh rate. That is why there should not be big differences between these two handsets in terms of battery life. Things change totally when it comes to charging speeds. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra supports a 120W fast charging technology, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro stops at 33W for wired charging and it does not support wireless charging and reverse charging. This is what lets us give our battery award to the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra.

Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is priced about €850/$1000 in China, while Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro costs €600/$700 in the global market. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is a superior device from every point of view: it has a better display thanks to the OLED technology, higher-end memory configurations with up to 12 GB of RAM, better cameras thanks to superior secondary sensors (periscope and telephoto), and more. But unfortunately, unlike the Mi 10T Pro, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra will never come in the global market and it will remain China-exclusive. While the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is a top-tier flagship (just like the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro which did not have a lot of success in the global market), the Mi 10T Pro is more like a flagship killer: two devices belonging to different segments. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the best Xiaomi device to date, while the Mi 10T Pro is one of the Xiaomi phones with the highest value for money.

PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

PRO

• Higher refresh rate
• More affordable
• Worldwide availability
• Bigger battery

CONS

• Inferior cameras
• IPS display

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PRO

• Wireless charging and reverse charging
• Faster charging
• OLED display
• Best cameras

CONS

• Limited availability

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Launched on 11th August, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Smartphone is packed with a host of features like a punch-hole screen, Android 10 OS, and 128GB storage to provide versatility. The device is currently on sale on Giztop, where the website is offering a $100 discount for all interested users.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra features a 6.67-inch screen with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 for HD viewing experience. With an AMOLED punch-hole FHD+ display and 120Hz refresh rate, this smartphone allows seamless streaming of 4K videos. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra smartphone boasts an Android 10 operating system to let the user enjoy the latest UI and features. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Adreno 650 GPU, the phone provides a quick response to various functions. The 8GB of RAM allows uninterrupted multitasking while the 128GB of inbuilt storage enables the user to store all important files and media. 

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra packs a quad-camera setup of 108MP+8MP+12MP+20MP on the rear. Wherein an 8MP super-telephoto lens, 12MP portrait lens, and a 20MP ultra-wide-angle lens helps the user capture quality photos. The 20MP punch hole camera on the front is ideal for taking selfies and videos. With an in-display fingerprint reader, one can easily unlock the phone with a simple touch.

This Xiaomi Mi smartphone boasts a 4500mAh battery that is supported by 120W super-fast wired charging for efficiency. The 50W fast wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging further add to the versatility. Featuring a Vapour Chamber liquid-cooling system, this phone prevents overheating for seamless function.

The users can enjoy a whopping $100 discount on the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra on Giztop.

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When you consider which smartphone has the best camera, there are only a few options every year. Until 2020, the winner was one of the iPhones, Samsung’s Galaxy flagship or HUAWEI’s P-series phone. Especially since last year, Huawei has become the most powerful candidate. However, this year, Xiaomi’s Mi 10 Ultra has broken this dominance. And a lot of friends asked us which one has the best camera performance. Well, today let’s take a closer look at these two top camera phones and check out which one is better in the camera department-whether it’s the HUAWEI P40 Pro Plus or the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra.

Let’s look at their cameras specs first. Both of them come equipped with insane camera setups and both rear cameras occupy a large area of the back. And when taking pictures or videos, you may even have no idea which camera sensor is doing the job.

For HUAWEI P40 Pro plus, it has a Penta-camera setup, while the Mi 10 Ultra equips 4 cameras. We’ve had already introduced their setups in our review before, so just check them out here if you’ve missed it — Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review and Huawei P40 Pro Plus Review.

To be honest, both of them are excellent camera phones in 2020 and it’s really hard to perceive the differences in their camera samples on their small 6.6-inch displays. So, the difference between these two camera setups is pretty small, especially over good lighting conditions, which means that if you use it for daily or travel photography, you should probably care more about their tones or image style.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Main Cameras

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Let’s look at the samples from their main cameras – the biggest difference is their shooting angles. Huawei’s main camera has a much narrower angle, which sometimes was not able to provide the same stunning visual effects for landscape or building shots as the Xiaomi model. But when you look closer, we found that the Mi10 ultra didn’t suppress contour jaggies well while sharpening the image. So at first glance, it seems that Xiaomi’s samples create an illusion that it could have better and sharper detail, but the fact is that the HUAWEI model also produces sharp images and did a better job in anti-aliasing.

And then let us focus on their white balance and color reproduction. The Mi 10 ultra was more stable to adapt accurate white balance, but it generally had cooler tones compared to the Huawei samples. But both of them have excellent contrast detail and wide dynamic range. And it’s really, really hard to pick a winner here. It simply comes down to individual preference.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Ultra Wide Cameras

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As we mentioned in Mi 10 Ultra’s review, the phone’s wide-angle camera has a stunning view with a really wide angle. However, a wider angle isn’t everything. It also leads to some drawbacks, such as blurring and noisy detail over at the corners, while the Huawei model maintains excellent reproduction no matter for the corners or the quality at the center.

