ONE OF THE BEST LCDS, THE HRR IS JUST PART OF THE REASON This is arguably one of the best LCDs on the market. The tall 20:9 6.67-inch display with 1080 x 2400px resolution impresses with

high brightness, HDR10+ support, and a 144Hz refresh rate. This is perhaps one of the most advanced LCD panels to step in our office, mostly because of its adaptive sync support. But more on

that later. Regardless of what camp you support - HRR IPS LCD or "OLED above all," the facts are that this display here can go head to head with OLED competitors. The maximum

recorded brightness is around 500 nits depending on which color mode you choose. At the same time, at Max Auto, the display hits 630 nits - enough to provide a comfortable viewing experience

it can only be seen with white and bright backgrounds. DISPLAY TEST 100% BRIGHTNESS BLACK,CD/M2 WHITE,CD/M2 CONTRAST RATIO XIAOMI MI 10T PRO 0.432 512 1185:1 XIAOMI MI 10T PRO (MAX AUTO)

0.541 630 1165:1 SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE 0 404 ∞ SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE (MAX AUTO) 0 823 ∞ XIAOMI MI 10 5G 0 522 ∞ XIAOMI MI 10 5G (MAX AUTO) 0 854 ∞ SAMSUNG GALAXY S20+ 0 379 ∞ SAMSUNG GALAXY

S20+ (MAX AUTO) 0 797 ∞ ONEPLUS 8 0 496 ∞ ONEPLUS 8 (MAX AUTO) 0 803 ∞ REALME X50 PRO 5G 0 525 ∞ REALME X50 PRO 5G (MAX AUTO) 0 635 ∞ XIAOMI K20 PRO/MI 9T PRO 0 453 ∞ XIAOMI K20 PRO/MI 9T

PRO (MAX AUTO) 0 643 ∞ XIAOMI POCO F2 PRO 0 516 ∞ XIAOMI POCO F2 PRO (MAX AUTO) 0 854 ∞ The included color presets are quite a few and a bit confusing too. The default one is Auto, which is

recommended and adjusts the display's color calibration to match the surrounding environment. The Saturated mode offers colors that are a bit over the top and blue-ish whites. The

average dE2000 in this mode is 4.7. The Original color preset brings the value down to just 2.3 with whites being just a little off, again leaning towards blue. DISPLAY SETTINGS AND PRESETS

Now the complication comes with the Advanced mode where you are allowed to choose between Enhanced, Original, P3, and sRGB. We've tested the P3 mode against the DCI-P3 color gamut and

the sRGB against the sRGB color gamut. The average dE2000 in both modes is very good at DELTAE 3.8. Now off to the fun part - the high refresh rate. Xiaomi advertises an adaptive refresh

rate technology called Smart AdaptiveSync Display. Depending on the content, the phone would adjust the screen's refresh rate to 30, 48, 50, 60, 90, or 144Hz. Usually, you'd see

YouTube and Netflix videos running at 48-50Hz, but if you put a 60fps video on, the screen will go as high as 120Hz. It works with local files, too. Our only issue is the MEMC feature, which

can't be turned off during video playback. This is a feature that can be found in modern TVs. Also known as the Soap Opera Effect, it's one of the TV features that we like to turn

off as soon as we get a new TV set. It inserts system-generated 'compensation frames' in-between the real ones to boost the overall frame rate for added smoothness. For example,

when viewing the 24fps video, the phone will boost 48fps to match the 48Hz refresh rate. The results aren't always great as it can produce a smearing effect depending on the video

contents. OnePlus offered a similar feature with its OnePlus 8 Pro but at least provided users the option to turn it off. We couldn't find a similar option on the Mi 10T Pro, and we

hope to see it in a future update because, in our opinion, having MEMC always-on has the potential of ruining the viewing experience when watching a video. Back to the adaptive sync - the

