Xiaomi Mi 10 5G

Xiaomi has dabbled in the sub ₹25,000 segment from a long time and with the release of OnePlus Nord, the competition is really started to heat up. The latest to join Xiaomi’s ranks in this battle is the Mi 10i. It is a great smartphone for those who want something premium without breaking the bank. Xiaomi Mi 10i boasts a quad-camera setup, a high refresh rate display, fast octa-core processor, and a big battery to power it all.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G Price in India

The Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G is launched at a starting price of ₹20,999 in India for the base variant of 6GB+64GB config and going up till ₹23,999 for the high-end variant of 8GB+128GB configuration. The smartphone will be available to buy from Mi.com and other major online and offline retail channels.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G sports a glass back which gives off a nice and shiny look which make this premium to look at. On the back, we have a quad-camera set up in a circular fashion, the LED flash with MI branding on the bottom left while on the front we have a glass-based screen with a hole-punch cutout for the front camera. The volume buttons and the power button which also functions as the fingerprint scanner, are placed on the right side of the device. On the bottom of the device, we have the USB Type-C port, the microphone, headphone jack and the loudspeaker while we have the IR blaster on the top of the device.

Xiaomi Mi 10i is available in Atlantic Blue, Midnight Black, and Pacific Sunrise colours and the device is 9mm thick and weighs in at about 214.5g which makes this device a lot thicker and bulkier than usual.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G sports a 6.67-inch IPS LCS display with a resolution of 2400 by 1080 pixels. The aspect ratio of this display is at 20:9 and the screen to body ratio is at 84.6% with a pixel density of 395PPI. The display supports HDR10+ which makes the Mi 10i perfect for uses like content consumption. There is a hole-punch cutout to house the front camera within the screen. The screen is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and offers a 120Hz of high refresh rate which makes it all an ultra-smooth.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G boasts a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G octa-core processor. With a Kyro 570 structure and built on the 8nm process, the Snapdragon 750G clocks up to 2.2GHz max speed. The storage options include 64GB or 128GB of storage which may be paired up with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM. On the upside, the storage is expandable via the hybrid microSD card slot provided.

Xiaomi Mi 10i runs on Android 10 with Xiaomi’s MIUI 12 skin on top of it, which is not as clean and user-friendly as it must be by now, but still, there is a lot of improvement on the bloatware.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G has a quad-camera setup on the back and a single camera at front of the device. The quad-camera setup includes a 108MP main wide sensor with PDAF, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP sensor for macro effect, and a 2MP sensor for depth effect. The camera has HDR enabled and uses an LED flash for lighting up the shots. The video output via the rear camera is rated at 4k at 30fps or 720p at 960 fps for slow-motion videos with gyro-EIS. The front camera, on the other hand, includes a single 16MP wide sensor with video output rated at 1080p at 30fps.

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G runs on a two Li-Po battery with a total capacity of 4820mAh with the capability of fast charging up to 33W with the power brick provided in the box. The battery is capable enough to last a day on a full charge and still have some juice left in it. The fast charging will be fast enough considering the capacity of the battery.

Xiaomi Mi 10i is the smartphone which is going to galvanize the mid-range segment of 5G capable smartphones. The Mi 10i is a very affordable device which cuts no corners on the specifications of the actual handset. The processor is recently released and has a lot of improvements over the 1^st generation of the 700-series of 5G capable processors. To top it up, the 120Hz refresh rate enhances the overall user experience. In conclusion, Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G is a great device which is both affordable and premium at the same time.