Well, unlike what we saw in the main camera comparison, this time Xiaomi did a better job in anti-aliasing, but other than that, its wide-angle cameras’ samples were not so different from what we got from their its main cameras under good light conditions.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Macro Cameras

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As for their macro performance, both of them are NOT equipped with an exclusive macro camera but utilize the wide-angle camera for macro use. The Mi10 Ultra can shoot subjects with a closer view, while the Huawei’s macro mode is able to produce purer images.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Telephoto Zoom

For both models, the amazing zooming performance is advertised as one of their most attractive selling points. The Mi 10 Ultra can shoot up to 120-times zoomed-in photos, while the maximum zoom-in capacity for the HUAWEI model is 60 times. However, we don’t suggest shooting over 20-times zoomed-in photos on these two models. You would find out how meaningless it is and will definitely get frustrated with the outcome at extremely high zoom levels. However, using the phones to capture photos under 10x zoom is very satisfying.

The Huawei P40 Pro features two telephoto cameras, one with 3x zoom and another one with true optical 10x zoom. On the other hand, the Mi 10 Ultra comes with one 2x optical zoom telephoto camera and another one with 5x zoom. Therefore, technically, the Mi 10 Ultra is better at shooting photos between 2x and 3x zoom, and then between 5x and 10x zoom. While the setup on the P40 Pro Plus should enable better zoom photos between 3x and 5x zoom and then 10x and beyond.

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And as expected, our camera test samples roughly proved this theory. The biggest difference between these two models is image resolution. However, thanks to good software optimization, the Huawei model is not far behind in the range, where the Xiaomi model was leading. Especially the Huawei model was more likely to produce a purer image with better noise control. On the other hand, although Xiaomi only features a hybrid 10x zoom, its 10x photos were so impressive that it almost catches up with the optical 10x zoom of the HUAWEI model. But strictly speaking, the HUAWEI phone still won a narrow victory in the race of 10x zoom.

Huawei P40 Pro Plus vs Mi 10 Ultra ZOOM

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Portrait Mode

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About the portrait mode, Huawei has an exclusive depth-sensing camera to catch the depth information, while the Mi 10 Ultra only uses the 2x telephoto camera for portrait use. And from the samples, we can see that the HUAWEI phone is more accurate in detecting edges and creating the correct depth information, while the Xiaomi phone can get confused when there are multiple subjects.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Night Mode

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These two models both have a night mode for night shooting and the improvement in quality in these two models was also remarkable. but their production is a bit different. For example, the optimized solution of Huawei is a bit smarter to reproduce natural images with a good balance of exposure, while the night mode of the Mi 10 Ultra is dedicated to improving the overall brightness, which leads to lower contrast and strange reproduction in low-light scenes. In addition, sometimes the Mi 10 Ultra was incapable of making adjustments with correct exposure balance and good stabilization under extreme low-light conditions. But thanks to the RYYB sensor, Huawei’s samples looks much more comfortable with excellent brightness improvement.

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Xiaomi hasn’t developed a night mode for the Ultra’s wide-angle camera, so from the samples, it’s not a good idea to use it in night scenes. On the other hand, you can apply night mode for wide-angle shooting on the HUAWEI phone. But actually, the wide-angle camera could also work well without night mode in night scenes, so Huawei no doubt won the race of night shooting. However, we did notice that the night mode samples from Huawei’s wide-angle camera couldn’t exactly present good saturation under extreme low-light conditions.

As for their ability of video shooting, their main cameras both can shoot up to 4k 60fps videos. However, Huawei’s wide-angle camera can also film 4k 60fps videos.

Thanks to HDR Hardware optimization, the Xiaomi model’s video quality is really amazing with a better dynamic range. And compared to the videos shot by the Huawei model, Xiaomi’s excellent image stabilization was also surprising.

Check out the full-sized camera samples from this drive link.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Camera UI 

About camera UI and editing experience, there are some things that we didn’t feel comfortable while using these two phones. For example, the Huawei phone has a relatively low-resolution view-finder when we’re shooting using the display. And when we use it to shoot horizontal photos, the zoom options were located at the bottom, which makes one-hand operation become impossible. And compared to the Mi 10 Ultra, there is no such a picture-in-picture view for Huawei’s zoom shooting, which sometimes made finding subjects under zooming a bit difficult. And for video shooting, the Huawei phone would start with the wide-angle camera, but not the main camera which had better image quality. And for the Mi10 Ultra, there is obvious shutter delay sometimes, even up to a couple of seconds.

For photo editing, the experience on the Huawei phone is much better. It not only provides more professional adjustment but also comes up with a few auto-options for you to edit photos quickly. And it also allows users to get a horizontal view when editing photos, while on the Mi 10 Ultra it cannot switch the direction.

But for filter options, the Xiaomi phone no doubt provides more interesting filters. Most of them are pretty good choices for social media. And another highlight is the set of sky filters, which would auto-detect the sky in the image and replace it to the sky option you choose. And the effect is really amazing.

For video editing, they both can do simple editing and can apply filters. And the Xiaomi phone has an awesome auto-captions feature to detect voice and turns it into captions.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus: Verdict

These two models no doubt are great camera phones, but we cannot pick which one has won the whole camera race. The two phones have four to five cameras and each of them has its own advantage as well as shortcomings. So overall, the gap between each of their cameras is so small that you cannot simply pick one phone as the ultimate winner.

The Huawei P40 Pro plus is really a mature model as the brand has a few years of experience developing top-end mobile cameras, while the Mi10 Ultra is an all-around 10th-anniversary model bringing the most creative ideas from Xiaomi to life.

So which one do you think captures better pictures – Xiaomi Mi Ultra or the Huawei P40 Pro Plus?

