Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition 5G with 50x zoom camera launched in China: specifications, features and prices

Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition has launched in China just moments ago and is a slightly upgraded model of the Mi 10 Lite that was unveiled in Europe earlier this year. The company has earlier teased the phone will be launched alongside the official unveiling of MIUI 12, however, the Mi 10 Youth Edition runs on MIUI 11 out-of-the-box.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition follows the Mi 10 lineup with a phone that packs in a powerful chipset, Full HD+ display, 50x digital zoom and long-lasting battery. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications and prices of the Mi 10 Youth Edition.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition specifications

Mi 10 Youth features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel. The display has a waterdrop notch cutout to house the front-facing camera and is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5. The screen also has an in-display fingerprint sensor for faster unlocks.

The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset with 5G support and Adreno 620 GPU. This is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on MIUI 11 out-of-the-box that’s based on Android 10.

The Mi 10 Youth has a quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 48MP camera with f/1.7 aperture, a secondary 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with a 12-degree field of view, an 8MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom and upto 50x digital zoom, followed by a macro camera with a minimum focusing distance of 2-10 centimetres. On the front, there’s a 16MP selfie camera housed within the waterdrop notch on the front.

The Mi 10 Youth Edition comes with a 4,160mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging and is also certified for Quick Charge 4.0 and Power Delivery 3.0.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition Prices

The Mi 10 Youth Edition is being offered in three flavours, with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage starting at CNY 2,099 (~Rs 22,500), 128GB storage variant for CNY 2,299 (~Rs 24,700), with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage at CNY 2,499 (~Rs 26,800) and the maxed-out variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage at CNY 2,799 (~Rs 30,000).

The phone is up for pre-order in China and goes on sale from April 30.