Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Mi 10 Pro vs Mi 10 – A new periscope camera & faster charging but not much else, suggest leaks

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is expected to be announced later today offering a couple of impressive improvements to the existing Mi 10 Pro but nothing substantial elsewhere.

With this information being based on leaks and rumours, nothing is confirmed yet, but I will update the post with the official information when available.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Chipset

The most recent leak showed off a GeekBench score of the phone with it managing to score 901 in the single-core test and 3275 in the multi-core test. This is almost identical to the score on Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 based phones such as the Black Shark 3 Pro.

It does seem like a missed opportunity not to use the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset and several other leaks indicate that it will use the upgraded chipset. So I will take this spec with a pinch of salt and hopefully, they will use the newer SD865+.

New 120x zoom periscope camera

The biggest change will be a new periscope zoom lens that will be capable of up to 120x (digital) zoom, but it is unclear what the full spec of this lens will be. It is also unclear which lens they sacrificed to add in the new periscope zoom lens. There is currently a 12MP 2x zoom lens or 8mp telephoto lens.

Battery

The battery will remain the same, but this will now feature the new 120W charging, more than double the speed of the existing Mi 10 devices. This will be the second phone launched to achieve these ridiculous speeds, with the Vivo iQOO 5 pipping Xiaomi to the post.

Display

Currently, it looks like the dimensions and resolution of the display will remain the same, there will be an upgrade to 120Hz compared to the 90hz on the other phones.

Specification Comparison Table

  Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G Xiaomi Mi 10 5G
Dimensions 162.5 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 9 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HDR10+ HDR10+ HDR10+
120Hz refresh rate 90Hz refresh rate 90Hz refresh rate
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised) 500 nits typ. brightness (advertised) 500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 650 Adreno 650
Card slot No No No
Internal 12GB/256GB or 12GB/512GB 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Modules 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
New periscope zoom lens with 120x zoom 12 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom 8 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8″, 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8″, 1.0µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features Triple-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Triple-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps; gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps; gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Modules 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3″, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3″, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3″, 0.9µm
Features HDR HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No No
24-bit/192kHz audio 24-bit/192kHz audio 24-bit/192kHz audio
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes Yes
Radio No No No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Po 4780 mAh battery
Charging Fast charging either 100W or 120W Fast charging 50W Fast charging 30W
Power Delivery 3.0 Power Delivery 3.0 Power Delivery 3.0
Fast wireless charging 30W Fast wireless charging 30W Fast wireless charging 30W
Reverse wireless charging 5W Reverse wireless charging 5W Reverse wireless charging 5W
Colors Alpine White, Solstice Grey Alpine White, Solstice Grey Coral Green, Twilight Grey, Peach Gold
Price CNY 6,299 ($900/£692) base price in China € 999.95 / £897 £699 / €639

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