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Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 10 Ultra on August 11 as part of activities to mark its ten years anniversary. The device was indeed a flagship model as it beat all other existing smartphones, including the Mi 10 Ultra, to emerge as the highest-rate camera. Apparently, Xiaomi is still optimizing the camera even with its prowess.

The update comes with the build number MIUI V12.0.10.0 QJJCNXM and delivers a stable MIUI 12 build. Apart from the improved camera software, the update also deliver anupgrade to the system UI. Here is the full changelog of the device.

System

• Optimized battery display
• Optimize the temperature control strategy for charging.
• Optimize the charge-off problem under high-temperature conditions.
• Optimize the problem of slow battery activation caused by not using the phone for a long time.
• Optimize the dynamic picture compensation experience of the video toolbox

Camera

• New video mode smooth zoom, improve video recording experience

The MIUI team reportedly disclosed that the camera update upgrades the camera algorithm to that of the model sent to DXOMark for testing. In short, it optimizes the imaging effect.

As a reminder of the specs, the Mi 10 Ultra is equipped with a 6.67-inch curved OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate. The device is powered by the Snapdragon 865 5G platform, paired with LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 flash memory. It packs a quad-camera setup at the rear including a 48-megapixel main camera with 1/1.32-inch ultra-large PPI, f1.85 aperture, 8P lens, OIS optical image stabilization and more.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra beats Huawei P40 Pro in Camera Performance with a DxOMark score of 130

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Xiaomi recently launched the Mi 10 Ultra flagship smartphone to commemorate the company’s 10-year anniversary. While the phone is quite powerful, the company is all set to demonstrate how it can be used to remotely control a car.

The company has shared a teaser poster and video on Weibo which reveals that Xiaomi is set to demonstrate how it can use Mi 10 Ultra smartphone to remotely control a car that is thousands of miles away, using 5G connectivity. It is not yet known which model of the car was used by Xiaomi for the demonstrations.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra comes with a 6.67-inch Full HD+ display that offers 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, along with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, support for HDR10+, a peak brightness of 1120 nits, and up to 1.07 billion colors. The display is TÜV Rheinland certification and is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

The smartphone also features an in-display fingerprint scanner. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor — the same chipset that is powering the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones launched earlier this year.

EDITOR’S PICK: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review – 120W Charging, 120X Zoom, & 120Hz Display equals 120% Flagship experience

It packs up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and offers 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It has a quad-camera setup that includes a 48MP primary sensor, 48 MP ultra-telephoto lens, a 12MP telephoto sensor, and a 20MP ultrawide sensor. On the front, there’s a 20MP snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The device is running the company’s own MIUI 12 which is based on Android. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery — which has a combination of two 2250mAh butterfly-designed graphene-based lithium-ion batteries. The phone supports 120W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging.

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At Xiaomi’s 10th Anniversary Special Event in China, the company unveiled a number of star products but the most spectacular one for smartphone enthusiasts is definitely the Mi 10 Ultra which is its most powerful smartphone for 2020. As the name suggests, the phone aims to take on the big flagships in the market like the Huawei P40 Pro Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. The flagship phone did a good job in that regard as it managed to beat the world’s best camera phone according to DxOMark – the Huawei P40 Pro, with a score of 130.

Xiaomi has given an insight into the technology at play on the Mi 10 Ultra’s camera. The camera was the product of several research efforts by engineers in Xiaomi’s numerous R&D centres around the world: in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Tokyo, Santiago, Bangalore, Paris and Tampere.

The main camera has a 48 MP 1/1.32” sensor that can do on-chip single-frame HDR processing. Basically, pixels are grouped into three categories: short, medium and long exposure. Then those are merged into an HDR signal as the sensor reads out the image line by line.

The Mi 10 Ultra is Xiaomi’s first phone that can record HDR10 video, thanks to this on-sensor processing. It also has a rare 8P lens design – a lens with eight elements, which reduces aberrations as much as possible. Each element added to the lens makes it exponentially trickier (and more expensive) to produce.

Making the telephoto camera a perfect fit was yet another challenge. The phone packs a 48MP SonyIMX586 sensor with a large 1/2.32” aperture. The size of the sensor would have made the module too thick to fit into the frame of the phone. In this regard, Xiaomi had to use a D-cut lens to slim it down. D-cut lenses make optical image stabilization more difficult but after several attempts, the engineers got it just right.

Furthermore, the Mi 10 Ultra’s ultrawide-angle lens has a 128° field of view. It uses a 7P lens again to minimize distortion, especially around the edges of the image. This helps improve the resolution so that there wasn’t any need to correct the distortion in software.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra beats Huawei P40 Pro in Camera Performance with a DxOMark score of 130

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Xiaomi recently launched the Mi 10 Ultra smartphone along with the Redmi K30 Ultra, marking the company’s 10th anniversary. However, the company revealed that the phones are limited to the Chinese markets only and there’s no plan for a global launch.

This apparently didn’t sit well with the company’s fans. They are now pushing the company to launch the Mi 10 Ultra smartphone globally. Someone has started a Change.org petition for this and it is now getting traction.

A couple of weeks ago, Daniel D, Senior Product Marketing Manager and Global Spokesperson for Xiaomi, had confirmed that there are no plans for a global release of Mi 10 Ultra, Redmi K30 Ultra, Mi TV Lux Transparent Edition, and the Ninebot GoKart Pro Lamborghini Edition.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra comes with a 6.67-inch Full HD+ display that offers 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, along with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, support for HDR10+, a peak brightness of 1120 nits, and up to 1.07 billion colors. The display is TÜV Rheinland certification and is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

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It also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor — the same chipset that is powering the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones launched earlier this year.

