Redmi has just launched its first-ever 5G smartphone in China this week, the Redmi K30 5G. It will succeed the highly popular Redmi K20 lineup, featuring several next-generation technologies. This includes a brand new Snapdragon processor, the latest Sony image sensor, and of course, support for the new 5G network.
The Redmi K30 5G is a powerful contender in the upper mid-range market and boasts of several ‘World’s First’ titles in its pursuit of offering incredible value for money. There’s a lot to talk about the new phone, but here, let’s focus on the top 10 features of the Redmi K30 5G!
1. First 5G Redmi Phone
The Redmi K30 5G is the first Redmi branded smartphone to support the fifth-generation wireless network. Overall, it’s the third 5G Xiaomi smartphone in the market. Note that we are excluding Mix Alpha, as it’s not yet commercially available. 5G brings significantly faster download and upload speeds to the device, making it much superior to its predecessors in terms of connectivity.
5G is still in its nascent stages, so the Redmi K30 comes in a cheaper 4G option as well. This particular model may be the version that will be sold in international markets like India, where 5G networks are not yet available.
2. 120Hz Display
The Redmi K30 is the first Xiaomi smartphone to feature a 120Hz high refresh rate display. In fact, it is the first Xiaomi smartphone to feature a refresh rate higher than the traditional 60Hz. Despite being an LCD panel, the K30 comes with HDR10 support which should ensure crisp colors on the panel.
3. World’s First Snapdragon 765G smartphone
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 765G processor earlier this month, and the Redmi K30 is the first smartphone in the world to use this upper mid-range 5G chipset. The new processor boasts of powerful gaming features and is nearly as good as the company’s top-end Snapdragon 865 processor that will be available in flagship smartphones of 2020.
4. Redmi K30 will likely be more power-efficient than Snapdragon 865 flagships
Since the Snapdragon 765G is Qualcomm’s first 5G-integrated SoC, the Redmi K30 could be even more power-efficient than the Snapdragon 865 powered 2020 flagship smartphones. The Snapdragon 865’s modem technically supports faster download and upload speeds, but given how the K30 5G features an integrated X52 modem inside, it should offer better power efficiency, thereby providing a pretty decent battery life.
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5. World’s First Phone to feature Sony IMX686 sensor
Remember the 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor that was inside the Redmi K20 Pro? The new Redmi K30 5G comes with its successor, the Sony IMX686. It is the world’s first smartphone to use this new generation camera sensor with a 64MP resolution. This new Sony sensor will compete directly with the existing Samsung GW1 64MP sensor that’s on the back of the Redmi Note 8 Pro.
6. First Punch Hole camera phone from Xiaomi
Just like we said before, the Redmi K30 bags a lot of ‘firsts’ for the Redmi brand. Another first is the presence of the dual punch-hole cameras on its display. The phone is the first punch-hole camera smartphone in the entire Xiaomi lineup, and features not one, but two cameras in its display – 20MP + 2MP. Xiaomi did have a couple of dual selfie camera smartphones in the past like the Redmi Note 6 Pro and the Mi Mix 3, but the Redmi K30 5G is the first Xiaomi smartphone with dual punch hole shooters.
7. Redmi K30 series is meant for gaming
As mentioned above, the Redmi K30 comes in 5G and 4G versions. They have two different processors inside – the K30 5G has the new Snapdragon 765G chipset while the 4G variant has the Snapdragon 730G chipset. If you notice, both these models have got the gaming versions of its chipsets that come with boosted GPUs, further confirming that they are targeted at gaming enthusiasts.
8. Larger battery for 5G consumption
Remember how Redmi increased the battery capacity of the Redmi Note 8 Pro to 4500mAh? Well, Redmi has decided to do the same for the Redmi K30 5G model as well, mainly because the 5G network is likely to drain more battery as compared to 4G. You get 30W fast charging, as well and Redmi says you can charge the phone from empty to full in just 1 hour.
9. Redmi K30 5G has 12 antennas
5G requires a complicated antenna setup inside a smartphone. So, the Redmi K30 5G comes with a total of 12 antennas inside, which is 2.4 times the number that is found on a traditional 4G smartphone.
The phone is also using a new structural design and complex RF solution to make 5G signals stronger and much more stable.
10. World’s Cheapest 5G model
As the world’s first phone to feature the Snapdragon 765G chipset, the Redmi K30 5G is also the world’s first true mid-range 5G smartphone. It is the cheapest 5G smartphone in the world! The phone will lead the 5G revolution in the mid-range segment, marking the entry of the new generation technology into cheaper price segments.
The Redmi K30 5G is the first of many mid-range 5G smartphones that are coming our way in 2020. It’s an important phone for Redmi as it marks the start of the 5G era for the brand.
