Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite Smartphone Review – Price-performance Hit

 

Since the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite is almost as powerful and equipped with nearly the same features as its high-end sibling Mi Note 10, the "Lite" moniker is more confusing than it is informative. Xiaomi has only touched the camera module, which still offers a respectable resolution at 64 MP instead of 108 MP. However, the Mi Note 10 Lite is also significantly cheaper - in this regard, the "Lite" addendum fits.




Usually, when the name of a smartphone contains the word "Lite", it indicates that there may be a lot of missing features compared to the non-Lite or standard model. However, this is certainly not the case with the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite.


Surprisingly, the mid-range smartphone barely differs from its high-end sibling Xiaomi Mi Note 10. The former comes with the same 6.47-inch AMOLED display, an equally as large 5260-mAh battery, and the same octa-core Snapdragon 730G SoC.

There really is just one difference: While the Mi Note 10 uses a 108-MP main camera with 5 lenses, the Mi Note 10 Lite only has 64 MP and 4 lenses. This does not look too bad, either.


All things considered, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite appears to be a clear winner in terms of the price-performance ratio. In this review, we will determine how well the smartphone fares in practice. Of course, we are particularly interested in how well the "Lite" camera performs.

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite (Mi Note Series)

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G 8 x 2.2 GHz, Kryo 470 Gold / Silver

Graphics adapter

Qualcomm Adreno 618

Memory

6144 MB  

, LPDDR4X

Display

6.47 inch 19.5:9, 2340 x 1080 pixel 398 PPI, capacitive, AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, FHD+, 3D curved, HDR10, glossy: yes, HDR, 60 Hz

Storage

64 GB UFS 2.1 Flash, 64 GB  

, 108.6 GB free

Connections

1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5-mm headphone jack, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: Fingerprint sensor, vibration motor, IR blaster, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, electronic compass, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, USB OTB, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi display, DRM Widevine L1

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, GSM (band 2, 3, 5, 8), UMTS (band 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19), LTE (band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41), head SAR 1,011 W/kg, body SAR 1,385 W/kg, Dual SIM, LTE, GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 9.67 x 157.8 x 74.2 ( = 0.38 x 6.21 x 2.92 in)

Battery

5260 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Charging

fast charging / Quickcharge

Operating System

Android 10

Camera

Primary Camera: 64 MPix Quad-camera: 64-MP main camera (Sony IMX686, f/1.89, 1/1.73", 0.8 µm) + 8-MP ultra-wide camera (f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12 µm) + 5-MP depth sensor (f/2.4, 1/1.5", 1.12 µm) + 2-MP macro camera (f/2.4, 1/1.4", 1.75 µm), videos at up to 4K@30FPS
Secondary Camera: 16 MPix f/2.48, 1/3.06" 1.0 µm, Videos at up to 1080p@30FPS

Additional features

Speakers: Mono speaker on the bottom, Keyboard: virtual, modular 30-watt charger, USB cable (Type-C to Type-A), headphones, SIM tool, protective case, user guide, warranty card, MIUI 11, 24 Months Warranty, fanless

Weight

204 g ( = 7.2 oz / 0.45 pounds), Power Supply: 85 g ( = 3 oz / 0.19 pounds