To mark its 10th year of operations in China, Xiaomi has introduced the high-end Mi 10 Ultra that will hit the store shelves in China starting on August 16. The smartphone will sell starting at 5,300 Yuan or roughly $760, making the device one of the most attractive flagship offerings out there.
For the Mi 10 Ultra, Xiaomi is training the spotlight on the handset's 120W fast-charging feature, which promises a full battery in just 23 minutes, and that is for the conventional wired charging. The phone can also be juiced up wirelessly making use of the 50W charging capability and the process will be completed in about 40 minutes, per the claims by Xiaomi.
The Chinese phone maker also reminded that the new offering is capable of reverse wireless charging, meaning the on-board 4500mAh battery can charge up other devices when necessary. This is most useful when a user's TWA has run down on power juice. Placing the audio listener on the back of the Mi 10 Ultra will solve the problem.
The Verge said Xiaomi's new toy has flagship written all over it. The CPU is Snapdragon 865 and it may not be the Plus version but it has to be monster enough. This will be paired with a minimum RAM provision of 8GB that can go to a high of 16GB for those looking to squeeze the best possible multitasking scenario from the gadget.
The storage starts as 128GB but those with the extra cash can opt for the 256GB and 512GB variants that all but eliminate the need for space expansion.
The Mi 10 Ultra display is certainly a gamer's delight. The panel is OLED and stretches 6.67-inch diagonally, and the screen refresh rate is 120Hz, which should ensure that the mobile gaming experience packed with the device is buttery smooth.
For perspective, the specs outed so far by Xiaomi makes the Mi 10 Ultra a direct challenger of the Samsung Galaxy S20 series and the Huawei P40 family but for many Xiaomi's bet it the easy choice. That's because Samsung is pricier and Huawei as all Android fans know lacks support from Google.
Now on the shooting aspect, Android Authority said the Mi 10 Ultra is poised to deliver "a fantastic photography experience," at least on paper. The impressive camera array consists of a 48-megapixel primary shooter with a 1/1.32-inch sensor, a 120x hybrid zoom camera, and 8K video recording capabilities.
Also jammed with the setup is a 20-megapixel ultrawide camera with a 128-degree field of view and a 12-megapixel portrait camera. The only question now is how this shooting contraption will perform in the real world as opposed to the tried and tested awesomeness of the Apple iPhone and Google Pixel cameras.
Chinese buyers will get to experience the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra by the end of the week and the device is expected to also sell in India and many parts of Asia where the Xiaomi brand has gained a solid following. It remains unknown if the handset is geared for release in North America.