The device packs up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and offers 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It has a quad-camera setup that includes a 48MP primary sensor, 48 MP ultra-telephoto lens, a 12MP telephoto sensor, and a 20MP ultrawide sensor. On the front, there’s a 20MP snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The smartphone is running the company’s own MIUI 12 which is based on Android. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery — which has a combination of two 2250mAh butterfly-designed graphene-based lithium-ion batteries. The phone supports 120W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging.

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Last week, Xiaomi founder and CEO, Lei Jun gave a long speech to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand. Apart from reviewing its journey over the past 10 years, Xiaomi also released a bunch of products to celebrate its anniversary – Mi 10 Ultra, Redmi K30 Ultra, and Mi TV LUX Transparent TV. Today we’ve got the Mi 10 Ultra in for review. It’s the most powerful Xiaomi handset in the market right now and let’s see if it lives up to its ‘Ultra’ reputation. 

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: Design

The Mi 10 Ultra we’ve got is the transparent version, which is one of the most special designs among all Mi-phones. From the transparent cover, we can see the 50W wireless charging sensor and an NFC sensor. Apart from these two main components, the internal structure is still covered by a layer of protection. You can also see the 10th-anniversary edition sticker on the back. 

As compared to Mi 10 Pro, the Ultra makes up for almost all of its drawbacks. Not happy with the Mi 10 Pro’s display? Now you can have a 120Hz AMOLED display with better colors on the Ultra. The 50W charging speed not fast enough for you? Now you can have the up to 120W fast charging to give your Ultra a full charge in just 23 mins. Were you satisfied with the Pro’s camera performance? Now the Ultra’s new camera setup is even better than the Pro!

Apart from these improvements, all the good features from the Pro have been retained on the Ultra, such as the excellent dual-stereo speakers and the great performance. 

However, we also found a new drawback of the Ultra. The hands-on feeling is not as comfortable as we had on the Mi 10 and Pro. The weight of 223g and the thickness of 9.5mm has made it one of those bulky flagships. Otherwise, the experience with the Mi 10 Ultra has been pretty great so far.  

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: Display

Let’s take a closer look at its improved display. Although the Ultra’s display panel is no longer from the famous supplier, Samsung, it still got improved with 10bits color output and 120Hz refresh rate based on the same level of color accuracy.

As we observed, the new display applied the same delta arrangement as the Mi 10’s display, which is recognized as one of the best pixel arrangements for a smartphone display. You also get a high 120Hz refresh rate. This higher refresh rate not only offers system fluency and smoother gaming experience but also better viewing experience when watching 120Hz professional videos without frame loss.

For low-framerate video playback, unfortunately, we did not find any frame interpolation solution as the MEMC solution on the Ultra similar to what we saw on the OnePlus 8 Pro.

As for gaming, the boost in performance is obvious given the higher refresh rate and a higher sampling rate of the display, eventually leveraging the CPU’s surplus performance and making the most of the Snapdragon 865.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: 120W Charging & Battery Life

Now let’s check out the super-charging tech on the phone before we move on to the other areas. The included charger is the first one that can achieve over 100W charging efficiency. As we connected the charging cable, the charging animation showed a visible charging speed that we’ve not seen before. It’s pretty insane that it only took around 9 mins to get a 50% on its 4500mAh battery; and the full-charge test was finished in 24mins. 

In 120Hz display mode, we watched videos for 2 hours and then spent another hour on social media apps for the battery life test. The Ultra eventually had 77% of the power left. And then 2-more-hour gaming in PUBG Mobile consumed another 35% of the power. The overall battery life is pretty decent and it should be good enough for an entire day’s usage. 

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: Gaming & Performance

As for its performance, according to the benchmark apps, it’s not much different from what we got on the Mi 10 and Pro.

So let’s move on to the gaming test. In PUBG Mobile, although we unlocked the 120fps framerate, the Ultra ran the game at 120fps for a while and then automatically shifted down to 60fps framerate. It’s probably because the phone detected a heating problem and attempted to readjust the frame rate to a more stable state. The average framerate for PUBG eventually remained at 76.9fps, which is not an excellent result for a phone running snapdragon 865. But it should not be a problem for the Ultra to run PUBG at a stable 60fps.

And then we decided to run Nimian Legends as a stress test. Unfortunately, due to the framerate locking issue, the average framerate on the Ultra is only around 57.4fps. So, it seems that the Ultra couldn’t unleash the full potential of both, the 865 chipset and the 120Hz display, in some games.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra’s dual stereo speakers also perform really well. You can watch the video review above to see the speakers in action. 

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: Cameras

The biggest highlight of the Ultra is the new camera setup with 120x digital zooming capacity. The top camera sensor is the telephoto camera featuring a 5x optical zoom and up to 120 times digital zooming with OIS assistance. The second one is a portrait camera supporting a 2x optical zoom. The third sensor is the main camera. And the last one is a 128-degree super-wide-angle camera, which probably is the widest angle lens that we’ve seen on a smartphone camera.

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Let’s check out their samples. The main camera is one of the best cameras we’ve experienced, especially because it’s really good at reserving rich detail from bright to dark areas with super high dynamic range and correct exposure. As compared to Mi10’s 108MP sensor, the Ultra’s new 48MP sensor also presented good sharpness and excellent texture. Meanwhile, the color is also impressive as we turn on the HDR.

