It’s been a few weeks since Xiaomi launched its flagship Mi 11 smartphone, becoming the first device to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. Now, it’s sub-brand Redmi is also gearing up to launch its flagship smartphone.
The upcoming Redmi K40 Pro will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, as confirmed by the brand’s General Manager Lu Weibing. Now, ahead of the phone’s official launch, its retail box has leaked online.
The leaked image shows two different retail boxes but the only difference seems to be the size of the packaging — one is thicker while the other one is thinner. It is being speculated that the thinner retail box indicates the exclusion of a charger in the box.
It seems that Redmi is employing the same strategy that Xiaomi used for the Mi 11 smartphone. While the phone comes without a charger, there’s another variant that has a charger in the box and the pricing is the same for both of them.
The upcoming Redmi K40 series is expected to have at least two models — Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro. The phones could feature an AMOLED display with a punch-hole cutout in the top-center for housing the front-facing camera. The screen is touted by the company to be the “most expensive” in the industry.
While the Pro variant will pack the SD888 SoC, the Redmi K40 is expected to come powered by the unannounced Snapdragon 775G chipset. As for the pricing, the Pro model has already been confirmed to start at 2,998 yuan, which is about $463. The devices are expected to get launched in February, after the Spring Festival.
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