Mi 10 Ultra is coming soon with big camera, specs upgrades

Xiaomi is working on a new premium smartphone that could very well be its best offering so far. Dubbed as Mi 10 Ultra, the smartphone is scheduled to officially launch on August 11. The phone will be initially available in China. It’s likely to be available in other markets very soon.

Ahead of the release, Xiaomi’s Mi 10 Ultra has made multiple unofficial appearances on the web. This includes leaked cases as well as banner images. According to the company co-founder Lei Jun, Mi 10 Ultra will mark Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary in the smartphone space. He also posted a photo of a retail box of the phone, which will be available in China as “Mi 10 Supreme Commemorative Edition.”

According to reports, Xiaomi’s Mi 10 Ultra will come in at least two versions sporting a ceramic back and a transparent back. The ceramic edition will be available with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage and 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage. The transparent back model will have 12+256GB as the base model and another 16GB+512GB option.

GSMarena reports the phone will offer better camera features than the Mi 10 Pro, which is Xiaomi's current flagship smartphone. The upcoming Mi 10 Ultra will have 120x digital zoom, up from Mi 10 Pro’s 100x.

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Mi 10 Ultra is said to come with a full HD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The phone will run on Qualcomm’s most powerful Snapdragon 865+ processor coupled with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB built-in storage.

Another highlight of the phone is going to be the battery. It is said to have a large 4,500mAh battery with up to 120W fast charging. It will also support 55W fast wireless charging.

Based on the specs leaked so far, Mi 10 Ultra is going to be a big upgrade over the Mi 10. Available online for ₹49,999, Mi 10 comes with a 108-megapixel camera, 6.67-inch full HD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865 SoC, and a 4,780mAh battery with 30W fast charging support. Mi 10 Pro has a similar set of specifications except for a better camera configuration.