The The Xiaomi Redmi K40 series is now official.
The series contains three devices – the K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro Plus. All three have a 6.67-inch FHD + (1,080 x 2,400) OLED panel with a refresh rate of 120Hz, a touch sample rate of 360Hz and support for HDR10 +. The panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
They also get the same 4,520 mAh cell with a fast charge of 33 W. The phones are 5G ready, but only supports the sub-6GHz frequency. LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage are standard. Let’s now look at the differences.
The K40 Pro and K40 Plus are powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 disk drive. The K40 Pro Plus only comes in a 12 GB / 256 GB variant. With the K40 Pro you can choose between 6 GB and 8 GB RAM and 128 GB and 256 GB storage.
These models have the faster Wi-Fi 6E standard and Bluetooth version up to 5.2.
The standard model is supported by the With Snapdragon 870 you can choose between 6 GB, 8 GB and 12 GB RAM and 128 GB and 256 GB internal memory. For connections, it offers Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
The K40 Pro Plus surprisingly gets the best camera of the group: a 108MP main sensor (Samsung ISOCELL HM2), an 8MP ultra-wide unit and a 5MP telephoto macro lens. The K40 Pro has a 64MP primary shooter, an 8MP ultra-wide snapper and a 5MP telephoto macro camera.
The standard model has a 48MP main camera, an ultra-wide 8MP sensor and a 5MP tele-macro module on the back.
All three phones have a 20MP selfie camera housed in a hole.
The entire series also gets NFC and an IR blaster. The smartphones only have an IP53 rating, which means they are only dust and splash resistant.
Redmi K40 series price and availability
The Redmi K40 Pro Plus will reset CNY 3,700 (~ $ 573). The K40 Pro starts at CNY 2,800 (~ $ 434) and the entry-level K40 costs CNY 2,000 (~ $ 310).
Color options are the same across the board: black, fantasy and white.
Pre-orders are now open and the phones will hit the shelves on March 4th.