system can detect static images and animations. As soon as you stop interacting with the display, the refresh rate is adjusted to 60Hz and sometimes 50Hz, and when you touch the display, it

shoots back up to 144Hz or the maximum allowed depending on your settings. And yes, we checked, it works in Chrome too. Excluding the MEMC thing, this is by far one of the best, if not the

best, adaptive sync solution with smart detection of the content and plenty of refresh rate steps in-between. Last, but not least, the HDR10+ is a feature that not all streaming service

platforms support, but we checked, and HDR10 is available on YouTube and Netflix. The HDR video watching experience is not amazing because of the large backlight zones which prevent local

dimming from being super precise. Still, it does make movies and videos look better. BATTERY LIFE Given just the size of the battery, we were expecting excellent screen-on and off-screen

runtimes. But it seems that the overall optimization of the system can get most of the 5,000 mAh battery. We mostly give credit to the fairly granular control over refresh rate, which proves

to preserve the battery throughout the day. We weren't able to run the web browsing test at 144Hz as it defaults back to around 50-60Hz, and, of course, there's also no point in

testing the video playback time 144Hz either. __ Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSer App. The endurance rating above denotes how long a single battery

charge will last you if you use the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. We've established this usage pattern so that our battery

results are comparable across devices in the most common day-to-day tasks. The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritty. You can

check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use. CHARGING SPEED The handset comes bundled

with a proprietary 33W-rated charger, but the Mi 10T Pro is also compatible with the Power Delivery 3.0 standard. Thanks to the so-called MMT parallel charging, the 5,000 mAh battery's

charging was completed in just 58 minutes, which is respectable for a 33W charging system. At the 30 minute mark, the phone showed 61%. 30MIN CHARGING TEST (FROM 0%) * Realme X50 Pro 5G 95%

* Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 61% * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 60% * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (25W) 57% * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 53% * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (15W bundled) 37% TIME TO FULL CHARGE (FROM 0%) * Realme X50

Pro 5G 0:38h * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 0:58h * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 1:05h * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (25W) 1:10h * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 1:12h * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (15W bundled) 1:35h SPEAKER TEST A very

welcome upgrade over the Mi 9T Pro is the speakers. The earpiece doubles as a second loudspeaker, and we found it to be just as loud as the bottom-firing one. The handset produces

well-balanced audio with clear vocals but lacks fullness and bass. The maximum loudness isn't impressive, but we find it sufficient. __Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone

sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will

tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and

ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here. AUDIO OUTPUT QUALITY We've recently discontinued our audio output quality test. The reason

for that is that most phones that arrived for testing were already excellent in this regard. Whatever difference there was, it was marginal and probably indistinguishable to anything but

our lab equipment. MIUI 12 BASED ON ANDROID 10 Arguably the best part of having a Xiaomi phone is the MIUI. And we are not talking about the user experience as this is strongly subjective.

We are talking about updates. Even the low-end and mid-range phones receive more than two major MIUI updates after its launch and most often than not, the next MIUI version is packed with

most of the features that the latest Android version has. Case in point, MIUI 12 already offers a couple of features intrinsic to the Android 11 such as one time app permissions. Even though

most Xiaomi phones are running MIUI 12 based on Android 10. But enough about that as we have a lot to cover with the new version of MIUI. The first thing to notice here is the revamped

notification shade or should we say, the separation of the notification shade from the quick toggles. Swiping down from the upper-left part of the notification shade will open up all the

notifications while swiping from the right opens up the so-called Control Center. This functionality is straight up from iOS and we find it pretty cool. We also see this being implemented by

more than one OEM. The best part is that you don't have to reach for the top bezel, the swiping action can be performed from the center anywhere on the display as long as you are on

the home screen. CONTROL CENTER AND NOTIFICATION SHADE We would be lying if we said it's not confusing when you start using the new Command Center but we can definitely see how this is

considerably more convenient. Additionally, the notification cards can be customized to appear in a typical Android fashion or adopt the MIUI looks. The Command Center, on the other hand, is

