Review of the smartphone Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G with the main characteristics

Xiaomi smartphones are very popular not only in China, but also abroad. First of all, due to good quality and low cost. Most recently, the manufacturer demonstrated the new Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 models on the Chinese social network Weibo, which were officially presented to the general public on February 13, but the coronavirus made its own adjustments, and the presentation had to be held not as planned, but in a video conference format.

The global presentation of Xiaomi's flagship smartphones will take place on February 23 at the international exhibition MWC in Barcelona, ​​which will be attended by the best manufacturers of the mobile industry.
It is worth noting that the new generation devices will use the HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format) image storage format, which replaced JPEG, due to effective image compression without loss of quality, space is saved on the phone (the size is reduced by a factor of three).

Specifications

Design

The official teaser showed both the flagship models Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro, which will be equipped with a front camera located in the right corner of the device, which looks quite unusual. Although, at the same time, the question is brewing why the manufacturers took such a step, because the front camera occupies a useful part on the display, just in the place that is usually used for notifications. The appearance of the device looks quite harmonious due to the display curved to the edges and rounded ends, and the body material, and the glass used in combination with it, gives visual appeal and style.

On the back side there are three sensors of the quad camera in one block and a little lower, under it is the fourth sensor, located separately. In the Mi 10 Pro model, laser and phase autofocus sensors are installed between the second and third lenses.An LED flash is placed under the last camera sensor.

Display

The screen on Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is represented by a sensor with a 6.67-inch diagonal version using an active matrix on organic LEDs - Super Amoled, and a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The use of this technology improves the usability of the device in the sun, increases the brightness and clarity of the image and reduces the thickness of the display. Samsung's Super Amoled technology saves battery power by reducing screen brightness to a minimum while maintaining image contrast and brightness from different viewing angles.

The color depth reaches 16 bits at a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a sensor refresh rate of 190 Hz. It is worth noting that the predecessor - mi 9 pro had a color depth of 8 bits. The display is made of curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 with a 2.5 D effect. This heavy-duty glass not only looks spectacular and beautiful, but is also shock-resistant and in 80% of cases, when the phone falls from a height of 1.6 m, it remains intact. The smartphone usage surface is 89.8%, which is quite a high figure. In the previous year, the leader in terms of surface area was occupied by Xiaomi Mi Mix with 84.0%.

Camera

If we compare both Xiaomi flagship devices of 2020, then definitely, both have powerful cameras, does the Mi 10 Pro outperform its counterpart in these parameters, in principle? this was expected. So, the front camera of the Mi 10 is represented by a 20 MP Samsung S5K3T2 sensor, and the main camera has four sensors:

• 108 MP resolution, with Samsung Bright S5KHMX matrix model, like Xiaomi mi Note 10 Pro;
• Resolution 13 MP, the sensor has a wide-angle connection with the lens;
• Resolution 2 MP, portrait mode sensor;
• Resolution 2 MP, the sensor is used for macro photography or depth analysis.

The flagship camera of 2020 - Xiaomi mi 10 Pro consists of four main sensors and two additional ones.

Main camera sensors

• The first and main sensor from Samsung Bright S5KHMX has a resolution of 108 MP, also known as ISOCELL BRIGHT HMX with 8 lenses. It was developed jointly by Xiaomi and Samsung. Xiaomi mi Mix 4 was the first smartphone to be equipped with a powerful camera. The format sensor is 1/1.33 inch and the cell size is 0.8 µm. The camera supports Tetracell technology, which allows you to combine several neighboring pixels into one, due to which noise reduction, increased dynamics and light sensitivity are carried out. That is, with insufficient lighting, this sensor will be able to capture even more light. Support for Smart-ISO technology allows you to make the correct selection of ISO values ​​depending on the environment;
• The next wide-angle lens sensor is a Sony IMX350 Exmor RS sensor with 20-megapixel resolution and 5120x3840 pixels, with a capture angle of 117 degrees and 6 lenses. In this case, the sensor size is 1/2.8 inch, and the size of the pixel itself is 1.00 microns. Phase focus and optical stabilization are absent. The CMOS technology used in the production of matrices of this type consists in moving the electronic component of the matrix to the lower layer, which ultimately made it possible to increase the light sensitivity and increase the physical size of the pixels;
• The third sensor is a 12-megapixel Samsung S5K2L7 used as a telephoto lens and when turned on in portrait mode, has 6 lenses and is equipped with Dual Pixel autofocus technology, which improves image clarity. The sensor size is 1/2.6 inch and the pixel size is 1.40 µm. The matrix is ​​made using ISOCELL technology, which increases the quality of the picture by controlling the absorption of electrons and increasing light sensitivity even in low visibility conditions;
• The fourth sensor is an 8MP telephoto with an Omnivision OV08A10 image sensor. The sensor is 1/4.4" in size and has a pixel size of 1.00µm. There are 5 lenses and the possibility of 50x digital and 10x hybrid zoom. The Omnivision OV08A10 matrix uses PureCel technology, which in low visibility conditions, if necessary, increases the power consumption of energy and automatically increases the level of light sensitivity of the sensor. At the same time, it improves color reproduction and reduces color noise, and in the dynamic ranges it reduces noise.

Additional camera features

• Laser sensor - the principle of operation is based on illuminating an object with a laser and measuring the distance from the phone to the object itself. The advantage is the focusing time, auto-tuning takes place in a matter of fractions of a second. The disadvantage is the short range, only a few meters, everything that is further away will be fixed using other types of focus.
• Phase focus - the mechanism of operation consists in the arrival of rays from various points on the built-in touch sensor. In the event that the object is not in focus, then the software shifts the lenses to the desired distance, this process is based on the calculation of the distance between the rays.
• Autofocusing at night will be difficult.
• 4K video recording and slow motion capability.
• Availability of LED flash.
• The DxOMark Score is 124, while the photo score is 134 and the video score is 104.

Power and equipment

The processor of the flagship Xiaomi 2020, both the regular "tens" and the Pro version, is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. In this version, the emphasis is on supporting the 5G format and improving the performance of artificial intelligence. It is worth noting that many first-class phones based on Android with Snapdragon 865 chipset have already closed the gap with Apple products with A13 Bionic filling, and even gained an advantage in graphic terms. The operating system is represented by 8 and 12 gigabytes of RAM, the configuration of which is presented with 256 or 512 GB of internal memory. Computing cores of Kryo 585 are located in three clusters (A77 2.84 GHz +3x Cortex•A77 2.4 GHz +4x Cortex•A55 1.8 GHz). The memory controller is designed to work with LPDDR5 RAM at a speed of 5500 Mbps.

The graphic component of Xiaomi's new products this year is the Qualcomm Adreno 650, which is integrated directly into the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. The high-performance Adreno processor is one of the performance indicators of the device and allows you to download high-quality videos and images, and also allows you to download games with high graphics performance.

Conclusion: advantages and disadvantages of a smartphone

• OS Android 10.0;
• Bluetooth 5.0;
• Big screen;
• High performance quad camera with 108MP main sensor;
• Powerful processor.

• No radio;
• No memory card slot;
• Inconvenient location of the front camera.

The new Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro devices have not yet received consumer ratings, but judging by the characteristics presented on the official website of the manufacturer, these will be really powerful, productive smartphones with an excellent camera and stylish design.

The differences between the two flagships are not so great. The battery capacity of the Mi 10 is 4780 mAh, while the Pro version has 4500. There are also slight differences in camera functions, but for the most part, both devices are almost identical.