Update: Lu Weibing has revealed on Weibo that the Redmi K20 is a flagship killer and he added that the K-series will include performance driven flagship phones. So, K stands for Killer!
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Yesterday, Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing had claimed through Weibo the name of Redmi’s forthcoming flagship phone will be confirmed today. Also, few hours later, a leak had revealed that Redmi’s upcoming flagship smartphones will be dubbed as Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. The leak has turned out to be correct since the Chinese firm has officially confirmed Redmi K20 moniker through its new Weibo account.
Redmi has only confirmed the Redmi K20 name, but it is yet to reveal its launch date. There is a possibility that the phone may go official by the end of this month in China. As mentioned above, the company is also expected to launch Redmi K20 Pro alongside it. It is speculated that one of these phones may end up as Poco F2 in the international markets.
So far, the rumor mill has revealed plenty of information on the specs of Redmi K20 Pro smartphone. It is speculated to arrive with a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader. The smartphone’s screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 6. As Redmi has already teased, the phone will be sporting a notch-less screen.
The rear side of the Redmi K20 Pro may feature a triple camera setup. It may comprise of 48-megapixel primary sensor, an ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel and a telephoto lens of 16-megapixel. The pop-up camera module of the phone may feature a 20-megapixel selfie shooter. It is likely to house a 4,000mAh battery that could be assisted by 27W rapid charging.
The Redmi K20 Pro is likely to be powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform whereas the non-Pro model dubbed as Redmi K20 could feature Snapdragon 730 SoC. These phones are expected to be available in RAM options of 6 GB and 8 GB. Also, they are likely to come with storage choices such as 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB. Carbon Black, Blue and Red are the rumored color variants of both phones. The pricing of both phones is under the wraps. Now that the company has officially confirmed the name of the phone, it may start rolling out teasers to reveal some of its features.
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