rather limited in terms of customizations. Most of the quick toggles can be re-arranged, added or removed but there are four, highlighted toggles that can't be re-arranged or

customized. That's the mobile data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and flashlight. You can't swap the flashlight for the airplane mode, for example. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have small triangle

icons in the lower-right corner of the switch and when you tap on it, the system opens up a new dialogue where you can manage your Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections on the fly. We find this to

be really neat and useful. In any case, if you find this to be too complicated, MIUI 12 still gives you the option of using the good old notification shade. Another noticeable difference are

the transition animations, which aren't excessive or slow - quite the opposite. They give the impression of the system working super fast and smooth. The 144Hz refresh rate really does

help with that too. That's not necessarily new but we believe starting with MIUI 12, Xiaomi wants to bring the option of choosing between a simplified home screen and one with an app

drawer. While not all MIUI 11-powered smartphones have the app drawer, it will probably come baked in to all MIUI 12 devices. It's hidden within the Home screen settings. And the app

drawer itself is a bit different. You have the search bar at the bottom of the display so you can easily reach it and there are app categories, which can be customized, removed or added.

Customization of the app drawer's background is also an option along with the scroll bar, which can be default or A-Z type of scroll bar. HOME SCREEN, RECENT APPS, APP DRAWER Since the

display is LCD, the Always-on display feature isn't available and even though you won't benefit from the dark system theme, you might like the black aesthetics of it more and also

ease some of the strain on your eyes when using the phone at night. While we are still on the display settings, the available refresh rate options are 60, 90 and 144Hz, with the latter

consuming the most energy. There's also a pretty useful toggle called Sunlight mode in the Brightness level sub-menu, which can boost the display's brightness even if the

brightness control has been set to manual. A strong light source or very bright environment is required to trigger the feature. DISPLAY SETTINGS A few words about the haptic feedback -

it's nothing short of amazing. The haptic engine inside is very precise and strong if it needs to be. There's a slider in the Sound and vibration settings menu that gives you

granular control over how strong you want it to be. Subtle and pleasant vibrations give you tactile feedback when you perform a gesture or interact with certain UI elements in the system. So

kudos to Xiaomi for not cheaping out with an inferior vibration motor on this rather affordable flagship. Setting up the fingerprint reader is simple and fast while the fingerprint reader

itself is really accurate and snappy. You can even set it up to unlock the phone with a touch or a press of the button. Going for the last option is advisable because we often find ourselves

with accidentally locked smartphones from all the accidental touches of the side fingerprint when handling the device. It's a bit annoying and that's the biggest downside of the

side-mounted fingerprint scanners. FINGERPRINT READER SETTINGS The battery settings menu has been enhanced with a couple of new features. For instance, the Ultra battery saver mode will

restrict pretty much everything on the phone, including the energy-sipping 5G connectivity. Only the cellular and network connections won't be affected. The phone enters into a

simplified mode that allows you to use only a couple of apps of your choice. Animations are disabled and almost all of the phone's features too. BATTERY SETTINGS More granular control

over apps is also a thing on MIUI 12. Each app can be set to always run in the background, let the system decide which processes are important and keep them on, restrict some of the

background activity (push notifications may be affected) or kill the app completely as soon as you close it. Might be useful for rogue apps, which you still need on the system. The only new

feature under the Additional settings tab is the "Clear speaker" option, which plays a sound at maximum level for 30 seconds. You can use this if you find the speaker jammed with

dust or water, Xiaomi says you should run this multiple times if needed. Forgive us if we missed some features you would like to read about. MIUI 12 is packed with obscure and not so obscure

features so it's really hard to cover them all in one page. But the whole user experience is nothing short of fluid, versatile and somehow mature too. MIUI 12 is Xiaomi's best

