Xiaomi Mi 10 review: is it worth buying in 2022? Real review

Xiaomi introduced the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro back in February, when the MWC conference, which was canceled at the last minute, was supposed to take place. What happened next, you know very well - due to the pandemic, the release of smartphones outside the Chinese market was greatly delayed. They are only reaching Russian retail now, three months later. But the chances of success are still high - there may be less money in the world, but competition has also decreased: the war between the USA and Huawei has a positive impact on the prospects of everyone who has been at least slightly overshadowed by the Chinese giant in recent years.

Xiaomi Mi 10 is the first to hit the market, Mi 10 Pro a little behind it. These smartphones have identical design and hardware (with the exception of memory - the Pro version has a 12/512 GB option, but the regular version does not), but they differ in their rear cameras: while the Mi 10 received a module with a wide-angle camera that is quite ordinary by today's standards , but without a specialized zoom camera, the Mi 10 Pro has a wide angle, 2x optical zoom, and even a periscope module with 5x optical zoom. For the test we got a simpler, but also more “folk” Mi 10.

⇡#Technical characteristics

Competitors

Xiaomi has entered into territory with the Mi 10 where there aren't many players, but most of them are damn strong. For example, with Samsung you can find several options at once.

Samsung Galaxy S20

For 69,990 rubles you will receive a smartphone in the 8/128 GB version. But there is a slot for microSD, the volume of which can reach 1 TB.

Samsung Galaxy S20 review

Alexander Pobyvanets

30 March 2020

But this is Exynos, not Snapdragon, and the S20 also has a smaller battery and smaller screen. But the last fact may be a plus for some. The smartphone also works very selectively at 90 Hz, disabling this refresh rate in many scenarios, including games.

Samsung Galaxy S10+

Do you want a bigger smartphone? Samsung has one too.

This model is almost a year and a half old, and its service life will end in early 2022. At least this can be assumed based on Samsung's promise to update its smartphones within three years. The S10+ also has a smaller screen (6.4 inches), no 90 Hz, and a smaller battery capacity. But the S10+ has a 2x optical zoom, as well as two front cameras.

Huawei P40 Pro

Yes, a smartphone without Google services is also included in this list. At the time of writing this text, many official stores suddenly began to promote it with the help of various promotions: somewhere you need to apply a promotional code, somewhere - a loyalty card. So at the moment, for 59,990 rubles you can buy this smartphone in the 8/256 GB version.

First look at one of the main photographic flagships Huawei P40 Pro

Ilya Kichaev

March 27, 2020

There is a larger selection of camera modules, with which the P40 Pro takes excellent pictures, but it’s better to record video without sound - it turns out very poorly. And, of course, there are no Google services, which scares off many customers.

OPPO Find X2

Not the most obvious option, especially since they are asking 72,990 rubles for it. But this is in the 12/256 GB version. Twelve! True, not LPDDR5.

The top-end OPPO Find X2 appeared in Russia

Alexander Pobyvanets

March 19, 2020

It has a display diagonal similar to Mi 10 with support for 120 Hz, but has a smaller battery capacity. However, a 65 W power supply comes out of the box. And it doesn't have cool MIUI.

iPhone 11

For 65 thousand rubles you can buy a 128 GB version from the officials, and for 74 thousand - a 256 GB version.

Comparison of iPhone 11 and iPhone XR

Alexander Pobyvanets

September 23, 2019

Haters here will immediately remember that it has a low screen resolution, huge frames, and a “unibrow.” But somehow it also became the most popular smartphone in the world.

⇡#Design, ergonomics and software

Xiaomi has not betrayed itself and has once again made its flagship extremely relevant in design, but at the same time it does not stand out at all from the general background. Mi 10 looks exactly as you would expect from a fairly expensive Android smartphone in 2022: a curved screen with a front camera hole in the corner (in this case, a single hole) and a glass back with a hefty multi-camera unit. But at least the cameras are not assembled into a square in the manner of Apple (this fashion, naturally, was immediately picked up by many).

However, there is still no need to talk about individuality in relation to the Mi 10 - it is a neat, stylish smartphone “without a face.” Even the budget Redmi Note 9S (9 Pro) received a more recognizable image. What is the reason for such a consistent refusal of any risk with the choice of the most proven and boring design solutions is unclear.

