Xiaomi Mi 10i has officially launched in India as the latest smartphone in the company’s Mi 10-lineup. Xiaomi had been teasing the launch of the Mi 10i for quite some time now and revealed that the phone has been customized for the Indian market. Moreover, the Mi 10i is based on the Mi 10T Lite which was launched globally in September 2020. The Mi 10T Lite was later launched with the upgraded hardware in China as the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G and the Mi 10i is largely based on the latter.
The Mi 10i has a premium finish with metal-glass construction and a circular rear camera module that houses four cameras. The phone has been confirmed to be offered in three colours for users to choose from and comes equipped with a 108MP primary camera sensor. Here’s everything you need to know about the pricing, specifications and availability of the Mi 10i in India.
Xiaomi has priced the Mi 10i starting at Rs 20,999 in India for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage and Rs 21,999 for the 6GB+128GB storage option. The maxed-out variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs 23,999. The phone will go on its first sale starting January 7 on Amazon India and will go on open sale from January 8 on Amazon India, Mi India store and soon in offline stores as well.
Xiaomi Mi 10i features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that supports 120Hz high refresh rate along with HDR10+ certification. The phone has a punch-hole cutout in the centre for the selfie camera and the screen is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5 for added protection. The Mi 10i measures 9 millimetres in thickness and weighs 214.5 grams. It is also IP53 rated which protects the phone from dust and water ingress.
The Mi 10i is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 619 GPU. This is paired with up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB UFS2.2 storage solution. The phone runs on MIUI 12 which is based on Android 11 out-of-the-box.
Xiaomi Mi 10i has quad cameras on the back that consists of a primary 108MP camera which uses ISOCELL HM2 sensor and measures 1/1.52-inch in size. The primary camera has a 7P lens arrangement with an f/1.75 aperture and is supported by a secondary 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 118-degree field of view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout.
The Mi 10i is equipped with a 4,820mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging out of the box. Xiaomi claims that the phone can be charged from 0-100% in just 58 minutes.