MIUI iteration yet and it's really clean, snappy and good-looking. The 144Hz refresh rate and the excellent haptic feedback are just some small details that add to overall user

experience. PERFORMANCE It may not be the Plus variant but if that allowed Xiaomi to cut some costs, we are definitely on board with that decision. After all, the difference between the

Snapdragon 865 and 865+ aren't big and the former is still a relevant chipset in late 2020. It packs an octa-core CPU (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz

Kryo 585) and an Adreno 650 GPU taking care of the graphically-intensive tasks. The chipset is built on the 7nm+ EUV technology allowing for a low power consumption. And unlike its

predecessor, the Mi 10T Pro's base variant offers 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage while the beefier version bumps up the storage to 256GB. And while the storage is doubled, it's

also a lot faster than before now employing the latest UFS 3.1 standard. Unfortunately, there's no microSD card slot. As far as actual performance is concerned, it's nothing short

of excellent rivaling phones that are a lot more expensive with the same or similar chipsets. The benchmarks are here to attest. GEEKBENCH 5.1 (MULTI-CORE) Higher is better * OnePlus 8 3399

* Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 3332 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 3322 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 3311 * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 3296 * Realme X50 Pro 3175 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 2732 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 2703

GEEKBENCH 5.1 (SINGLE-CORE) Higher is better * OnePlus 8 919 * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 916 * Realme X50 Pro 911 * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 906 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 901 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 895 * Galaxy

S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 886 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 744 ANTUTU 8 Higher is better * Realme X50 Pro 592447 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 578056 * OnePlus 8 564708 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 563961 * Samsung

Galaxy S20 FE 543986 * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 538221 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 500114 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 437823 GFX 3.1 CAR SCENE (1080P OFFSCREEN) Higher is better * Samsung Galaxy

S20 FE 52 * OnePlus 8 52 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 51 * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 51 * Realme X50 Pro 51 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 50 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 50 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 42 GFX 3.1 CAR

SCENE (ONSCREEN) Higher is better * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 46 * OnePlus 8 46 * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 45 * Realme X50 Pro 45 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 42 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 42 * Xiaomi Poco F2

Pro 40 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 36 AZTEK VULKAN HIGH (ONSCREEN) Higher is better * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 30 * OnePlus 8 30 * Realme X50 Pro 30 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 29 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 29 *

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 28 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 26 3DMARK SSE VULKAN 1440P Higher is better * OnePlus 8 6720 * Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro 6660 * Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 6605 * Xiaomi Mi 10 5G 6490

* Realme X50 Pro 6472 * Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 6412 * Galaxy S20+ (120Hz, 1080p) 6354 * Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro 5000 TRIPLE CAMERA SETUP WITH A 108MP MAIN SENSOR The main camera that does most of

the heavy lifting uses Samsung's Bright HMX sensor measuring 1/1.33" in size and featuring 0.8µm pixels in size. Since the sensor supports native 4-in-1 pixel binning technology,

the actual pixel size is 1.6µm, and the actual resolution of the stills is 25MP, not 27MP, as we expected. The sensor is aided by a fairly large f/1.69 aperture and optic image

stabilization. And when we say "heavy lifting," we mean that the phone crops from the main 108MP sensor due to the lack of proper telephoto. Arguably, the cropped 2x images come

out better than from most of the budget telephoto units. But more about that later. The ultra-wide features a 13MP sensor coupled with an f/2.4 aperture and 1.12µm pixels. The advertised

viewing angle is 123˚, which is pretty wide. The third camera is a dedicated 5MP unit with f/2.4 aperture and, more importantly, autofocus. This does a great deal for macro photography. The

selfie cam is the same 20MP, 1/3.4" unit with f/2.2 aperture and 0.8µm pixels. In the Mi 9T Pro, this camera was attached to the motorized pop-up mechanism. CAMERA MENUS We found the

slightly altered default camera app of MIUI 12 to be super easy and straightforward. Most of the important additional settings are found in the so-called hamburger menu accessible from the

