Xiaomi unveils the flagship Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro

Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro in China. The handsets are part of Xiaomi’s flagship series, and offer state-of-the-art configuration in the Android realm.

The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro both feature 6.67-inch OLED displays at 2,340×1080 resolution, while maintaining a 90Hz refresh rate. Given the 2020 flagship category, the Mi 10 phones sport Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB/512GB UFS 3.0 storage. All with 5G modem support.

Xiaomi is flaunting the cameras on the Mi 10 series. The regular Mi 10 features a 13-megapixel wide-angle lens, and 2-megapixel macro and depth sensors. The Pro version upscales the cameras, with a 108-megapixel primary shooter accompanied by a 20-magapixel ultra-wide camera, a 12-megapixel short telephoto lens, and an 8-megapixel long telephoto lens. There’s also an 8K capture mode along with 10x hybrid zoom, and 50x digital zoom.

According to DxoMark, the Mi 10 Pro is the new leader in their smartphone camera ranking, with a top score of 124.

Powering the Mi 10 is a 4,780mAh battery unit, while the Pro edition is lowered at 4,500mAh. WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5, NFC, and wireless charging are included in both models. There’s also support for 30W wired charging.

Pricing for the regular Mi 10 starts at 3,999 RMB (or $570) for 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The Mi 10 Pro stretches at 4,999 RMB (or $720) for 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.

Xiaomi hasn’t revealed a launch date for the devices yet, however, it’ll be hitting the Chinese market before reaching the rest of the world.