Xiaomi 10 series is the pioneering work of Xiaomi's high-end impact last year，Its balanced performance without shortcomings has also won the recognition of consumers。So much so today in 2021，Xiaomi 10's second-hand mobile phones still have high value retention rates。therefore，Xiaomi decided to launch a small upgraded sub-flagship to continue the vitality of the Xiaomi 10 series - Xiaomi 10S。
well known，Qualcomm adopts the market strategy of dual flagship chips in 2021：Snapdragon 888 pursues extreme performance，Snapdragon 870 pursues the balance between performance and power consumption。therefore，Manufacturers who recently released new phones often use a primary and secondary flagship product line。
Xiaomi launched a new flagship equipped with Snapdragon 888 earlierXiaomi 11，And on March 10，Xiaomi releases the sub-flagship Xiaomi 10S equipped with Snapdragon 870。So can this Xiaomi 10S inherit the positioning of Xiaomi 10's Bucket flagship? Let's explore the answer。
The packaging box of Xiaomi 10S is similar to Xiaomi 11，Adopt a light and environmentally friendly design，No more chargers and charging cables included，Only mobile phone case in the package、Pin and 3.5mm conversion cable。if nothing else，It should be the same as Xiaomi 11，The 33W charging package is included in the package version，Environmentally friendly version of bare metal only solution。
Xiaomi 10S body weight 208g，Have a certain feeling of falling。Measurements are 162.58mm x 74.8mm x 8.96mm，These parameters are exactly the same as Xiaomi 10。On the front is a 6.67-inch drilled curved screen，Completely consistent with Xiaomi 10。
The back of Xiaomi 10S is very different from that of Xiaomi 10，More like the style of Xiaomi 10 Supreme Commemorative Edition，Xiaomi calls it the "little supreme" style。The material on the back is glass，Fingerprints are not easily stained after matte treatment。
Our Xiaomi 10S is the blue version，There will be some orange reflections when you look slanted，light and shadow flow，Fresh view。The hardware configuration of the quad camera module in the upper left corner is 2-megapixel depth of field lens + 1 Episode main camera+ 200 Megapixel independent macro lens+ 1300 Wanshu wide-angle lens solution，Exactly the same as Xiaomi 10，But the design is similar to Xiaomi 10 Supreme Commemorative Edition。The difference is that the periscope lens above is replaced with the depth of field lens，At the same time, the size of the entire four-camera module has been reduced，Solved the problem that the lens is easy to touch when holding the Xiaomi 10 Supreme Commemorative Edition。
After inquiry，The supplier of Xiaomi 10S is Huaxing Optoelectronics，It can basically be confirmed that it is the same domestic screen as Xiaomi 10。Achievable peak brightness of up to 1120 nits，With front and rear dual photosensitive units，Automatic brightness switching is also quite sensitive。Functionally support screen fingerprint、DC dimming、DCI-P3 color gamut display and professional factory screen color calibration，The average Delta E of the screen is only around 0.41，Enough to meet people who have high requirements for screen color accuracy。
In MIUI color management，Allows users to customize the RGB color space，HVS Color Space，And contrast、Options such as Gamma value，Can draw up a color style to suit your eyes' preferences。However, since Xiaomi 10S has already made screen color calibration when it was shipped，Therefore, it is generally not recommended to change these advanced settings。In general，This screen completely inherits the excellent appearance of the Xiaomi 10 series，Very consistent with the positioning of the second flagship。
Observation through a microscope，We found that the pixels of this screen of Xiaomi 10S are arranged in Pearl pearls，The diamond arrangement is not exactly the same as the Samsung screen, but it is generally consistent，The only difference is that the red and blue pixels are four-pointed stars，The fineness is similar to the diamond arrangement。In general，This is a relatively excellent domestic screen。
In addition to the common Type-C interfaces on Xiaomi 10S、Outside microphone and infrared emission holes，There is also the symmetrical independent dual speakers of Xiaomi 10 series signature。Xiaomi 10 series was once highly praised for this speaker system，Called "music phone"，Xiaomi 10S Yangtze River pushes forward，Upgraded again，Equipped with the industry's first 0.7mm amplitude sounding unit，and tuned by Harman Katon，External sound quality is excellent in actual measurement，And won the DXO sound quality rankings with 80 points。
As the flagship of Xiaomi's home，Xiaomi 10S This time, it also inherited the style of Xiaomi 10 in terms of material piles.。Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor，All LPDDR5 memory，UFS3.0 flash memory，Dual-mode 5G+Wi-Fi 6，It is equipped with a 4780mAh battery and 33W wired flash charging.、30W wireless flash charging and 10W wireless reverse charging。Multifunctional NFC、Horizontal linear motor，P2i grade waterproof，Infrared remote control and other functions are also available。In general，In addition to the processor upgrade to Snapdragon 870，Charging power has been increased by 3W，Others are exactly the same as Xiaomi 10。
So how does this Snapdragon 870 perform on Xiaomi 10S? Let's conduct theoretical tests and game tests next。
In Antutu running score representing comprehensive performance，Xiaomi 10S achieved 653410。In GeekBench4 representing CPU performance，Xiaomi 10S obtained single-core 4667，Multi-core score of 13504 points。
From the perspective of theoretical performance score，The Snapdragon 870 on Xiaomi 10S is 15%-20% better than the Snapdragon 865 on Xiaomi 10，The improvement is still quite obvious。Interestingly，Although there is no change in flash memory，It's still UFS3.0，However, Xiaomi 10S has made considerable improvements in random read and write performance。