Xiaomi Mi 10, front panel: in the upper left corner - front camera, under the top edge - earpiece

Ergonomically, the Xiaomi Mi 10 is also quite typical - the curved front panel helps to hold a huge smartphone (with a 6.67-inch display diagonal) in your hand relatively comfortably, as far as one can talk about comfort in relation to gadgets of this size. The back panel is also curved. But all this also leads to an additional risk of breaking a slippery and at the same time fragile device (there is Gorilla Glass 5 on both sides, but this is not one hundred percent protection in case of a fall, of course), simply by placing it unsuccessfully on an insufficiently flat surface - either with the face or the back . However, this problem affects almost all current smartphones. She’s hesitant to decide, but you can reduce the risk by putting the gadget in a case that will make it even larger and hide the nice glass of the back panel. As usual, it is included in the kit.

Xiaomi Mi 10, rear panel: a block of four cameras and dual LED flash

There are practically no frames around the elongated screen - it occupies 89.8% of the front surface area. Xiaomi Mi 10 weighs a very impressive 208 grams, but this is no longer surprising - compared to Mi 9, it is, of course, a giant, but competitors are moving in the same direction. Smartphones lighter than 200 grams with flagship status are rare.

Xiaomi Mi 10, the left side is devoid of functional elements

Xiaomi Mi 10, right side: power/lock and volume/camera shutter keys

There are three color variations of Xiaomi Mi 10: green, gold and gray, as in our case.

Xiaomi Mi 10, top edge: speaker and two microphones

Xiaomi Mi 10, bottom edge: speaker, microphone, USB Type-C port, SIM card slot

The functional elements are quite familiar: the smartphone is edged with metal, so plastic inserts around the perimeter should not be surprising; both physical keys are located on the right edge, and the tray for the SIM card (in our case, the only one) is on the bottom edge. On the top, two microphones attract attention at once. There is no declared moisture protection, and there is no mini-jack either. Nothing unusual.

User identification is carried out either using classic methods (PIN code, password, pattern), or by facial recognition thanks to a single front camera, or, of course, by scanning a fingerprint - the sensor is built into the screen sandwich in this case. An optical sensor is used, it does not react to wet fingers, but overall this is one of the best on-screen fingerprint sensors I have seen: it works very quickly and is almost free of defects. Separately, I would like to note the successfully implemented tactile feedback - the touch panel reacts very clearly, you feel the pressure perfectly.

Screenshot gallery

Xiaomi Mi 10 is the third smartphone with MIUI 11 in our test after Xiaomi Mi Note 10 and Redmi Note 9S. Unlike the December Mi Note 10, here the tenth Android is installed right at the start. We have already written quite a lot about this combination - the Mi 10 does not have any specific features that make it stand out from the Mi Note 10. Redmi did not receive advanced photo editing functions in the gallery (up to replacing the sky image) or an interesting add-on for shooting Vlog videos, but it is they are present in the laptop. The general logic and operating principles of the shell are common to all - however, the Mi 10 shell has much less intrusive advertising, which is logical: it is not appropriate for a flagship to abuse intrusive offers built directly into the operating system. They are here, just as there is a stream of annoying notifications from branded applications (from the GetApps app store to the video player), but a little less pronounced. I will repeat what was said recently in the review of Redmi Note 9S - in general, I like the direction in which the MIUI developers are moving, the famous shell is returning to the big game. In the case of the Mi 10, it works quickly, but not without errors: during two-week testing, the camera application once fatally glitched (in this case, without a general reboot) and once the smartphone froze on the lock screen - I had to resort to Hard Reset.

Display without "eyebrow"

The front camera module is located in the center, and unlike many budget smartphones, there is no cutout. Again, a plus to the collection of design qualities. The screen frames are of normal thickness, but there is no point in criticizing the Redmi 10 for them; after all, this is an entry-level model.

Photo: Alexander Pobyvanets / Wylsacom Media

In terms of image quality, I liked the old Redmi 9 better. Its image is a little more contrasty, although it is inferior in terms of brightness. Moreover, nominally Redmi 10 should be noticeably brighter than Redmi 9, but in practice the differences are minor.

In the photo Redmi 10 is on the left, and Redmi 9 is on the right:

There is a factory protective film stuck on the glass - it even has oleophobic properties; you don’t have to remove it if you’re afraid of scratching the screen.

Photo: Alexander Pobyvanets / Wylsacom Media

But the display supports operation at a frequency of 90 Hz, which is a notable feature for an entry-level device. In the menu, you can manually return to the 60 Hz mode to save battery, or if you simply don’t want to use it.

