Before and after the release of Xiaomi Mi 10 e Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, the most consistent criticism that has been made to him is that relating to price. Generally speaking prices in China, the top of the range of Xiaomi did not exceed a certain figure while this year with the last two top of the range, this figure has been exceeded. For completeness of the news we want to tell you that the 5% limit has not been exceeded of earnings so much heralded by the company. But then why the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro price is higher than that of the previous devices of the series? Very simple: making them costs a lot and Lu Weibing tells us how much.
Why is the price of Xiaomi Mi 10 higher than the standard? With some numbers Weibing gives us an answer
Maybe the answer seemed obvious, but if we pay attention to the numbers that the company manager shows us, we will really understand why the cost for us users is decidedly higher than the standard. Weibing has decided to start from a somewhat obvious comparison with the old top of the range Xiaomi Mi 9, considering that the Mi 10 represents a upgrade of the latter.
Let's start with the processor: if we consider the "old" processor 4G Snapdragon 855 and the new Snapdragon 865, price of purchase for the brand that must put it concretely on the device doubles. Unfortunately, we are not given how much the price of this component is, but we trust it.
The second bar we talk about screen: Yes is gone from a simple OLED ad a curved display on both sides with support to refresh rate 90Hz. cost, as revealed, it has more than doubled.
Point number three, the most important, the camera. Switching from a camera to 48 megapixels to 108 megapixels it has not helped the brand to maintain its own advantageous price, given that the cost (as we have noticed with Mi Note 10) of purchasing the sensor is decidedly high. Plus, if we put that version Pro can count on two sensors that integrate optical stabilization (OIS).
Finally, general hardware equipment: make a upgrade from PLDDR4 RAM memory to LPDDR5 it was not cheap since i prices have risen by 20%; Furthermore, battery increased, recharge wireless and not high power e cooling system advanced have not helped the brand to keep the price of Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro low.
One last thing that Lu Weibing wants to point out is the difference in price with another device that is positioned on the same range of Mi 10: Huawei Mate 30 Pro. There are those who will say that it is better (it has best ultra-wide camera, it is water resistant and has 3D facial unlock) who will say otherwise, but in any case his price is greater than 2000 yuan (€ 263 at the current exchange rate) compared to the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
But honestly, what can a 108 megapixel photo sensor do in a smartphone?
I can understand it in a full frame camera, with quality lenses, and for professional use, but for a normal user I just can't see the advantages.