A couple of days ago, Xiaomi launched the Redmi K30 Ultra smartphone in the Chinese market, marking the 10-year anniversary of the company. Today, the smartphone went on sale for the first time.
Now, the company claims that during the first sale of Redmi K30 Ultra in China, it managed to sell 100,000 units within a minute. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also promised to get more units of the phone for the next sale.
As for the pricing, the phone comes in four variants — 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, and 8GB + 512GB, all of which are priced at 1,999 yuan (~$287), 2,199 yuan (~$316), 2,499 yuan (~$359), and 2,999 yuan (~$388) respectively.
The Redmi K30 Ultra features a 6.67-inch Samsung AMOLED display with Full HD+ screen resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, HDR10+ support, 120Hz refresh rate, and 92.7 percent screen-to-body ratio.
Under the hood, the device comes powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 5G chipset. It is built using a 7nm process and packs the latest high-performance ARM Cortex-A77 and Mali-G77 cores. The device supports SA/NSA dual-mode 5G as well as dual 5G standby.
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In the camera department, there’s a quad-camera setup on the back that includes a 64-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5-megapixel tele-macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, there’s a 20-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The phone is also optimized for gaming as it comes with dual Hyper Engine 2.0 and Game Turbo optimization engines. It also has a 3,495mm² ultra-large area vapor chamber along with a graphene + graphite 3D heat dissipation system.
It runs the Android 10 operating system with the company’s MIUI 12 on top. The phone is powered by a 4,500mAh battery along with support for 33W fast charging technology.
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