Taking advantage of its tenth anniversary of the launch of its first smartphone, Xiaomi has launched its best smartphone to date: the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. A mobile that stands out for many aspects, among which the three that correspond in number stand out: 120 Hz of refreshment on the screen, 120 W of power in load and 120 increases for the zoom of your camera.
In addition to its transparent design that will not leave anyone indifferent. I have been able to test this exclusive phone of the brand and today I tell you my first impressions with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and, in addition, I will explain the biggest of its problems.
120 Hz refresh on screen
This is one of the top features that we can find on the panel of a phone today. If you haven’t yet tried any high refresh rate on a screen like 90Hz or 120Hz , I could describe it as that extra fluidity that makes you “addicted” to seeing how you go from one screen to another by entering the menus or that. aspect of continuity and speed when making a swipe while browsing a website or through the timeline of social networks.
It may not be the screen with the highest resolution on the market because Xiaomi continues to bet on FullHD + instead of 2K or 4K. It is a panel that looks very good, with natural colors and good viewing angles that, in these first tests, has left me a very good experience after trying it by playing videos on it.
Of course, this feeling does not only come from the refresh rate, but it is backed by a good set of hardware with the latest of the latest on the market that is what this smartphone includes. A Snapdragon 865 processor , models with 8/12/16 GB of RAM and storages ranging from 128/256/512 GB supported by UFS 3.1 technology, which is the equivalent in mobile phones to the SSD of computers. All this is combined with well-polished software and that high screen refreshment to give us the feeling that we are flying with our smartphone when we are using it. An experience that, above all, we will appreciate while we are playing powerful games that, of course, this one is capable of moving with ease and without any problem.
120W fast charging
But the thing does not stop there as far as components are concerned. Another detail that stands out greatly about this phone is the ability to charge its from 0 to 100 in just 30 minutes with its 120 W charger .
When you know the data for the first time you may think “well, a load the same as the rest but a little faster” and no, when you test it it is something impressive. Connect the charging cable to the Mi 10 Ultra, see that the typical manufacturer’s animation appears on the screen and, suddenly, in a few moments the percentage of charged battery begins to fly. It is something that, without seeing it in person, you may not be able to get an idea. But, used to seeing the “normal” charging progress of other phones, this one would attract a lot of attention.
The only problem I see with this is the size of the magazine. The dimensions of this are large and transporting it anywhere could become somewhat uncomfortable. But of course, think that this device could be used to power the battery of other equipment such as a tablet or even a laptop. Currently there are many more demanding computers whose charger does not even reach 100 W, so with only this USB-C connector you can power both without problems carrying a single charger wherever you go.
120x with digital zoom on your cameras
The last feature where we see this large number repeated is in the cameras section, where we will find 5 lenses in total:
- 48 MP main sensor , with an aperture of f / 1.85.
- 20 MP ultra-wide-angle sensor , with an aperture of f / 2.2 and a viewing angle of 128º.
- 12 MP portrait sensor , with a def / 2.0 aperture.
- A telephoto lens capable of reaching 120x digitally , with an aperture of f / 4.1
- Sensor for the selfie of 20 MP , with aperture f / 2.3.
A set of cameras with very good characteristics as you can what and what, in these first tests they have left me a more than correct feeling.
From the main sensor to the wide angle, they do their job very well in the photos that I was able to take from the Xiaomi office window. Results with correct colors, without excessive aberrations or distortions, although with this small test I could not give a final verdict on this set of cameras.
As for video recording, this Mi 10 Ultra is capable of reaching 8K resolution at 24 fps . In this regard, Xiaomi has not achieved anything new, since it is not the first phone to achieve this quality. But, what I can tell you is that it is the best 8K recording that I have tried to date, standing out above all in the stabilization when moving the device while recording.
A great phone that few will be able to buy
Having seen these 3 fundamental aspects that draw the attention of the Mi 10 Ultra, I have to tell you about the main, if not the only, problem that this smartphone has. And it is none other than their availability .
The Mi 10 Ultra is a mobile that Xiaomi has manufactured for its tenth anniversary but, unfortunately, it will not market it globally but will remain exclusively in the Asian market . Therefore, you can already get an idea that acquiring it will not be an easy task. In addition, to this is added the problem of the rom that it includes, which lacks Google services and everything is in Chinese or English. So, if you plan to import this smartphone to your country, you must bear in mind that you will have to flash a global rom so that everything stays in order and you can use it normally.
To this you will have to add that we do not know the price that the phone may cost you by implementing the cost of taxes and fees after importation. The official cost is 5,299 yuan, which would be approximately 673 euros , to which you must add that extra cost that I was telling you about.
Even so, I still think that this is an incredible mobile, with spectacular features and that will surprise anyone who ends up acquiring it. If you want to know much more in-depth details about this smartphone, in addition to seeing in detail the photographic and video recording results, you can take a look at the first video impressions , at the beginning of this post, that I have made on our channel of Youtube.