Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

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• 08 Sep 2020

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• 08 Sep 2020

Build quality : All round premium build quality. A little slippery like most flagships so better put on a case. The Ceramic variant is more durable compared to the glass back on most other flagships, helps the phone avoid becoming a fingerprint magnet. Fingerprint scanner is fast contrary to what some reviewers have said. The animation combined with dynamic wallpaper might make it look like it is slow to open.
Though it is priced way cheaper compared to other flagships, there are no compromises on the build quality front except for lack of 3.5mm jack (Most other companies aren't giving it either) & lack of IP68 rating. But this does offer splash resistance which should handle the ocassional accidental spill or rain or drop. For most other IP68 rated phones, waterproofing is destroyed the moment it's glass breaks. As long as you aren't a cousin of Aquaman, this phone should do the job.

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Screen: Hands down one of the best mobile displays of 2020 along with Galaxy Note 20 ultra, ROG 3, Find X2 pro. Zero compromises on the display part. 1080p+ on a sub 7 inch device is enough for most people. Quad HD doesn't offer a huge difference on such a small screen size.
Punch hole to the corner is easily hidden unlike the one in the center like the Galaxy series. Full HDR support with Netflix and other streaming services through software unlike Huawei p40 series

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Software : Best experience on any Xiaomi ever. 120hz blends so well with with miui 12. Dynamic wallpapers offer a great visual experience on that gorgeous screen. Theme store from Xiaomi is the best among all Android phones. Every part of the UI can be highly customized. It just embarrasses every other Android skin in this department. As usual I recommend users to switch animations from 1x to 0.5x in Settings on Chinese skins as they tend to have slightly longer animations making the overall Ui appear slower than what it is.
MIUI 12 currently has features that will probably be incorporated into stock Android 5 years later. It's just ahead of the curve. All those who complain about latest Android version need to take these things into consideration.
Netflix, online wallet services that rely on Google Play services run without any issues. This isn't Chinese ROM like Huawei p40 series where one has to compromise on a few things despite installing Google play services.
There is some bloatware but unlike previous Xiaomi phones, this can be uninstalled easily. No need to disable them, just remove it without having to root the phone.
No ads like on their budget phones, other recommendations, etc can be easily turned off through settings.
Overall zero complaints on the software part.
It's fast, flexible and the most customizable Android skin at the moment.

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Performance : SD865 and ufs 3.1 storage Coupled with some high tech cooling inside, it shatters all benchmarks especially Antutu and GeekBench.
The feature rich yet streamlined miui 12 just glides smoothly throughout the process of using the phone. It handles anything you throw at it without showing any signs of unnecessarily heating up or slowing down.
Zero compromise on the performance part.

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Camera: Great in both videos and photos overall.
Will breakdown certain things in detail here.

Camera quality through main lens is the best irrespective of lighting conditions. Xiaomi's processing has improved a lot. The images do lean towards being more punchier in output like the Galaxy series. But I guess most people prefer those type of images over color accurate ones like Find X2 pro. Tweaking a few things like AI and other settings will give you a more natural output.
Video through main camera is good. Samsung Galaxy series still takes slightly better daytime videos with the likes of OP8 Pro excelling in night time videos through main lens. A few modes like 4K60 through Ultrawide not available through default app but can be used through third party camera like Open camera, Snap camera, etc.
8k video recording better than the one on Galaxy series with wider FOV and better stabilization. Most people aren't going to use it as they don't have 8k TV to enjoy that 8k footage in its full glory.

Stabilization through is great but OnePlus 8 pro, Samsung S20/Note 20 series have slightly better stabilization.
Stabilization through telephoto lens is the best in the business. This helps a lot in taking blur free images at zoom without a tripod.

Night mode offers huge improvements in images from Ultrawide and telephoto lens.
Not so much difference to camera images taken from Main lens.
But you wouldn't require night mode for main lens in many scenarios just like the Huawei p40 series.
Also night mode seems to be not final software wise. Expect it to improve a lot in coming months as the phone gets more updates.

120x zoom gives better details compared to every other zoom lens on the market. Perfectly usable images upto 30x while others fail beyond 10x.
Best zoom camera on the market as video is great as well compared to the likes of Huawei which is good in zoom photos but lags behind in zoom videos.
Potrait lens should become standard on all phones. This phone is using same sensor as Pixel series for Potrait lens.
Great portraits irrespective of lighting conditions. Best 2x zoom on the market.

Ultrawide is great in good light, quality detoriates in low light like other flagships which is where night mode comes to the rescue. OnePlus 8 pro still has the best Ultrawide IMO. Huawei has good quality but the FOV is only slightly bigger than main lens. The Ultrawide here has the biggest FOV and lives upto it's purpose of capturing more into the scene.

Front facing camera is okay. Gets the job done. It isn't going to win any awards. Galaxy s20 ultra still has the best selfie camera for photos & videos among flagships if you exclude the Zenfone 7 series.

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Battery: Best battery life among all 120hz screen flasghips. Don't be fooled by endurance rating on this site as the Culprit was weak standby time on their US networks.
You can easily expect upto 8.5-9hr SOT.
And whenever that battery goes low, You can get upto half the charge of a 4500mah in 5 minutes. Futuristic fast charging speeds (wired as well as wireless).
Wireless charging with 55W gets you fully charged before most flagships can with wired charging. Phone does get a bit hot during charging around 43 deg C.
IMO Oppo's implementation of above 100W charging should be the best and the coolest keeping the phone under 40 deg C.
Xiaomi has promised around 10% battery degradation over a span of 800 charge cycles which is excellent and way better than regular batteries which get charged by inferior 18W USB PD.

