Xiaomi presents Redmi K40 series of smartphones in China

Xiaomi has presented the Redmi K40 series of smartphones in China. Models from that series are often later released in Europe under other names. There are three models and they all have the same design but different components.

The three phones are all 163.7×76.4×7.8mm in size and weigh 196 grams. All three phones have a 120Hz OLED screen made by Samsung with a diagonal of 6.67 “and a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. It concerns screens of 15.5×7 cm with a surface of 107 square centimeters and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The brightness can be up to 1300 candelas per square meter, according to the manufacturer.There is a hole in it for the front camera.

The K40 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870-soc. That’s an updated version of last year’s Snapdragon 865. The K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ both have a Snapdragon 888-soc. The phones have 6GB, 8GB or 12GB of lpddr5 memory and 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

The battery has a capacity of 4520mAh and can charge with 33W. Because Xiaomi allows the battery to continue charging at a higher speed for longer than before, it should be possible to go from 0 to 100 percent in 52 minutes.

In addition to the primary camera, the three phones all have an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a macro camera with an angle of view of 50mm in 35mm equivalent and a resolution of five megapixels. The primary cameras differ from each other.

The phones come out next week. It is not yet known when and under what name the models will be released in Europe. Last year’s Redmi K30 Pro came out a few months later under the name Poco F2 Pro, while the Redmi K20 series came to Europe as Mi 9T phones. Prices start at 255 euros for the K40, while the most expensive K40 Pro+ is available for around 475 euros.