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The Portrait camera also brings visible improvement. The bokeh effect is very smooth and natural. And the edge detection of the subject is pretty accurate when handling relatively simple background and edges. Even so, when we took photos under complicated light conditions, you might find a bit of unnatural blurring. But it’s not a serious problem.

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The 128-degree wide-angle camera’s samples have excellent colors with a good dynamic range. Unlike most Android phones, the Ultra’s wide-angle camera is much more practical as it also achieved great sharpness and clarity. A small problem of the wide-angle samples is the lens distortion. We were not surprised that the edge distortion may occur to the samples as they have quite a wide angle-of-view. But I have to say that under most conditions, the wide-angle samples and main camera samples would have a similar white balance. And thanks to the f/2.2 big aperture, the wide-angle camera still performed well under low light conditions. 

A minor issue with the main camera sensor is focus detection. In rare cases, the camera was not able to quickly auto-focus close subjects or sometimes it went out of focus.

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Both primary and ultra-wide-angle sensors do really well at night, especially with the night mode. It not only has a brighter and clearer image than the normal mode but manages the exposure really well. The night mode reserved rich detail for both sensors to achieve a wider dynamic range. Meanwhile, the noise control is just perfect and I can easily say that the Mi 10 Ultra’s night camera performance is among the best in the market. 

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As for its telephoto camera, although we have to admire Xiaomi’s innovation, 120x zoom is not really that useful. At least for now, it’s just like a promotional stunt for the 10th-anniversary edition and doesn’t add much value. But regular 5x and 10x samples look as good as its predecessors. 

You can check out the full resolution camera samples from the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra here. 

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Review: Verdict

So that’s it, there’s no doubt the Mi 10 Ultra is the best Xiaomi smartphone product of 2020. With Ultra’s release, Xiaomi is trying to deliver a message that the 10-year-old brand is capable of developing a extremely premium and advanced smartphone in this competitive market. Indeed, it feels as if the Mi 10 Ultra marks the start of a new chapter for Xiaomi (it’s also worth mentioning the Mi 10 Ultra is the top-rated camera phone on DxOMark right now!). 

The Mi series is no longer about basic cost-effective flagships. And the Mi 10 Ultra is a prime example of how Xiaomi can make ultra-premium phones for the ultra-premium segment. You are really getting 120% value for your money here. 

Unfortunately, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is not slated to land in the international markets anytime soon. However, you can get it from retailers like Giztop for around $800-$900. 

UP NEXT: Xiaomi’s official Mi 10 Ultra teardown video shows off the internals

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To mark its 10th anniversary, Xiaomi unveiled a slew of products last week. At the top of the pack is the Mi 10 Ultra. The flagship device arrives with several standout features including 120W wired fast-charging support, a periscope lens and more.

Xiaomi has now released a teardown with of the Mi 10 Ultra giving us our first glimpse of the internals. As revealed, the Mi 10 Ultra won’t be released outside China meaning it may not be possible to find a teardown video of the device on YouTube.

The video clip isn’t a long one, having a duration of two minutes but enough to showcase all the details there is to see. The first component that is visible when the back panel is yanked off is the NFC chip and the coil for the 50W wireless charging.

The video contains a reminder of the blazing speed at which the device can charge when the charger that ships with it is used. The phone can go from 0 to 100% in 40 minutes. The charging speed is even faster with a wired charger which tops the 4500mAh battery in 23 minutes.

The rear camera setup is also unveiled in the video including the periscope cam which bends light through a prism that goes into the main sensor. The main cam is a 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor.

Further, we get to see three cooling solutions which Xiaomi implemented on the Mi 10 Ultra. This includes a graphene-copper sandwich for the chipset, RAM, storage, and modem; additional graphene sheet, combined with a copper cooling chamber with vapor underneath the front panel; and an additional highly-conductive film, sitting right between the optical fingerprint scanner and the OLED, helping to dissolve the heat across the 110 sq.cm display.

The phone is also shown to feature an X-axis vibration motor sitting right below the battery and to pack a dual stereo speaker system.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra beats Huawei P40 Pro in Camera Performance with a DxOMark score of 130

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The newly-announced iQOO 5 Pro is one of the most original and powerful smartphones out there. A lot of people did not expect such a phone from a so young brand, but it came and it has all the potentialities to compete with the most advanced devices released from the best brands. The handset debuted in the Chinese market and we think there is no better way to understand its potentialities than comparing it with other Chinese-exclusive devices. iQOO is a brand launched by Vivo and the iQOO 5 Pro has a few important things in common with the Vivo X50 Pro+: that is why we decided to include it in this comparison. We also included the latest top-tier flagship by Xiaomi: the Mi 10 Ultra. Let’s discover who is better.

Vivo iQOO 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Vivo X50 Pro+

Design

The iQOO 5 Pro and the Vivo X50 Pro+ offer a premium and unique design. The former debuted in a BMW Edition with two color variants: a carbon black version and a leather variant. The latter comes with a leather back as well, but it is not customized by a car manufacturer. On the other hand, it has a very elegant curved display. The most attractive devices are definitely iQOO 5 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is still a premium device when it comes to the design, but it is a classic glass sandwich with an aluminum frame just like most of the flagships out there.

