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Review | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 full review: first 108-megapixel camera phone lives up to hype – but only in certain conditions
- The 108MP specialist lens will be of most use to regular travellers and adventurers who want to perfectly capture landscapes and architecture
- However, the sensor struggles in lowlight conditions, the phone does not offer great value, and does any handset really need six camera lenses?
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The Chinese phone spec war continues.
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Barely two months after Vivo introduced the world’s first phone with a 64-megapixel camera sensor, Xiaomi has topped it with a 108-megapixel shooter that is capable of capturing images with resolution of 12,032 x 9,204 pixels. The latest iPhone, for reference, captures images at 3,000 x 4,000 pixels.
Known as the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 globally, but as the Xiaomi CC9 Pro in its native China – confusing, yes – the phone packs four more camera sensors on its rear in addition to that 108-megapixel lens.
Add the selfie camera on the front, and we’re looking at a phone with six cameras. But do we really need all of them?
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Design and hardware
Xiaomi has been making high-quality hardware in recent years, but until now none of its handsets has had the extra flourish of a high-end Samsung or Huawei phone. Xiaomi’s display panels, for instance, were almost always entirely flat, leading to a somewhat abrupt edge where the screen meets a phone’s aluminium chassis.
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