Xiaomi India is preparing to launch a new Redmi K series smartphone in the country. On the other hand, the company has dropped software support for the Redmi K20 Pro. This occurs a month after the vanilla Redmi K20 met with a similar fate.
The Redmi K20 Pro was the first premium smartphone with Redmi branding. It was launched in early 2019. The device is also known as Mi 9T Pro in several markets.
The phone was regarded as a successor of the original Poco F1 aka Pocophone F1 due to its set of features and price tag. In fact, if alleged pictures and rumors are to be believed, Xiaomi was actually considering to rebranded this handset as Poco F2 for markets outside mainland China.
The Redmi K20 Pro features a 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, LPDDR4x RAM, UFS 2.1 storage, 48MP (wide) + 13MP (ultra-wide) + 8MP (2x telephoto) triple cmaera system, 20MP pop-up selfie camera, in-screen fingerprint sensor, 4,000mAh battery, and 27W fast charging.
The device was truly a flagship killer smartphone during its time in the market. But unfortunately, its software support hasn’t been spectacular.
The phone debuted with MIUI 10 based on Android 9.0 Pie. Throughout its lifetime, it only received two MIUI and Android updates. Currently, it runs Android 10-based MIUI 12.5.
However, it is worth noting that two major OS updates were the norm for handsets released during those times. But what’s not acceptable is the buggy software for which there will be no fixes since the support has now officially ended.
RELATED:
- Mysterious Redmi Pad with model number 22081281AC spotted on 3C certification website
- Here’s why Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity Edition is cheaper than Snapdragon variant
- Xiaomi 12T tipped to feature this Dimensity chip
- Best Flagship Killer Smartphones in India
