Redmi 10X BOM table shows that MediaTek is making a big move, leaving Qualcomm in a difficult position in the mid-range market

Xiaomi's Redmi 10X series was released on May 26 this year. The Redmi 10X 5G uses a 6.57-inch AMOLED screen, the first Dimensity 820 5G chip, a built-in 4520mAh battery, supports 22.5W fast charging, dual 5G standby and up to 5 5G bands. It has a rear 48MP + 8MP + 2MP triple camera combination and a front 16MP selfie camera.

Configuration Information

SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 820 | 7nm

Screen: 6.57-inch AMOLED water drop screen | resolution 2400x1080 

Storage: 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM

Front camera: 16 million pixels

Rear camera: 48MP main camera + 8MP + 2MP

Battery: 4520mAh lithium polymer battery

BOM

Redmi 10X is the first to use MediaTek Dimensity 820 5G chip. According to Xiaomi, Dimensity 820 is optimized through in-depth cooperation between Redmi and MediaTek, and its AnTuTu score is over 410,000 points.

The Dimensity 820 uses a big-small core architecture of four 2.6GHz Arm Cortex-A76s and four 2.0GHz Arm Cortex-A55s, integrates a high-performance 5-core Arm NATT MC5 GPU, and combines it with MediaTek's HyperEngine 2.0 game optimization engine to improve image quality while reducing network latency. In addition, with the powerful performance of MediaTek's APU 3.0, the operation of the AI ​​camera is more convenient and accurate, improving the shooting experience.

Dimensity 820 integrates the same 5G baseband as Dimensity 1000+, supports SA&NSA dual networking modes, as well as 5G dual SIM dual standby and VoNR voice services.

The Dimensity 820 competes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and HiSilicon Kirin 820, but the current mid-range chip in the Snapdragon camp is 768G. According to Geekbench running points, the Dimensity 820 is better than Kirin 820 in single-core performance and slightly lower than Snapdragon 768G, while it is better than the other two chips in multi-core performance. It can be said that in terms of performance, the Dimensity 820 has a considerable advantage over a number of mid-range chips.

MediaTek's entry into the 5G mid-range chip market is a good thing for both the industry and consumers. In the past few years, mid-range chips have always been dominated by Qualcomm, including the Snapdragon chips that were all used in the 5G mid-range market at the beginning of this year. Although the emergence of Kirin 820 is a dimensionality reduction blow to Qualcomm's 7 series processors, since HiSilicon chips are not sold to external parties, for Qualcomm, the entire mid-range market can still be "mixed" like a fish in water. Except for Huawei phones, other mobile phone manufacturers can only be at the mercy of Qualcomm.

However, the emergence of MediaTek's Dimensity series has sounded the alarm for Qualcomm. With more powerful performance and cheaper price, the price of 5G mobile phones has dropped to around 1,500 yuan, and iQOO has even lowered the price of Dimensity 1000+ to around 2,000 yuan. If Qualcomm continues to "squeeze toothpaste" style, the mid-range market may be occupied by MediaTek.

From an industry perspective, MediaTek's entry has broken Qualcomm's original "monopoly" position, allowing healthy competition in the industry and giving terminal manufacturers more choices. In addition, 5G is still in the popularization stage, and the low price of MediaTek chips has made a great contribution to the promotion and popularization of 5G. This time, Redmi 10X is the cheapest 5G mobile phone, and its sales are bound to be considerable.

From the consumer's perspective, this year mobile phone manufacturers have improved their 5G mobile phone layout in various price ranges, and consumers can choose models with appropriate prices according to their needs.

Back to the Redmi 10X itself, in addition to the Dimensity 820 chip, Samsung's AMOLED screen, linear motor, and AG glass back cover are all advantageous configurations at this price. The disadvantages are the lack of NFC support and the "chin" on the front is too wide. As for the high refresh rate, considering its pricing and cost, except for the high refresh rate OLED (high price), the choice between LCD and OLED depends purely on user preference.

Overall, the Redmi 10X is still quite competitive among mobile phones of the same price. If you do not pursue the ultimate in various hard indicators of the mobile phone, the Redmi 10X is still a cost-effective entry-level 5G model.

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