Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched the Redmi K40 series in China on Thursday. The series spawns 3 models, a vanilla Redmi K40, K40 Pro, and K40 Pro+. While the K40 has a snapdragon 870, the K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ pack the more highly effective Snapdragon 888. The Pro and Pro+ models are largely the very same deal, with the only significant distinction coming by way of the principal rear camera – this is 64MP in the Pro and 108MP in the Pro+. All the 3 phones have the very same design and style, very same show, and very same battery.
Redmi K40 Pro+, K40 Pro, K40 rates
Pricing is important right here, mainly because technically, the K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ are worth flagships. The K40 Pro+ (12GB/256GB) has been launched at CNY 3,699 which roughly translates to Rs 41,620. The K40 Pro begins at CNY 2,799 (roughly Rs 31,500) for a model with 6GB/12GB configuration, when models with 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB will price CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs 33,750) and CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs 37,one hundred) respectively. The K40 meanwhile begins at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs 22,500) for 6GB/128GB with the maxed-out 12GB/256GB model priced at CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs 28,one hundred).
Redmi K40 Pro+, K40 Pro, K40 specs, characteristics
Let’s get started with the popular specs. All the 3 phones have a 6.67-inch E4 AMOLED show sourced from Samsung. The panel has 120Hz refresh price (360Hz touch sampling), 1300 nits of peak brightness and HDR10+ help. It also comes with Xiaomi’s version of Apple’s ‘True Tone.’ The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 – when the phones, themselves, have IP53-rating for splash resistance. All the 3 phones have a side-mounted ‘physical’ fingerprint reader and a tiny punch-hole cutout housing a 20MP selfie camera.
Interestingly, Xiaomi mentioned that the show of the K40 Pro (only) is A+ certified by DisplayMate.
Under the hood, all the 3 phones have quickly LPDDR5 RAM and UFS3.1 storage. Fueling the package is a 4,520mAh battery with 33W quickly wired charging through USB Type-C. Xiaomi will bundle a compliant quickly charger in the box. Software is MIUI 12 and all the 3 phones are 5G-prepared. They also come with dual stereo speakers, High-Res and Dolby Atmos help.
For photography, all the 3 phones have an 8MP ultra wide-angle secondary rear and yet another 5MP macro camera.
Coming to the variations, the most significant ones come by way of core hardware and (principal) camera. While the K40 Pro+ and K40 Pro are powered by Qualcomm’s newest and greatest 5nm Snapdragon 888, the K40 sticks to a much less highly effective Snapdragon 870. The K40 also comes with a 48MP (Sony IMX582) principal camera, when the K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ swap this with more potent 64MP (Sony IMX686) and 108MP (Samsung HM2) cameras, respectively. The K40 Pro+, in addition, has a 7P lens and can do 8K video recording creating it the most capable camera phone in Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 lineup.
Like the Redmi K30 and Redmi K30 Pro, the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro and Redmi K40 Pro+ are also China-exclusive for now. They will go on sale from March 4. Global availability and pricing are however to be announced.