camera viewfinder. CAMERA MENUS You can also re-arrange the camera modes from there because the Night mode, for example, is hidden in the More tab. Oh, and to our surprise, the Macro mode is

in the hamburger menu in the standard Photo mode. We guess the dedicated macro camera isn't getting its own camera mode. DAYLIGHT SAMPLES MAIN CAMERA As one would guess, the phone

produces great daylight photos at 25MP. Subjects come out sharp with quite a lot of detail, even fine detail can be seen from afar. Colors are natural-looking, definitely not over the top

and the dynamic range is wide - no clipped highlights. Turning on the AI will boost the colors and make the images a bit more contrast-y looking. 25MP DAYLIGHT SAMPLES 25MP DAYLIGHT SAMPLES

WITH AI ON However, there's noticeable softness in the dark parts of the scenes as well as noise. It becomes more apparent in indoor shots, even with good lighting. Softness can also be

observed towards the left edge in the majority of photos. Still, the edge softness isn't severe, so it probably wouldn't attract unwanted attention, and it could be due to our

particular unit too. 25MP DAYLIGHT SAMPLES The 108MP samples are not impressive by any means. They offer similar processing but with noticeably more noise, hardly any gain in detail while

sharpness drops. We can't see a reason for you to shoot in the 108MP mode. 108MP DAYLIGHT SAMPLES 2X ZOOM Since the 2x zoom mode still uses the main camera, the same pros and cons that

we've mentioned above apply. And, of course, zooming in on those photos amplifies some of the issues. But our main complaint lies with how the software handles the cropping. Instead of

merely cropping the center of the 25MP photos, which are the product from binning the 108MP camera output, it does that and then upscales the cropped portion to 25MP. The same goes for the

108MP mode - the software crops from the center and then upscales to 108MP, creating a softer image overall in both cases. 25MP MODE 2X ZOOM Going beyond 2x and 3x zoom isn't advisable.

Here's a 5x zoom sample to attest for our words. 2X ZOOM AND 5X ZOOM Now that we took a more critical and closer look at the zoom photos, a proper telephoto unit would have been

better. ULTRA-WIDE CAMERA We weren't expecting flagship-grade ultra-wide camera performance, but we can't say we are satisfied with the performance of this one either. The images

come out rather soft with lacking detail - notice the grass and the foliage. The narrow dynamic range is also an issue judging by the clipped highlights in the majority of the scenes.

ULTRA-WIDE DAYLIGHT SAMPLES Colors do look nice, on the other hand, and are slightly punchier than on the main camera without AI turned on. The lens correction is doing a fine job too,

especially considering the wide 123-degree field of view. No excessive color fringing or edge softness too, which are both prominent issues with ultra-wide cameras at this price range. MACRO

CAMERA Pleasantly surprised by the macro camera. The autofocus helps a lot, and in most photos, the subject comes out in focus. The amount of detail and sharpness it captures is pretty

impressive for a small 5MP sensor, while colors are natural, and contrast is good. Definitely one of the good macro cameras out there - it definitely saves face for the numerous meaningless

macro cameras on phones out there. MACRO SAMPLES LOW-LIGHT SAMPLES MAIN CAMERA The first thing to notice is the wide dynamic range without having to turn on the dedicated Night mode.

There's definitely some HDR at work here because there's a fair amount of detail in the shadows while the highlights are rarely clipped - only around strong light sources.