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Conclusion : This is one of the best phones you can buy right now.
Totally worth the money and totally worth importing.
Any Mobile repair shop can get it repaired for you in case of any problems. Don't hesitate to buy it.
I've had a few people bug me to import this phone for them. Mind you these are Samsung & iPhone users who were disappointed by the lackluster Note 20 series & iPhone 12 series leaks. Ordered 10 units of this phone (12gb/256gb) Black Ceramic variant.
7 units already pre-booked by people bugging me to get their hands on this phone.

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• 08 Sep 2020

lancangkuning, 07 Sep 2020still using USB 2.0?Xiaomi's choice of USB2 over USB3 is not a cost-saving measure, but a reflection of Xiaomi's thoughtful approach to details. USB2 consumes substantially less power than USB3, especially when a phone is on standby. If you want a longer standby time for your phone, you will select USB2 instead of USB3. A power-efficient phone is built on many intelligent choices of small components such as this. (In Xiaomi's judgement, USB3 doesn't offer that much advantages over USB2, since we no longer rely on USB3 for frequent transfer of large sized files.)

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• 07 Sep 2020

Member, 07 Sep 2020This "ULTRA" phone.. does not have autofocus on i... morewhy am i fricking sure that it has but its not written

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• 07 Sep 2020

This "ULTRA" phone.. does not have autofocus on its frontcam.. even s8 from 3 years ago has it..

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• 07 Sep 2020

still using USB 2.0?

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• 07 Sep 2020

Still 12MP..., 05 Sep 2020Mi note 10 is still one of the best photo camera that takes... moreNo doubt that Mi10Ultra is one of the best camera phone so far ONLY if it has P68 water resistance ratio it would really be a good phone. Sigh. I still have to chose s20 ultra.

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• 06 Sep 2020

Sumon, 28 Aug 2020221 grams brick, need a mini tractor to bring!!😆This is one of of the reasons I opted for the cooking Mi10, but even that is over 200g

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• 06 Sep 2020

Anonymous, 03 Sep 2020Thats so wrong to erase the jack 3.5 on the phone.. so god ... moreTop end xiaomi phones havn’t had a headphone socket for years. I think the last one that did was the Mi5.!

Yes, its bloody annoying.

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• 06 Sep 2020

ChiL , 04 Sep 2020We're you able to set it up wth Google services?Google services is simple to install. Just search on YouTube

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Copy-paste... again and again and again...

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• 05 Sep 2020

Mi note 10 is still one of the best photo camera that takes pure 27mp day and night...

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• 04 Sep 2020

SubmarineWipers, 04 Sep 2020I like the camera, but why THE HELL would you put a USB 2.0... moreI thought the thing cost 5300 Yuan, which is 750 dollars......I call 1000 dollars for this thing a ripoff

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• 04 Sep 2020

Xiomi4Life, 02 Sep 2020Interesting I bought mine on Alibaba, and it took 2 days fr... moreWe're you able to set it up wth Google services?

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• 04 Sep 2020

I like the camera, but why THE HELL would you put a USB 2.0 port on a half terabyte, 8k video capable, great camera phone, that costs a 1000 dollars???
Seriously Xiaomi, WTF?

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• 04 Sep 2020

Blackkk Mamba , 04 Sep 2020Yes I will make a review for all the folks who can't g... moreI'd Really appreciate that

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• 04 Sep 2020

Blackkk Mamba , 04 Sep 2020Yes I will make a review for all the folks who can't g... moreAlibaba/Aliexpress there's some 100% true Xiaomi shops, where u can buy phones with sealed box, global versions etc.
So everyone can get the phones they want in there after time.
I bought around 7 phones on Aliexpress, I never have any problems when I bought in the original shops in there 👍🏻
Last phone I bought there, was the Poco f2 pro global version for my wife 2 weeks ago.
Xiaomi and others brands have more and more stock on European ground, so u can get phones without extra tax etc.
Poco f2 pro i bought and it was send from Spain to my country Denmark. They ship from France, Poland and Belgium to.
DKK 2,446.43 30%OFF | Global Version Xiaomi POCO F2 Pro 6GB 128GB Smartphone Snapdragon 865 NFC 64MP+20MP Camera 4700mAh Battery 6.67" Screen
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr50wm7 📱🔋😃

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• 04 Sep 2020

Android.Master, 03 Sep 2020Can you give us full review of this device when you get you... moreYes I will make a review for all the folks who can't get their hands on this phone and want to import it. Importing charges will vary depending upon seller.
I got it from a dealer in China, not from 3rd party retailers like Alibaba or Banggood. Last time I checked, they aren't shipping to India during pandemic

US users might be unfortunate as I don't know what bands their carrier system supports.
But an imported Mi 10 ultra should work just fine across Europe and Asia.

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• 03 Sep 2020

Anonymous, 02 Sep 2020Ceramic Version. Can you give us full review of this device when you get your hands on it?

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• 03 Sep 2020

plus battery , 25 Aug 2020you need battery 5000it charges in like 20 minutes and lasts all day i think 4000 is fine

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