Display

In each case, you get amazing displays. All of these handsets feature an OLED panel with a Full HD+ resolution, a high 120 Hz refresh rate, the HDR10+ certification, and very high brightness. There is nothing negative to say about the displays. They are not the most advanced displays in the market, but they are great high-end panels. Given that there are only marginal differences between the displays of these phones, we recommend focusing on the other specifications instead of looking for the device with the best display. Note that Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra comes with stereo speakers, so it should provide better audio quality.

Hardware/Software

If we talk about hardware, we can tell you almost the same concept we told you in the previous paragraph of this comparison. iQOO 5 Pro, Vivo X50 Pro+, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra all feature a Snapdragon 865 chipset, as well as LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 native storage. In its most expensive configuration, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra wins the hardware comparison because it offers more RAM (up to 16 GB) and more internal storage (up to 512 GB). All of these devices get Android 10 out of the box, but with different customized UIs.

Camera

Besides coming with flagship-class hardware, these three phones are also amazing camera phones. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and the Vivo X50 Pro+ are actually superior to the iQOO 5 Pro, at least on the paper. They both look awesome with their incredible optical zoom capabilities, flagship-class sensors, and more. According to DxOMark, at this moment, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the best camera phone in the market. But DxOMark never reviewed a Vivo phone and we believe the X50 Pro+ with its gimbal camera will be a valid opponent.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a bigger battery and, given that it features similar components to its two rivals, it should last more on a single charge. Further, it has the fastest charging technology alongside the iQOO 5 Pro, with a 120W power. However, the iQOO 5 Pro will charge faster due to its smaller battery capacity. With the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, you also get the fastest wireless charging technology with a 50W power.

Price

The starting price of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is $999/€841, Vivo X50 Pro+ begins at $790/€665, and iQOO 5 Pro starts from €610/$724. It costs more, but Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra looks like the most complete device of the trio. The iQOO 5 Pro wins the value for money award.

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the first device to support Qualcomm Adreno GPU Control Panel

Vivo iQOO 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Vivo X50 Pro+: PRO and CONS

Vivo iQOO 5 Pro

PROS

• Very fast charging
• Reverse charging
• Original design
• Gimbal camera

CONS

• Smaller battery

Vivo X50 Pro+

PROS

• Gimbal camera
• Original design
• Great selfie camera

CONS

• Slower charging

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PROS

• Bigger battery
• Very fast charging
• Higher-end memory configuration
• Stereo speakers
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• Price

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A lot of people would not expect it from Xiaomi, but the Chinese giant just launched the best camera phone on the paper. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra offers a fantastic camera department and it is also the best Xiaomi phone to date. Unfortunately, it will not hit the global market and it will probably remain a China-exclusive. But should Chinese customers look for a top-tier flagship chose the Mi 10 Ultra or there are better choices in the market? In order to establish this, we compared it with the other best camera phones on the paper: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro+. Let’s see who’s better.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro+

Design

Xiaomi just does not want to release a waterproof phone. All the smartphones released by the company are not waterproof, including the Mi 10 Ultra, despite it is its most powerful flagship. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Huawei P40 Pro+, you get the IP68 certification. Further, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra offers a stainless frame and the new Gorilla Glass Victus protection for the front and rear glass. It is definitely the best device in terms of build quality, and it even comes with a more beautiful design, at least according to my tastes. But the Huawei P40 Pro+ is still very nice with its ceramic body, and it is even the most compact phone of the trio.

Display

Huawei P40 Pro+ has the most disappointing display. In a world in which the most expensive flagships offer a 120 Hz refresh rate, Huawei P40 Pro+ is still 90 Hz. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has one of the most stunning displays out there, with a Quad HD+ resolution, a high brightness, outstanding colors, and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra still comes with a great panel including a 120 Hz refresh rate and HDR10+, but it can not compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in any way. Last but not least, note that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra supports the S Pen with a 9 ms response time.

Hardware/Software

The U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has the most advanced hardware department because it is fueled by the new Snapdragon 865+ mobile platform. But if we consider the EU version, with its Exynos 990 it falls behind the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, powered by the Snapdragon 865 paired with up to 16 GB of RAM and UFS 3.1 internal storage. All the phones run Android 10 out of the box, but the Huawei P40 Pro+ does not have Google services out of the box.

Camera

It will be a tough fight between Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. But on the paper, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra looks more impressive. It has two 48 MP sensors including a periscope one with 120x zoom, dual OIS, a 12 MP telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom, and a 20 MP ultrawide sensor. The most amazing camera setup ever. But Huawei P40 Pro+ is still one of the best camera phones out there and it may outperform its rivals in some scenarios. In each case, you get an amazing camera phone, so you should not worry so much.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a 4500 mAh battery just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, but it has to manage a smaller display with a lower resolution. That is why we believe it will last more on a single charge. Further, it has the fastest charging technology ever seen on a phone (up to 120W) as well as the fastest wireless charging technology (up to 50W). With the Huawei P40 Pro+, you get a smaller battery but also the fastest reverse wireless charging technology (27W).

