The The Xiaomi Redmi K40 series is now official.
The range includes three handsets – the K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro Plus. All three feature a 6.67-inch FHD + (1080 x 2400) OLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate, a 360 Hz touch sampling rate, and support for HDR10 +. The panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
They also get the same 4,520 mAh cell with 33W fast charging. The phones are 5G ready, but only supports sub 6 GHz frequency. LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage are standard. Now let’s look at the differences.
The K40 Pro and K40 Plus are powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. The K40 Pro Plus only comes in a 12 GB / 256 GB variant. With the K40 Pro, you can choose between 6GB and 8GB of RAM, and 128GB and 256GB of storage space.
These models feature the faster Wi-Fi 6E standard and Bluetooth version up to 5.2.
The standard model is supported by the Snapdragon 870 and you can choose between 6 GB, 8 GB and 12 GB RAM and 128 GB and 256 GB internal storage. For connectivity, it offers Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
Unsurprisingly, the K40 Pro Plus gets the best camera of the bunch: a 108 MP main sensor (Samsung ISOCELL HM2), an 8 MP ultra-wide angle lens and a 5 MP telephoto macro lens. The K40 Pro has a 64MP primary shooter, an 8MP ultrawide snapper, and a 5MP telephoto macro camera.
The standard model has a 48 MP main camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide sensor and a 5 MP telephoto macro module on the back.
All three phones come with a 20MP selfie camera housed in a hole.
The whole range also gets NFC and an IR blaster. The smartphones only have an IP53 rating, which means that they are only dust and splash resistant.
Price and availability of the Redmi K40 series
The Redmi K40 Pro Plus will costs 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 shelves on March 4th.