Has the actual gaming performance of Xiaomi 10S improved? Xiaomi 10S also supports Game Turbo on hardware，Ensure that users can play with optimal performance and network environment when running games。In-game you can slide the sidebar in the upper left corner of the screen，Call out the shortcut game toolbar，To detect game performance or open various gadgets。The following test data are measured in game performance enhancement mode。
We found，Although Xiaomi 10S is a new phone，But "Honor of Kings" has been adapted to the ultra-clear ultimate image quality 90 frame mode，30 The game is also kept at around 90 frames in the minute，The gaming experience is excellent，Average frame rate 87.1 frames。
In "Peace Elite"，Can enable smooth 90 frame mode or HDR HD extreme frame rate，The frame rate in the actual game is also very smooth，30 Average minute frame rate 88.6 frames，You can feel the warmth of the back cover while playing，Temperature is about 37.2℃。
In the running score software "Genshin Impact"，The game pressure is quite high，The maximum image quality can only be maintained at 50 to 55 frames，30 The average minute frame rate is 54.2 frames，And the back cover is already a bit hot，The measured temperature is about 40.5℃。If you want 60 frames to play Genshin Impact，It is recommended to lower the special effect level other than rendering accuracy。
After the actual tests of these three games, we found，The performance of Snapdragon 870 is indeed improved by 865。As Qualcomm's second only to Snapdragon 888，Playing most games smoothly is no longer a problem。
Thanks to the large battery of 4780mAh，After an hour and a half of high-intensity play，The remaining power is still around 60%。After playing, you can also use 33W to charge quickly to recharge，Although the peak power of 33W is not high in 2021，However, Xiaomi's charging solution can maintain a high power state for a long time，The actual measurement can be filled with 100 minutes. %。
also，Xiaomi 10S also supports 30W wireless charging and 10W wireless reverse charging，Today, wireless charging is becoming more popular，Such a rich charging configuration can let us say goodbye to battery life anxiety。
imaging system：From the hardware parameters，The four-camera solution of Xiaomi 10S is exactly the same as that of Xiaomi 10，All are 100 million pixel main cameras+ 1300 Megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens+ 200 Megapixel depth of field lens+ 200 megapixel macro lens。
In terms of software optimization，This time, we focused on supporting three major features。One is the super night view，When shooting dark-light images, Xiaomi 10 will obtain more dark details based on the RAW algorithm；The second is AI scene recognition，A new content-aware deep neural network analyzes screen brightness in real time、color，Even composition，Then it is enhanced by artificial intelligence algorithm，Make the photos more "textured"；Third, Xiaomi 10 supports HEIF photo format，Because of the introduction of 100 million pixel lens，The photos taken are particularly large，Turn on the HEIF switch to ensure image quality，Save 50% of photo volume，Store more photos。
So how is the actual shooting effect of Xiaomi 10S? Let's take a look at the sample together。
First of all, when the light is sufficient during the day，This 100 million pixel main camera performs very well in color，Restore the real，Not too rich because of AI intervention，The sky is also clean。
But in the light-weight environment，The tolerance of this lens is still unsatisfactory，Overexposure is prone to bright，The problem of darkness。
Due to the lack of telephoto lens，After performing 5x digital zoom, the imaging quality is relatively poor，There will be some smear after zooming in。
If you want to take pictures of the distant scenery，We can adopt a 100 million pixel + post-cutting method。After turning on 100 million pixel mode，Thanks to the large amount of details brought by 100 million pixels，The picture is still sharp after zooming in，Even the windows in the distance are clearly visible。
Another 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens has good imaging quality.，The details and colors of the film are not much different from the main camera。123°'s super large field of view is enough to capture more information when shooting。
In the night environment，Xiaomi 10S can enable night view mode on the "More" interface，Multi-frame synthesis technology will be enabled at this time，Improve brightness，reduce noise，Take a more beautiful sunset。
For the suppression aspect of night highlights，Xiaomi 10S is also good，The two high-bright light sources in the lower left corner of the sample are well controlled。
After manually pulling down the macro mode on the camera interface，You can call this 2-megapixel macro lens，This lens has a good image quality，Can supplement our shooting scenes，Especially suitable for close-up shooting of text content。
Summarize：Xiaomi 10S is a sub-flagship with very accurate positioning，Based on the Xiaomi 10 standard version, it upgrades the core accessories that users are most concerned about in this price range.，It also lowered the price。This wave of increase and reduces price，Help Xiaomi 10 get stuck in the price of the flagship，Keep the status of the bucket machine。
What a pity，Although its imaging system adopts a "Little Supreme" design similar to Xiaomi 10 Supreme Commemorative Edition，But the hardware quality is still at the level of Xiaomi 10 standard version last year，This is a bit regrettable。
In general，If you are more concerned about performance and battery life，Then Xiaomi 10S will be a pretty good choice。It is precisely because of the balanced performance of Xiaomi 10 series，Its successor, Xiaomi 10S, can still shine and heat in 2021。