Price

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra carries a starting price of just €650/$766 in China, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro+ start from more than €1300 globally and about €1000 and €1175 in China, respectively. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a more complete device due to the S Pen support, waterproof design, amazing build quality, better display. But it lacks very fast charging speeds. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is an amazing camera phone and it has the highest value for money, while Huawei P40 Pro+ sits in the middle

• Read More: Pre-order Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra from Giztop

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro+: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

PROS

• S Pen
• Biggest battery
• Widest display
• Micro SD slot
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
• Best build quality
• Amazing hardware (U.S. version)

CONS

• Dimensions

Huawei P40 Pro+

PROS

• More compact
• Fastest reverse wireless charging
• Impressive cameras
• 3D facial recognition

CONS

• Inferior display

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

PROS

• Fastest charging
• Fastest wireless charging
• Awesome cameras
• Infrared port

CONS

• No water resistance

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At Xiaomi’s 10th Anniversary Special Event in China, the company unveiled its most powerful smartphone for 2020, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. As the name suggests, the phone aims to take on the big flagships in the market like the Huawei P40 Pro Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. And the company’s new Mi 10 Ultra has managed to beat the world’s best camera phone according to DxOMark – the Huawei P40 Pro, with a score of 130.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Camera Specs

• 48 1/1.32-inch Quad Bayer sensor, f/1.85, PDAF, OIS
• 12MP 1/2.56-inch Telephoto sensor, f/2.0, dual-pixel AF (2x optical)
• 48MP 1/2-inch Quad Bayer Telephoto sensor, f/4.1, PDAF, OIS (5x optical)
• 20MP 1/2.8-inch Ultra Wide sensor, f/2.2, PDAF
• Dual-LED flash

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra gets the Best Score in Photography: 142

DxOMark test reveals that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra does exceptionally well in reproducing natural, lifelike colors, with excellent target exposure and sharp zoomed-in images with lots of detail. In fact, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra rakes in the highest scores in a number of categories, beating the past leader, Huawei P40 Pro. The phone got the best score in bokeh performance too, with excellent subject isolation. The phone was smart enough to recognize and avoid blurring strands of hair too, performing even better than P40 Pro. DxOMark adds that the Mi 10 Ultra had a very strong background blur too, enabling the subject in focus to pop out in the image.

The ultra wide-angle camera is also one of the highlights of the Mi 10 Ultra. DxOMark notes that the phone has the widest field-of-view of all smartphones launched to date. The field of view is significantly wider than the P40 Pro and it does well in controlling distortion and noise. It does exceptionally well in night time photography too, retaining better details of the subject with low noise.

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Mi 10 Ultra does exceptionally well in Video too: 106

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra can capture 4K 60 fps videos but you can really test its limits with 8K 4320p 30fps video recording. And according to DxOMark, the phone manages to record high-quality videos with good dynamic range, excellent colors, quick autofocus, and effective stabilization.

While DxOMark isn’t perfect, the standardized tests give you a fair idea of how the Mi 10 Ultra fares as compared to its competitors. And with such high scores, we can expect excellent camera performance in real life from the new flagship.

From a smartphone maker who struggled to perfect its camera, Xiaomi has slowly climbed up to the top of DxOMark, in just a few years. The Mi 10 Ultra is a prime example of how the company’s efforts in the camera department over the years has finally paid off.

Note that the Huawei P40 Pro Plus model hasn’t been tested by DxOMark yet but I have a feeling Huawei might send it in soon for review.

Xiaomi announced a bunch of new products at the event today. Check them out below.

• Xiaomi Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is the cheapest transparent TV at 49,999 yuan ($7,195)
• Mi 10 Ultra arrives with a stand-out design, 120W fast charging, and 120x zoom
• Redmi K30 Ultra with 6.67″ AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, Dimensity 1000+ SoC Official!

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Xiaomi‘s 10th-anniversary ceremony is about to kick off with the Mi 10 Ultra expected to be the star of the night. Just ahead of the event, the mi q10 Ultra has been listed on the website of China’s telecoms regulatory agency TENAA.

The TENAA listing shows the images of the device and some of the key specs. The TENAA images are those of the version with a transparent glass back. The model comes with the model number M2007J1SC and will sport a 6.67-inch curved display similar to that of the Mi 10 Pro. The phone is listed to have a dimension of 162.38 x 75.04 x 9.45mm.

The listing also confirms the presence of 5G connectivity onboard the model. However, it is listed to have a 2,180mAh battery which is incorrect. The Mi 10 Ultra is executed to pack a 4300mAh battery.

The unboxing video of the Mi 10 Ultra had recently leaked online and with the launch just hours away, we won’t have to wait too long to find out other details such as pricing and availability.

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Xiaomi will be launching the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra today to celebrate its 10^th anniversary. The virtual launch event will start at 7:30 PM (local time) in China. Recent reports have revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has an M2007J1SC model number. Ahead of the launch, the handset has appeared on TENAA with minimum details. At the same time, an unboxing video of the phone has appeared to reveal its design.

The M200J1SC listing at TENAA has revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra supports 5G and it measures 162.38 x 75.04 x 9.45mm. The phone houses a 6.67-inch display and it has a dual-cell battery. The rated value of one of the batteries is 2,180mAh.

Shown here are the live images of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra as the original unboxing video in Chinese could not be found. The video reveals that the minimalist retail package of the Mi 10 Ultra has a 120W charger, a USB-C cable, a USB-C to 3.5mm jack, a transparent case, and some papers.

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The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with punch-hole design and curved edges. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate and is integrated with a new generation in-display fingerprint reader.

The phone runs on MIUI 12 based Android 10 OS. The black-colored variant has a glossy appeal on its back. Hence, it appears that it could be featuring a ceramic rear. The variant that can be seen in the unboxing images has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 865 mobile platform that clocks at 2.84GHz.