Photo: Alexander Pobyvanets / Wylsacom Media

⇡#Display and sound

Xiaomi Mi 10 has a fashionable curved display with a diagonal of 6.67 inches with a Super AMOLED matrix with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels. Full HD resolution is not very flagship-like, but there is nothing to worry about: the pixel density of 386 ppi is enough for the image to not look crumbly, and there is no pixelation in the fonts.

But the most important feature of a flagship smartphone in 2022 - a screen refresh mode with a frequency of 90 Hz - is here, and implemented in the simplest form. The gadget does not try to decide for itself when to turn on the increased frequency and when not, the 90 Hz mode is simply always on by default, but you can switch to a more battery-friendly update mode with a frequency of 60 Hz at any time. The manufacturer also claims support for the HDR10+ standard, but in this case, with almost complete certainty, we can talk about supporting content for this standard, and not about displaying it in full compliance with the requirements. Although high-quality organic LED screens (and the Xiaomi Mi 10 has just that) are more or less close to this possibility.

The screen is covered with glass with a polarizing layer and a good oleophobic coating - it readily collects fingerprints, but erasing them is no problem.

The screen settings are up to date: you can enable the mode for displaying information on the locked screen (Always-On Dislpay), with a characteristic animation of your choice; There is a special reading mode with a warm screen tone, font adjustments, dark mode, even special parameters for working with VR. The color rendition adjustment system has noticeably changed, becoming much more diverse: there is automatic adjustment depending on lighting, a saturated mode, and a “original color shades” mode (the smartphone tries to adjust the color rendition to the current image as accurately as possible), and advanced settings where you can independently select a color space. I measured the color rendition of the display with the widest possible palette (enhanced mode), with the P3 palette and with the sRGB palette.

The maximum measured brightness of the Xiaomi Mi 10 display was 491 cd/m2. For an OLED display, a very good indicator that corresponds to what is stated in the specification.

Xiaomi Mi 10, gamma in improved mode. Yellow line – Mi 10 performance, dotted line – reference range

Xiaomi Mi 10, color temperature in improved mode. Blue line – Mi 10 indicators, dotted line – reference temperature

Xiaomi Mi 10, color gamut in improved mode. Gray triangle – DCI-P3 coverage, white triangle – Mi 10 coverage

With an improved color palette and expanded gamut, the Xiaomi Mi 10 screen demonstrates behavior that is quite expected for such a setting: gamma is slightly below normal (2.22), color temperature is increased, but not prohibitively (fluctuates around 7,500 K), color gamut is slightly higher DCI-P3, and the average deviation DeltaE on the Color Checker scale, which includes both a wide range of colors and shades of gray, is 4.08 with a norm of 3.00 - there is a deviation, but not too significant. Colors are bright and rich, but not quite accurate when compared to what the DCI-P3 standard specifies (Display P3 is actually the same as DCI-P3, but with a target gamma of 2.2).

Xiaomi Mi 10, gamma in P3 mode. Yellow line – Mi 10 performance, dotted line – reference range

Xiaomi Mi 10, color temperature in P3 mode. Blue line – Mi 10 indicators, dotted line – reference temperature

Xiaomi Mi 10, color gamut in P3 mode. Gray triangle – DCI-P3 coverage, white triangle – Mi 10 coverage

In P3 mode, the Xiaomi Mi 10 screen behaves almost the same as in the “improved” mode, accurate to the color gamut. Here it already perfectly corresponds to the DCI-P3 standard, but the gamma, temperature and average deviation DeltaE on the Color Checker scale are practically the same.

Xiaomi Mi 10, gamma in sRGB mode. Yellow line – Mi 10 performance, dotted line – reference range

Xiaomi Mi 10, color temperature in sRGB mode. Blue line – Mi 10 indicators, dotted line – reference temperature

Xiaomi Mi 10, color gamut in sRGB mode. Gray triangle – sRGB coverage, white triangle – Mi 10 coverage

Alas, the fears caused by the test in the two previous modes were confirmed when the sRGB color space was turned on - when changing the mode, only the color gamut changes, and the general settings remain the same. Gamma drops slightly - to 2.18, but the temperature does not change at all - still the same 7,500 K on average. The average DeltaE deviation on the Color Checker scale relative to the target sRGB space is 3.63 - a little better, but also not within the normal range. The Xiaomi Mi 10 screen is configured well, but not perfectly.

