Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro smartphones in home-country China today and smartphones pack some exciting features. Now, it seems the company has been bringing new flagship smartphones to India.
Yes. You read it right. After the China launch of the Mi 10 series, Xiaomi India’s Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted that the latest flagship Mi 10-series phones might launch in India. In a tweet, he noted that the company will have to import the entire stock of Mi 10 series phones from China due to manufacturing limitations in India.
https://twitter.com/manukumarjain/status/1227878076047970309
Manu Kumar Jain also mentioned that the brand is working hard to introduce the new feature-packed Mi 10-series phones to Indian fans. In a separate tweet, he noted that Xiaomi’s manufacturing facilities in India are not advanced and well-equipped enough to produce such a high-end smartphone the company has to rely on import. He further clarified that due to the rely on imports, the pricing of the Mi 10 series smartphones in India will be more, unlike the price in China.
https://twitter.com/manukumarjain/status/1227878230352257025
To give you a quick recap of the technical specifications of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro, both the phones come with a 6.67-inch full-HD+ curved AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, 90Hz refresh rate. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 system on chip and it runs on Android 10-based MIUI 11. Both the phones arrived in three variants.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the Mi 10 has a quad rear camera setup on the rear that includes a 108-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel wide-angle lens and a pair of 2-megapixel cameras with f/2.4 lenses. The handset is capable of recording 8K videos at a resolution of 7,680×4,320 pixels. There is a 20-megapixel camera for selfies. The Mi 10 Pro also features a quad camera setup on the rear comprising of a 108-megapixel primary sensor, a 20-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 lens and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.0 lens, 10x zooms, and OIS support.
In terms of the battery, the Xiaomi Mi 10 packs a 4,780mAh battery that supports 30W wired charging and 30W wireless charging. The phone also supports 10W reverse wireless charging. The Mi 10 Pro, on the other hand, packs a 4,500mAh battery that supports 50W wired fast charging, 30W wireless fast charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging.
In terms of the pricing, the 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256 GB memory variant of the Mi 10 smartphone was launched in China for CNY 3,999 (approx Rs. 40,000), CNY 4,299 (approx. Rs. 43,000) and CNY 4,699 (approx. Rs. 47,000) respectively. Mi 10 Pro is priced at CNY 4,999 (approx. Rs. 50,000) for the 8GB + 256GB model, CNY 5,499 (approx. Rs. 55,000) for the variant with the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and CNY 5,999 (approx. Rs. 60,000) for the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model.
We expect the Mi 10 series to launch in India with a starting price of Rs 45,000. However, we will have to wait for an official announcement from Xiaomi to know more about the Mi 10 series India launch.
