Earlier this month, Xiaomi-backed Redmi brand announced its new Redmi K30 series of smartphones at an event in China. While the 4G variant of the smartphone went on sale in the second week of December, the Redmi K30 5G was slated to go on sale in January 2020.
Now, the company has confirmed that the 5G model of the Redmi K30 smartphone will be available for purchase in the Chinese market from 7th January. When announced, this was the first SD765G-powered 5G smartphone, however, Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G will be the first to be available as it will go on sale tomorrow.
The Redmi K30 5G will be available in three color options — White, Blue, Red, and Purple. Its pricing starts at 1999 yuan (~$286) for the 6GB + 64GB model and goes up to 2899 yuan (~$414) for the 8GB + 256GB version.
As for the specifications, the smartphone features a 6.67-inch punch-hole display and Gorilla Glass 5 panels for protection on its front and rear. The HDR 10 complaint display produces a tall aspect ratio of 20:9 and offers Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. It is also the first Redmi phone to arrive with support for 120Hz refresh rate.
Under the hood, the device is powered by the new 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset and comes with up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and inbuilt storage of up to 256GB UFS 2.1. There’s also a microSD card slot on the device for expanding the storage capacity.
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The back panel of the phone features a vertical quad camera setup which is placed inside a glossy round pattern. It comes with Sony IMX686 64-megapixel primary lens with an f/1.89 aperture and a 1/1.73″ sensor size. The other sensors on the device include an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens with 120-degree field-of-view, a 5-megapixel macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth assist lens.
The company claims that the Redmi K30 5G has the same camera algorithms that is available on the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro that features 108-megapixel penta-lens camera setup. On the front, the Redmi K30 5G features an AI powered dual camera setup that includes a 20-megapixel main lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
It is the company’s first phone to arrive with Android 10 OS which is overlaid with the latest MIUI 11 user interface. The Mi Turbo 2.0 optimised the system performance whereas Game Turbo 2.0 enhances the device for gaming. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery and carries support for 30W fast charging technology.
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