Sharpness is okay for the most part and contrast is good. Noise is kept to a minimum even around the darker areas of the image. You can definitely depend on the standard Photo mode if you

are in a hurry and don't wish to wait for the Night mode to finish. LOW-LIGHT SAMPLES Which, by the way, improves the overall quality of the images quite a bit. It brings out even more

detail out of the shadows without introducing additional noise. The light sources are well-contained, and gone are the clipped areas around the lamps. In fact, you can see some fine detail

on the buildings' facade. Subjects look considerably sharper while color and contrast remain unchanged. NIGHT MODE SAMPLES All in all, we would recommend taking the few extra seconds to

wait for the Night mode to do its job as it will benefit most low light photos taken with the phone. 2X ZOOM Strangely, the Night mode produces far inferior 2x zoom shots that lack detail

and sharpness, and are straight up smudgy. 2X ZOOM: NORMAL • NIGHT MODE Zoom shots are definitely usable and would look great on social media platforms. ULTRA-WIDE CAMERA There's no

Night mode for the ultra-wide camera, so there's nothing that can fix the apparent issues. The samples taken with the ultra-wide snapper look soft, muddy, with no detail and narrow

dynamic range. Light sources are often blown out along with a small area around them, while noise can be seen in uniform backgrounds. LOW-LIGHT ULTRA-WIDE SAMPLES Once you are done with the

real-life photos, take the time for some pixel-peeping using our photo compare tool. XIAOMI MI 10T PRO 5G VS MI 10 5G AND THE REALME X50 PRO 5G IN OUR PHOTO COMPARE TOOL PORTRAITS The edge

detection is doing okay most of the time and can handle more complex backgrounds. Nonetheless, fine detail around the subject is often blurred out - notice Will's earrings and his hair.

The detail is good, though, the skin tone is natural, and colors are pleasant overall. Maybe a bit more sharpness wouldn't hurt when there's no sufficient lighting. And the camera

shoots in 12MP for some reason. PORTRAITS SELFIES Selfies are looking sharp with plenty of detail even in challenging lighting conditions. Noise can be seen only under close inspection, and

the skin tone of the subject is natural. Interestingly, switching over to portrait mode, the resolution drops down to 5MP - similar to the main camera's Portrait mode - but retains the

good clarity of the photos. The edge detection is excellent, and we even find it more adequate than the one on the main camera. SELFIES: NORMAL • PORTRAIT OTHER SHOOTING MODES Here's a

sample shot using the so-called Clone feature, which lets you clone a person in a single photo. The mode is super easy to use, but the downside is the rather uninspiring image quality. The

resolution drops to 12MP. OTHER SHOOTING MODES: LONG EXPOSURE • LONG EXPOSURE • CLONE The long exposure mode lets you catch professional-looking low-light photos. That's, of course, if

you are looking from afar. We tried out the Neon Trails sub-mode, which turned out to be pretty neat only to be plagued by the low-quality and lower resolution. VIDEO Although we pointed out

a couple of small issues with the stills, the videos, on the other hand, look amazing. The phone can even do 8K at 30fps since the main 108MP camera and the Snapdragon 865 chipset allow it.

We are hard-pressed to find any issues with the 8K video. Colors are punchy, dynamic range is wide - notice the detail in the shadows - it plays smoothly, contrast is great, and

there's no noise. Sharpness and detail are impressive. [embedded content] Similar things can be said about the 4K video with some rather small differences. For instance, the 2160p

footage offers somewhat punchier colors and higher contrast, which sacrifices details in the shadows. The sharpness and detail are slightly less impressive compared to the 8K. [embedded

content] Zooming 2x times is also an option in both recording modes - 4K and 8K. The amount of detail on the 2x zoomed 8K video is downright amazing. Not that the 4K looks bad, but the

difference is night and day. [embedded content] [embedded content] The ultra-wide camera can also capture 2160p videos, although less impressive. The dynamic range seems to be narrower,

losing quite a bit of detail in the shadows. The clips are generally soft and lack detail. Colors are punchy, and there's plenty of contrast, though. Still, if you are looking for that

added dramatic effect of the ultra-wide camera, the videos are usable. [embedded content] When it comes to stabilization, the phone can do so only in 4K and Full HD. Stabilization can be

turned off if you are using a tripod to make the field of view wider, but in this case, we would recommend opting for the 8K video then. Shooting videos without a tripod requires competent