Xiaomi Mi 10 received stereo speakers, and independent ones - conversational speakers are not used to create a stereo scene. A rare and very commendable solution, I don’t even remember where the last time something like this was used - except perhaps in some Sony Xperia of past years. In the end, Mi 10 sounds very good - there is a volume reserve, and even some hints of detail. Youtube videos can be watched without headphones, even with a certain level of comfort. I repeat, there is no mini-jack, but the kit includes an adapter - the channel is still not impressive, and you can’t listen to music on wired headphones and charge your smartphone at the same time, but without wires everything is fine - all the necessary profiles are supported (aptX, aptX HD, LDAC ), there are no problems with sound.

Conclusion

In 2022, we began to live in a new reality. For example, I spent the whole June looking for a bicycle - now I’m afraid to ride the subway, and I don’t like standing in traffic jams in any class of taxi, like an economical “Rio” or some “Maybach” from the Élite class.

When choosing a bicycle, I realized one thing: what cost 23 thousand rubles a couple of years ago can now be bought for at least forty. It will not be consumer goods, but the quality will not improve much. If you want something normal, go to the store with 55 thousand in your hands. But you are unlikely to be able to buy really good things for less than a hundred. To put it mildly, I was stunned by such prices, because I was not ready for this.

But Xiaomi prepared us for an increase in the cost of its own smartphones a year and a half ago:

⇡#Hardware and performance

Xiaomi Mi 10 is the next flagship smartphone with the main platform of 2022, Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. But, by the way, it’s already the end of June, and this “next” one is only the second among those we tested after the OPPO Find X2 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, OnePlus 8/8 Pro has already been released, but the direct competitor of Xiaomi Mi 10 has not yet reached us.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 central processor consists of eight Kryo 585 cores with different designations: one high-end modified Cortex-A77 core with a frequency of 2.84 GHz; three high-performance modified ARM Cortex-A77 cores with a frequency of 2.4 GHz and four energy-efficient modified ARM Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz. The graphics subsystem is Adreno 650. It also uses the new AI engine AI Engine 5, which consists of the new Hexagon Tensor Accelerator and Sensing Hub. Technological process - 7 nm.

The results of synthetic tests speak for themselves: Xiaomi Mi 10 is one of the most powerful smartphones on which you can safely run any modern games. Moreover, this will happen very quickly - the system runs smoothly, applications start working instantly. This is especially impressive, of course, in 90-Hz mode.

But the cooling of the Xiaomi Mi 10 is not great. The problem can be noticed simply tactilely - when performing resource-intensive tasks, the case gets very hot (during video playback, for example, it does not). The CPU Throttling Test benchmark confirms that the processor cannot cope with heating completely - the frequency during a 15-minute session dropped to 75% of the maximum, and this was not a failure at the beginning or middle of the test, but a smooth decrease towards the end; not a controller error, but rather the platform’s reaction to temperature. Average performance was 206 GIPS. We can still talk about a large performance reserve, especially since a special game mode is available, in which all processes interfering with the main application are eliminated, but in long gaming sessions you may encounter a decrease in the frame rate, although not to uncomfortable values.

Xiaomi Mi 10 is equipped with a sufficient amount of RAM – 8 or 12 GB LPDDR5. At first glance, everything is fine with the built-in storage (128 or 256 GB UFS 3.0), but here the situation is more subtle. The fact is that the smartphone can record 8K video - yes, one might say that it doesn’t make much sense, but there is a possibility! A one-minute video “weighs” about a gigabyte, and photos taken in 108 megapixel resolution “weigh” from 12 to 32 MB (by the way, I don’t understand what is causing this difference). The memory in a modern smartphone, especially one filled with such functions, fills up very quickly - besides, the buyer of a flagship device is not used to saving space. And if there should be no problems with the 256 GB version, then questions will arise with the 128 GB version (107 GB available to the user) after some time. But there is no memory expansion slot here - and not even in the single-SIM version, which is officially supplied to Russia. The second part of the tray, which could be used for a microSD card, is occupied by a plastic plug.

New processor with old capabilities

The Mediatek Helio G88 chipset can be called a slightly modified G80, which was found in Redmi 9, but with slightly more powerful graphics: the frequency has increased from 950 MHz to 1 GHz. But in practice there is no difference, so the sensations are exactly the same. For simple games, this stuffing is enough; if you plan to play shooters like PUBG, then your phone will also run them on low settings.