The camera setup of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has four cameras that support 12mm to 120mm focal length. The phone supports up to 120x zoom and it has a periscope lens at the top. The exact configurations of the rear cameras are not known yet. The phone is expected to house a 4,500mAh combined capacity battery that will not only support 120W fast charging, but also 55W rapid charging.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the name of the international variant of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition debuting on Aug. 11. The rumor mill has started spilling information on the specs of the Mi 10 Ultra phone. Leaked banners and an image of the Mi 10 Ultra’s box package have once again revealed its design.

As can be seen, the images show that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a ceramic variant and a transparent edition. It is unclear whether the latter is truly transparent or if it is a sticker placed under the glass.

The images show that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a quad-camera setup with a periscope telephoto lens at the top. The handset will arrive with support for a remarkable 120x zoom. Samsung had offered a 100x Space Zoom feature with the Galaxy S20 Ultra. However, since users found it to be gimmicky, Samsung downgraded from 100x to 50x Space Zoom on the recently unveiled Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

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The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is capable of capturing shots between 12mm to 120mm focal lengths. The megapixel count of the each of the four lenses is not mentioned in the leak. Previous reports have claimed that the Mi 10 Ultra could be sporting a 48-megapixel main shooter. Its ultrawide lens could be capable of capturing macro shots. It is also expected to support 8K video recording.

Recent reports have revealed that the Mi 10 Ultra will be available in variants such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage, and 16 GB RAM + 512 GB storage. Apart from Transparent Edition and Ceramic Black, it is also expected to arrive in Bright Silver color.

It is speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865 SoC, UFS 3.1 storage, LPDDR5 RAM, 4,500mAh battery, next-generation in-display fingerprint reader, advanced heat dissipation system, and Hi-Res Audio with a custom algorithm. The MI 10 Ultra is also expected to support 100W or 120W fast charging and 55W wireless charging. The above image gives a look at the wireless charger for Mi 10 Ultra.

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Xiaomi is expected to roll out the drums on August 11 in China to launch a number of products as part o activities to mark its 10th anniversary. One of the products, as confirmed by CEO Lei Jun, is the Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition which will bear the moniker Mi 10 Ultra on the global turf.

Ahead of the launch, several details have emerged in quick succession regarding the features the special edition model will pack. Perhaps, the most interesting of all the details we came across the one by tipster Ice Universe that the Mi 10 Ultra will shock the world, without specifying why. A second leakster ross Young then added under the same tweet that the device will come with an under-display camera.

However, don’t go rejoicing Mi fans that you’ll soon lay your hands on an under-screen camera-packing Mi phone as the source also added that the production volume for the model will be very small. That is attributed to the phone being more of a demo product than one intended to be commercialized. Anyway, this contradicts Lei Jun’s promise of making plenty of units available.

It will likely be the first phone with an under panel camera. But volume will be (shockingly) small…:) Mostly a demo product from what I hear.

— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) August 7, 2020

A separate leak also suggests that Xiaomi will release two versions of the Mi 10 Ultra. One will come with a ceramic panel while a second variant will have a transparent back panel. The leak also shows that the version with a ceramic back panel which should be the base variant will come in 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256 GB configurations. On the other hand, the model with a transparent back panel will be available in 12GB+256 GB and 16GB+512GB options.

Other topnotch features the epoch marking flagship is expected to bring with it includes an improved vapor chamber cooling, HiRes audio with a custom algorithm, next-gen FP reader and a periscope lens.

The Mi 10 Ultra is expected to feature an AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 865+ chipset with a customizable GPU. It is also expected to pack a 4,500 mAh battery with 100 or 120 W fast wired charging and 55 W wireless charging.

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Xiaomi has scheduled an event for August 11 in China to launch a number of products celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company. The star of the show will be Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition aka Mi 10 Ultra. Last night, Lei Jun, the CEO and co-founder of the firm revealed the motive behind this unique branding.

The upcoming Mi 10 Ultra is expected to be the fastest charging smartphone of 2020. Also, it is said to offer granular control over GPU in partnership with Qualcomm. Even the company is teasing it to be its most powerful smartphone yet.

But there is a commotion among netizens regarding why the device is not called Mi 10 Pro Plus like P40 Pro Plus, which is Huawei’s ultimate flagship smartphone of H1 2020. To clear everyone’s doubts, the CEO of Xiaomi posted an FAQ on Weibo explaining the branding, availability, and price.

Why Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition (Mi 10 Ultra)?

Lei Jun has been describing the forthcoming Mi 10 series phone as a “超大杯” (super big cup/oversized cup). In China, this term is used for premium flagship smartphones. Secondly, the company is launching it to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. Also, they wanted to give it a Chinese name.

Hence, he chose two names for the device and combined them. The first part of the branding says “至尊” (Extreme/Supreme) as it will be a powerful smartphone (super big cup). Whereas, the second-word “纪念” (commemorate/celebrate) is being used to describe it as the product for the 10th year anniversary.

Further, he revealed that they will be simply calling it “Mi 10 Ultra” for global markets. Probably because the original branding it too long and confusing for international customers.

Talking about availability, he said that they have enough stock to fulfil the demand but still asks fans to pre-order just in case to get first dibs on it. Lastly, he hinted the pricing to be premium.

So don’t expect Xiaomi’s powerful smartphone to be cheaper compared to premium handsets from its competitors as well as its own lineup.

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