EIS, and the phone offers one in 4K. [embedded content] It starts to look choppy only when you compare it side by side with the so-called Steady video mode, which caps at 1080p and offers

smooth, gimbal-like stabilization. [embedded content] Here's a non-stabilized 8K footage to draw comparison. [embedded content] To see how the Mi 10T Pro fares against some of its

competitors, take a look at our video compare tool. 2160P: XIAOMI MI 10T PRO 5G VS MI 10 5G AND THE REALME X50 PRO 5G IN OUR VIDEO COMPARE TOOL COMPETITION Even though the Mi 10T Pro packs

some serious guns for its price, it faces quite a bit of competition both from the inside and outside the Xiaomi camp. MI 10T PRO 5G AND MI 10 5G Since the vanilla Mi 10 series launched, the

Mi 10 5G's price has dropped significantly, now asking €600 (more or less). And for some, this might be the better option. The vanilla Mi 10 comes with a similar camera setup and

performance, it supports wireless and reverse wireless charging, it has an arguably better OLED display (although capped at 90Hz) with an under-display fingerprint scanner for about the

launch price of the Mi 10T Pro. XIAOMI MI 10 5G • XIAOMI POCO F2 PRO Another phone under the Xiaomi umbrella that's worth considering is the Poco F2 Pro. A solid option for just a

couple of bucks shy of €400. That's a great deal for a handset with flagship-grade SoC and a big OLED panel with fullscreen design. If you aren't going for the high refresh rate

and you don't mind the inferior camera performance, the Poco F2 Pro might be the more sensible solution. Still, in our books, the Mi 10T Pro strikes a better feature/price ratio and is

worth the extra dollar. MI 10T PRO 5G AND MI 10 5G The next Chinese competitor is the Realme X50 Pro 5G. One of the first devices with Snapdragon 865 released in early 2020. It's just a

tad more affordable than the Mi 10T Pro, once again packing an HRR OLED screen. It wins the camera race by a little with its versatile setup (by having a telephoto zoom cam) but loses the

battery endurance race. The super-fast 65W charging might make up for that. REALME X50 PRO 5G • SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE 5G And finally, the freshly released Galaxy S20 FE packs some premium

specs with a price tag hovering around €600 for its 4G-only flavor - that's exactly how much the 5G-capable Mi 10T Pro costs. Who would have thought that Samsung will outgun Xiaomi in

the non-premium territory? The S20 Fan Edition packs a 120Hz Super AMOLED panel, a similar chipset, all main focal lengths with true, 3x zoom telephoto camera, IP68-certified premium build,

wireless and reverse wireless charging, and an under-display fingerprint reader. It may not be better in the battery department, and at this price, you are only getting the 4G version, but

it sure does give the Mi 10T Pro a run for its money when it comes to camera quality. A great value Samsung smartphone that's hard to argue with. VERDICT If Xiaomi came out with the Mi

10T Pro a month ago, it would have been an easy recommendation. Not that it's not right now, but Samsung's newest addition to the Galaxy S20 family keeps us from recommending

Xiaomi's contender right away. It all boils down to priorities - if it's the battery life, the Mi 10T Pro is the answer, but if it's the overall feature set and the display,

go with the Fan Edition. In any case, there's very little to complain about here as the Mi 10T Pro strikes an excellent balance between price and features. It's a worthy successor

to the Mi 9T Pro from last year. PROS * One of the best LCDs in the game with 144Hz refresh rate. * Solid build quality. * Long battery life and fast charging. * Excellent main camera

performance, a macro camera that makes sense. * Stereo speakers setup. * Good price/performance ratio. * Mature, feature-rich and smart MIUI 12 with granular control over refresh rate. * IR

blaster, notification LED and 8GB/128GB base memory configuration. CONS * The ultra-wide camera isn't up to the task, a true telephoto camera would have been great. * An OLED panel,

even with a lower refresh rate, is preferred by a lot of users.