The phone is not slow, I had the basic version with 4/64 GB of memory, there is also a more powerful version: 4/128 or 6/128 GB. It's great that they abandoned 3/32, as was the case last year with Redmi 9.

Moreover, Redmi 10 also has a convenient slot: you can immediately install two SIM cards and a memory card without sacrificing anything. For some reason, such a convenient combination is not found in all phones.

Photo: Alexander Pobyvanets / Wylsacom Media

If possible, it is better to take the one with more RAM, but for basic tasks the initial model is enough. On the current version of the software (MIUI 12.5) there are minor slowdowns. We can only hope for a software update. In fact, it’s easier to ignore them; after all, the price of the device also needs to be taken into account.

⇡#Communications and wireless communications

Xiaomi Mi 10 can work with 5G networks; the modem included in the Snapdragon 865 is not disabled. But you cannot use its services in our country, especially since the millimeter frequency, on which 5G networks in Russia will most likely operate, is not supported. Everything is fine with 4G - the manufacturer does not indicate the speed at which the Xiaomi Mi 10 modem operates, and it is impossible to determine the limit in practice (the local sampling is too small), but from testing experience, everything with the connection on the Mi 10 is excellent. The required ranges are supported.

Xiaomi Mi 10, SIM card slot

The situation with wireless modules is flagship: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.1, NFC and dual-band GPS with support for GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo.

Data Security

The main biometric system that the device is equipped with is a fingerprint scanner located on the side. The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro power button has a built-in fast module, which is highly accurate and reliable in everyday use. The location of the key suggests that it will be more convenient to use it with the thumb or index finger of the right hand. I rate the reader well, it works properly and is accompanied by animation of applications.

As usual, the manufacturer offers an alternative - we can register facial data in the form of a two-dimensional scan. The feature does not guarantee a high standard of security, so I recommend using the first biometric security method. There is also the option to keep the smartphone unlocked next to the selected Bluetooth device.

⇡#Camera

Xiaomi Mi 10, despite a solid set of characteristics and a design typical of a modern flagship, does not shine with cameras, inferior in this regard to even the more inexpensive Mi Note 10. They have the same main camera - a 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor with physical dimensions 1/ 1.33″ (individual pixel size - 0.8 microns), equipped with a standard focal length lens (approximately 24 mm in 35 mm equivalent) and f/1.7 aperture. It works with a phase focusing system and an optical stabilizer.

In this case, the picture is processed in a different way than in Mi Note 10. If there we received by default an image from the entire surface of the sensor, albeit with combined subpixels (27 MP, 6016 × 4512), then with Mi 10 the edges of the picture are cropped. Why this is done is not entirely clear; Probably, the “extra” information is used to generally improve the final picture, for example, to completely correct edge distortions. Be that as it may, we get an image with a resolution of approximately 25.2 megapixels (5792 × 4344).

The difference in viewing angle is easy to notice in side-by-side images taken at normal and maximum (12302 × 9024) resolution. The detail increases, and quite noticeably, but we can’t talk about “honest” 108 megapixels in the manner of medium format cameras.

The overall quality of shooting with the main module does not raise any questions - it allows you to count on good pictures both in ideal light and in the dark or twilight. And not only when you turn on a special night mode, which combines several pictures taken with different exposures, but also without it. By the way, the night mode works with a standard focal length or with a 2x “hybrid” zoom; it cannot be turned on at an extended viewing angle.

Another difference from Mi Note 10 is the changed algorithms. This is unlikely to be due to the more advanced NPU included in the new hardware platform; it is more likely a matter of software settings. In any case, he began to participate in the process much more clearly than before, investing in saturation with all his might - with AI assistance turned on, the colors become almost poisonous. However, in some scenes it really works, but I don’t always recommend filming it this way; it’s better to vary it.

I’ll add that high-aperture optics in combination with a very large sensor by smartphone standards makes it possible to achieve very pleasant natural bokeh when shooting close-ups (flowers, plants, for example) - in the examples above, “artificial intelligence” probably intervened, but not so significantly.

The three additional cameras are less noticeable. The first is a wide-angle module with a 13 MP sensor and an f/2.4 lens (equivalent focal length - 12 mm). It lacks autofocus, does not shine with dynamic range and is noticeably different in color rendition from the main module. Xiaomi Mi 10 has an unpleasant and rather typical feature for budget models - images taken with different focal lengths vary greatly in color tone and overall brightness level. The picture quality is also average - it’s difficult to shoot something acceptable with a wide-angle module at night. There is no zoom module in the set; the smartphone achieves double zoom thanks to a cropped 108-megapixel image. The quality is very decent; you can shoot in low light.

