Xiaomi has just launched the new Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ flagship smartphones. The smartphones comes with impressive specifications and good battery life.
The K40 trio shares the AMOLED display that boast 120 Hz refresh rate and 360 Hz touch sampling rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, HDR10+, 8,192 levels of dimming and 2.76mm ultra-small punch-hole that houses a 20MP camera.
The K40 is powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC and the Pro models are powered by Snapdragon 888 5nm SoC, both supporting up to 12GB of RAM.
Looking at the cameras, the K40 Pro+ is equipped with a 108 MP sensor in its main camera, the Pro gets a 64 MP sensor instead and the K40 has gets a 48 MP sensor. While the 8MP ultra-wide and 5MP 50mm telephoto macro lens are same.
All three models are powered by a 4,520 mAh, which charges at up to 33W over USB-C using standard protocols – USB Power Delivery 3.0 and QuickCharge 3.0+.
Highlight specifications of Redmi K40 Flagship
Display: 6.67-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display with MEMC, 120Hz refresh rate, 1300nit (HBM) / 900nit (Typ) brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
K40 – Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
K40 Pro & Pro+ – Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
Storage: 6GB / 8GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 128GB UFS 3.1 storage, 8GB / 12GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano)
Operating System: MIUI 12 based on Android 11, MIUI 12.5 coming soon
Cameras: K40 – 48MP rear camera with 1/ 1.2″ Sony IMX582 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, 5MP telemacro camera with f/2.4 aperture
K40 Pro – 64MP rear camera with 1/1.7″ Sony IMX686 sensor, f/1.89 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP telemacro camera with f/2.4 aperture
K40 Pro+ – 108MP rear camera with 1/1.52″ Samsung ISOCELL HM2 sensor, f/1.75 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP telemacro camera with f/2.4 aperture
20MP front-facing camera with 0.8μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture
Sensor: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos
Dimensions: 163.7x 76.4 x 7.8mm; Weight: 196g
Network: 5G (Dual SIM in Pro),Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (Wi-Fi 6E in pro), Bluetooth 5.1 (Bluetooth 5.2 in Pro), GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, NFC, USB Type-C
Battery: 4520mAh battery with 33W wired QC3 + / PD3.0 fast charging
Pricing
The Redmi K40 starts at 1999 yuan (US$ 309) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs 2199 yuan (US$ 340), 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 2499 yuan (US$ 387) and the top-end 12GB RAM with 256GB storage costs 2,699 yuan (US$ 418).
The Redmi K40 Pro starts at 2799 yuan (US$ 433) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs 2999 yuan (US$ 646) and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 3299 yuan (US$ 511). The K40 and K40 Pro are available for order starting today and go on sale from March 4th in China.
The K40 Pro+ with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage version costs 3699 yuan (US$ 572) and will be available by the end of March.