Xiaomi has now made a bold move by launching the Mi 10 5G in India at Rs. 49,999, in the “value flagship” segment that OnePlus now calls home. Yes, you might be thinking that's a lot of money for a Xiaomi phone, but that's the exact perception the company hopes to kill.Xiaomi has found itself in a bit of a pricing conundrum in India.Redmi brand last year in order to keep the Mi name reserved for premium products. However, it then went ahead and launched the Mi A3 under Rs. 15,000 later in the year, which somewhat defeated the purpose. Redmi smartphones are hugely popular in India, primarily due to their pricing. Over the years, Xiaomi has developed a reputation for itself as being a disruptor in the budget segment, with very few of its phones exceeding the Rs. 20,000 mark.Now Everything Going to Change Soon.
Mi 10 5G design: Premium all the way
A flagship phone is expected to have the best specifications, but more than that, it should also look and feel the part. The Mi 10 5G does deliver on that front. The curved glass on the front and back of this phone looks classy. This, coupled with the high-gloss finish makes it striking to look at. The Coral Green colour that we have looks very nice, and is something you'll want to show off. The Mi 10 5G is fairly large in size, even with the slim display bezels, and it's heavy too at 208g. However, it doesn't feel too bulky as the thickness is under 9mm.
The buttons on the Mi 10 are clicky and placed within reach. There's no headphone jack, but Xiaomi provides an adapter in the box. The dual-SIM tray is at the bottom, along with the Type-C port and a speaker. There's another identical speaker at the top for stereo sound. According to Xiaomi, this should offer a balanced stereo sound compared to phones that use their earpieces as the second speaker. You also get an infrared emitter on the top.
Xiaomi is making a big deal about the Mi 10's display and its colour accuracy. It's definitely a very good-looking panel with punchy colours. It's a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen and is sharp enough, but the resolution is full-HD+ (2340x1080) and not QHD+. It supports the DCI-P3 wide colour gamut and HDR10+ with a peak brightness of 1,120nits. The display also runs at 90Hz, which is a big trend right now.
The Mi 10 5G has a cutout for the selfie camera in the upper left corner, which looks a bit bigger than the one on the Galaxy S20+. Most shows on Netflix will have black bands on either side, which automatically hides the hole. At the back, the four cameras cause a bit of a bump, which rocks the phone when it's placed flat on any surface. We'll get to the cameras in a bit as that's one of the big features Xiaomi is touting.
Overall, the Mi 10 looks and feels the part of a flagship smartphone. It's very well built and looks classy. The retail package contains a charger, cable, case, Type-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter, and SIM ejector tool. A headset isn't included.
The OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro are probably the Mi 10 5G's only real competition right now and are also pretty evenly matched in terms of features. We've yet to test either of these phones so we'll reserve our judgement until we do.
We think the Mi 10 5G was a good choice for Xiaomi to make a comeback in the ‘value flagship' segment with. It will take some time for everyone to get used to seeing a Xiaomi phone at Rs. 50,000, which is a big jump from the usual perception of this brand. The Mi 10 5G offers a great design, an excellent display, good battery life, decent camera performance, and fast wireless charging. Having said that, it does get hot quite easily, the fingerprint sensor isn't the fastest, and the camera app needs some tweaking. The lack of an IP rating might put some people off too.
Let See how it goes to the Indian Market as a Premium Smart Phone or Overrated.
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