Xiaomi Mi 10 Review - 4 Months After The Hype! By ASBYT

Hi guys it's SBT, and this is the Xiaomi meet 10 5g, and this represents the latest flagship smartphone series from Xiaomi this year. They launched it back in February in China some four months ago, and there was a fair amount of hype back then, but fast-forward to now, how does this phone actually stack oven? Who is it actually really for Xiaomi kindly offered to sponsor this video? But of course all views are my own. Now, the series tends to be very, very popular amongst Xiaomi fans, because it represents the very best from Xiaomi of that calendar year. But, crucially, it keeps the price down compared to other high-end flagship phones, also under that a thousand pound mark that haunts a lot of other manufacturers. So what are the five main ways to tell that this is their flagship, smartphone series this year, the snapdragon 865 chips, Wi-Fi 6 and 5g connectivity, a large 4000 780, mAh battery cell impressive camera setup and a rather sexy design. Speaking of design, it's pretty nice and clean both on the front, with its edge to edge immersive display and on the rear.

With the camera setup in a nice clean line at the top left, I personally prefer the clean line, camera setups than the more square or circular arrays that are out there. But let me know in the comments what you think. Speaking of that rear camera array. The 10 is capable of shooting video in 7 2010, 84 K and a ridiculous 8 K. The stabilization at 8 K is not great, but the autofocus is really pretty impressive.

You are limited to 24 and 30 frames per second at this resolution, but if you did need to go to 60 frames, for example, that is an option at 1080 and 4k I wish Xiaomi and other smartphone manufacturers offered 24 frames per second on more resolutions to get that kind of cinematic. Look if you wanted it, but it's certainly not a breaker. The video stabilization could again definitely be improved at 4k 60, but it is very good at 4k, 30 and the audio packs. A punch also voice seems clear and fairly loud, although if you are recording in loud settings the background noise can sometimes be a bit off-putting as well as the primary lens. You can also record video using the wide angle lens and when zoomed in also more on how those performed for photos in a second, the only real negative I, see from a video point of view is the fact that you are limited to 1080p on the front-facing camera.

So no 4k and no 60 frames a second either so for content creators, for example. That may be an issue for you, but for the public it should be fine. If we move to photography again, we have a stand-out feature the 108, megapixel wide-angle lens, which, when selected, gives you fantastic detail noticeable, especially when you crop in the phone also doesn't seem to suffer from the same slow processing, speed of the Minor 10 from late last year when using that 108 megapixel sensor, so a big thumbs up Xiaomi for that now, unfortunately, there isn't a telephoto lens onboard, but you do have a 2 megapixel macro lens, which does a really pretty decent job and must say, regardless of how often I would personally use it, which is probably not a lot one lens I do like using on smartphones, is, of course, an ultra-wide, and the 10 has a 13 megapixel sensor within a hundred and seventeen degree fields of view, not the widest on the market, but photos do come out looking fairly sharp with good dynamic range, something that runs right through to the primary lens. Also, you can see examples of this in the bright sky. Areas which don't tend to overexpose will become blown out like some competitors, do rear portrait, shots and selfies from the front 20 megapixel sensor of color, accurate and true to life, with not a crazy amount of saturation.

Now, in my opinion on future products, Xiaomi could improve edge, detection and depth. Sensing capabilities, as sometimes items in the foreground can appear blurred when they should be in focus, etc. One pretty cool feature here, though, is you, can actually alter real time the f-stop changing the amount of blur you get in the background again. This is software base, though, so you can sometimes run into problems around the edges. Low-Light shots appear natural with good detail, although really low-light shots often turn out looking a little on the dark side, the front camera doesn't have a dedicated night mode and results are okay, but in really no light it will struggle because of it.

So moving on to that six point, six seven-inch full HD, plus curved AMOLED display it's super bright and vibrant with good color reproduction, and it has a 90 Hertz refresh rate. Now, yes, the growing trend in 2020 is for refresh rates of 120, even one full Hertz to some extent, but as I've said time and time again, the jump between 60 Hertz, which we were used to over the last few years.290 was a felt like a big jump, whereas from 90 to 120 can tell when the side-by-side, but it's not as drastic, and they certainly do feel nice and smooth when scrolling browsing the internet and gaming. Also, 90 Hertz strikes a happy medium between great smooth performance and also improved battery life, as, of course, the higher the refresh rate, the more zapping it is on the system and speaking of battery. In the time that I've been using this phone, the four thousand seven hundred and eighty mAh cell has pretty much got me, give or take a few minutes here or there around nine hours of screen on time, which is just incredible. On top of that, the 30 watts fast charging and get these 30 watts fast.

Wireless charging is meant I've been able to fully charge this phone in about one hour. So this battery and display combo, as well as the liquid cooling system, have meant long periods watching movies and gaming have been a breeze, and it also has stereo speakers which aids this also, but they're not ideal. At the same time, sound quality is very high, clear vocals and minimal Distortion. However, if you are someone who likes to game a lot when you hold the phone in the natural gaming position, because the speaker's fire outwards top and bottom and not forwards, they are easy to cover when gripping the phone. So it's great for blocking sound.

If your phone goes off unexpectedly, and you're, like oh I'll, turn that down but yeah, some people may prefer front-facing ones. The software is Android 10 with Xiaomi's me UI 11, skin over the top, which doesn't feel like stock Android for sure, but there is a growing feeling that it's moving closer over the last few years, while still maintaining some the quirks that Xiaomi fans have always loved and regardless of what your tipple is. Software wise in terms of looks it's very hard to deny Xiaomi UI is always one of the fastest and most fluid available, and now they've added that higher refresh rate display. It's just a joy to use so one's a price. How much does this thing actually cost, and this is an area that I'm a bit torn on one hand: the $7.99 UK byte. Now price is cheaper than some of its competitors available, but it's still not cheap.

If it was price, an at $5.99 or even $6.99 I would say absolutely go and get if it's a really, really tough phone, but at $7.99, even though I still can recommend it. It's still I think worth that amount of money, there's just a lot more competition in that price bracket on the market. There's also a pro model of this phone showcased on the Xiaomi website, with an enhanced camera setup and 50 watts fast charging, but no bite now options available in the UK at this time. So to answer the original question: how does the Xiaomi me 10 stacks up now 4 months down the line, and the answer is pretty well. Other phones have been released since which are similar in quality at this price point, but it certainly still holds its own if you're someone who wants every single feature possible and are willing to pay a lot of money for that, then this might not be the best option for you.

But if you want a phone at a reasonable price and with the majority of features available in a great package, then it's definitely one to consider love to know what you think of the Xiaomi me 10 in the comment section below like and share the video. If you enjoyed it and found it helpful, subscribe if you're new to the channel and love everything, tech, break and tech news, unboxing reviews all of you leaving I'll see in the next one Spin TV.

Source : ASBYT