Redmi’s cheapest 5G phone, Redmi 9 and Redmi 10X 4G to debut this month

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On May 11, Redmi will be announcing the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition. From the moniker, it appears that it will be a more powerful version of the Redmi K30 5G which debuted in December last year. It will be debuting as the world’s first smartphone with Snapdragon 768 onboard.  Apart from this, Redmi is expected to announce three other phones this month.

Redmi General Manager had recently said on Weibo that, “Redmi will have new surprises in May.” The first one is most likely the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition launching next week. A reliable Chinese tipster recently claimed that the company is also planning to launch at least three more phones such as Redmi 10X 4G, Redmi 9, and a Redmi 5G phone fueled by Dimensity 800 chipset.

The Redmi 10X 4G for China is a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 9 that was recently announced in European markets. The Redmi 9 moniker is not yet confirmed. Probably, it could be coming as Redmi 10, claims the tipster.

The alleged Redmi 9 seems to Xiaomi Merlin phone that was seen on Geekbench. It had revealed that the phone is powered by Helio G70 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. Contradictory reports have claimed that the Redmi 9 could be coming with Helio G80 SoC.

Redmi K30i 5G

The Dimensity 800 powered Redmi phone could be the rumored Redmi K30i. Recently, a leaked render of the phone had surfaced online. It could be arriving as the cheapest 5G phone from the brand. The handset is expected to arrive with a 48-megapixel primary camera on its back.