Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Announced With Penta-Lens Camera Setup

After numerous speculations, Xiaomi took the wraps off the Mi Note 10. Well, this smartphone is the international variant of the Mi CC9 Pro, which went official in China earlier this week. The smartphone runs MIUI 11 on top of Android Pie out-of-the-box along with other highlights.

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 comes with a 3D glass back with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The USP of the Mi Note 10 is the presence of a penta-lens camera setup at its rear with a 108MP primary sensor. This Xiaomi smartphone seems to be a camera powerhouse with several features that we have been seeing in high-end models of late.

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Expected Price In India

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has been unveiled in three colors - Glacier White, Midnight Black, and Aurora Green. The smartphone is priced at 549 euros (approx. Rs. 43,000) for the base variant with 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM. The high-end variant with 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM dubbed Mi Note 10 Pro is priced at 649 euros (approx. Rs. 51,000).

The device will go on sale in select European markets from November 15 with the pre-order debuting from November 11. There is no word regarding the India launch date of the Mi Note 10 as yet.

Mi Note 10 Specifications

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 bestows a 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED waterdrop display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It gets the power from an octa-core Snapdragon 730G SoC along with 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 2.1 storage space.

Running MIUI 11 topped with Android 9 Pie, the Mi Note 10 comes with an infrared sensor, an in-display fingerprint sensor, dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5, GPS, NFC and a USB Type-C port. It is fueled by a 5260mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging, which is touted to charge the smartphone up to 58% in just 30 minutes and up to 100% in 65 minutes.

Xiaomi Mi Note 10: Highlight

Well, detailing on the USP of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, the device has five rear cameras arranged vertically. The primary sensor is a 108MP Samsung HMX sensor with OIS, 7P lens, f/1.69 aperture, dual flash and 4-in-1 Super Pixel. It comes with the latest RAW multi-frame noise reduction algorithm to capture ample details even in low-light conditions.

The secondary sensor is a 12MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and dual PD autofocus. Then, it has a 5MP tertiary telephoto lens with an insane 50x digital zoom and 10x hybrid zoom, a fourth 20MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP fifth macro camera that can click 1.5cm super macro photography. There is Night Mode 2.0 with multi-frame noise reduction at RAW level. Also, it comes with a vlog mode with seven templates to create cinematic vlogs.

Our Take On Xiaomi Mi Note 10

As the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 is the international variant of the Mi CC9 Pro, it is clear that it comes with similar camera capabilities. The Mi CC9 Pro topped the DxOMark camera chart in terms of both photography and videography. This makes us believe that the Mi Note 10 will give a tough competition to the other camera-centric high-end smartphones in the market.