The second additional module is responsible for macro photography: 2 megapixels, f/2.4. A pleasant difference from other smartphone macro cameras with minimal resolution, but a good size of a separate photosensitive element is the presence of autofocus, which allows you to take more varied close-up shots. The image is not very detailed, but it is quite suitable for social networks.

The third additional camera is a regular “depth sensor” (2 megapixels, f/2.4). It’s here more for quantity – modern smartphones successfully blur the background even without a camera specifically designed for this action. Portraits are generally not the strongest side of the Xiaomi Mi 10. In this mode, you cannot activate the zoom, and close-ups on a fairly wide-angle main module are not very successful due to inevitable optical distortions. Full-length and half-length portraits come out better, the background is blurred correctly, but such restrictions for a smartphone that claims to be a “flagship killer” look a bit strange.

The camera application is typical for MIUI 11 - good logic and pleasant design are side by side with unpleasant moments like not the best stability and the classic fly in the ointment of Xiaomi - the “watermark” activated by default with the name of the device written on the photoX. True, now you can delete it after the fact in the gallery; for this there is a button in the most visible place. Of the functions available when shooting portraits. It changes the aspect ratio (from the usual 4:3 to 16:9), increases the contrast, and sharply warms the colors. And yes, the final image is very reminiscent of a still from the film.

In terms of the totality of qualities, the Xiaomi Mi 10 camera is inferior to almost all direct competitors: OnePlus 8 Pro, Honor 30 (and primarily Honor 30 Pro+), even OPPO Reno3 Pro. Excellent, without any discounts, the main module does not “extend” the overall average impression formed by a mediocre wide-angle camera, lack of optical zoom, inability to zoom when shooting portraits and overly aggressive “artificial intelligence”.

Gallery of pictures

But Xiaomi Mi 10 is quite good at video shooting. 8K resolution is supported at a frequency of 30 frames per second (Mi 10 is the second in this after the Samsung Galaxy S20), 4K shooting is available with a frequency of up to 60 frames and stabilization, as well as “enhanced” stabilization in Full HD 30p. With Mi Note 10 came a bunch of additional bells and whistles, which are primarily needed for TikTok. The smartphone can independently glue 12-second videos according to given patterns, and also allows the user to compose them to their own taste - with the application of different filters, built-in music, slowing down and speeding up a moving picture right along the way, and so on. According to the video, there are minimal questions about Xiaomi Mi 10 - it fully “supports” the flagships, as it should be.

The front camera is quite good - 20 megapixels, f/2.0 lens, fixed focus. Apparently, she moved here from Mi 9 without changes. The focus is set correctly, and spatial distortion when shooting self-portraits is not too significant.

⇡#Autonomous work

Xiaomi Mi 10 received a battery with a corresponding impressive screen diagonal capacity - 18.16 Wh (4780 mAh, 3.8 V). And it is enough for a day of work under heavy load. No stock, but enough. When I got up at about 9 am, I went to bed at 12 am with a smartphone charged on average by 5-15% (dark interface theme, 90 Hz mode, auto-brightness display). Another thing is that with a high load and continuous use of the smartphone, the battery will last for 6-8 hours. In general, autonomy is quite ordinary - you can’t classify it as either a plus or a minus of the device.

In our traditional test with Full HD video playback, at maximum brightness, with updates and notifications turned on, the smartphone lasted sixteen and a half hours - the Mi 10 is doing well with task distribution, an excellent result for a smartphone with an AMOLED screen.

The USB Type-C port is used for charging; a fast charging system with the included 30 W adapter is supported. The smartphone is fully charged in an hour and ten minutes, and 50% in half an hour. Both wireless charging of the same power (30 W) and reverse wireless charging are supported.

Is Mi 10 worthy of the title of flagship?

It is worth admitting that the smartphone turned out to be successful. It impresses with its level of performance and allows you to play absolutely all gaming applications. At the same time, it still has power reserves for future updates. The RAM and internal memory indicators look solid, although it is a pity that there is no option to increase the ROM by installing a microSD.

The camera also performed well, creating impeccable photos regardless of the lighting intensity. Its advantages include a capacious rechargeable battery with fast and reverse charging functions.