Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro First Impressions


Xiaomi launched the Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro smartphones in India earlier this month, after the launch of its flagship Mi 10 earlier this month. This has the same 108MP rear camera and Snapdragon 865 5G SoC as the Mi 10, but this comes with a 144Hz refresh rate screen and a 5000mAh battery. Here we have the first impressions of the phone.

Even though we didn’t get the box, the company said that it comes with anti-bacterial case and 33W fast charger in the box.

The phone has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Adaptive sync variable refresh rate that automatically switches between 144Hz, 120Hz, 90Hz, 60Hz, 50Hz, 48Hz and 30Hz  covering the frame rates of various content types, and achieving accurate frame-to-frame matching, thus eliminating screen lags and display jittering and also reduces the power consumption. It also MEMC motion compensation technology that improves fluidity of low frame rate content to clearly display quick movements. Since it has up to 650 nits brightness, the sunlight legibility is good even in bright outdoors. Thanks to 98% DCI-P3 Color Gamut, the colours are vibrant. The screen has corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The tiny punch-hole houses a 20MP camera.

On the top edge there is a loudspeaker grill that that also doubles up as a speaker. The phone also has a tiny notification LED. Powered by Snapdragon 865, 5G SA/NSA support with Snapdragon X55 Modem, the phone has support for liquid cooling and runs Android 10 with MIUI 12. It comes only in 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version. It offers a smooth user experience and doesn’t have any lags.

The volume rockers and the power button that integrates the fingerprint sensor are present on the right side of the phone. On the top there is a secondary microphone, infrared sensor and a hole for the speaker. The loudspeaker grill, primary microphone, USB Type-C port and the dual nano SIM slot are present on the bottom. Since the phone has a metal frame so that you can see the antenna cutouts all around.

The Mi 10T Pro comes with 108MP Samsung sensor with 1/1.33″ sensor, supports OIS and incorporates a 4-in-1 (1.6μm) Super Pixel tech to capture rich detail, even in low-light conditions. There is a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle secondary camera and a 5-megapixel super macro camera. It also supports 8K video recording. There are six standalone Long exposure modes that includes Moving crowd, Star trails and more. Photo Clone feature captures four of you in a single shot. It has Timed burst feature, new photo filters — Cyberpunk, Gold vibes and Black ice and more. Video Clone captures “two selves” in one video, while Dual Video can record from the device’s front and back cameras simultaneously. There is also a Time-lapse selfie video feature.

Check out some camera samples.

We have the Cosmic Black colour that has a Ceramic finish that is glossy. The phone 5000mAh battery and supports 33W fast charging with MMT (Middle middle tab) technology that can charge up to 100% in an hour.

The phone is available for pre-order from Flipkart, mi.com, Mi Home stores, Mi Stores and Mi studio and offline retailers and will go on sale from November 3rd. We will bring you the complete review soon.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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