Xiaomi has finally announced the highly anticipated Redmi K70 Ultra. This is the latest flagship phone from its budget sub-brand and offers top notch specs and features. The Redmi K70 Ultra Champion Edition was unveiled yesterday, and now, the base model has gone official as well.
1. Redmi K70 Ultra: Design & Display
The Chinese tech giant has unveiled the Redmi K70 Ultra with high end specs and a premium design. The rear features a flat glass panel with curved edges. It has a large camera island that houses the three image sensors and an LED flash module. Adding to its premium feel, you get a metallic frame on the sides. Redmi boasts an IP68 rating on the K70 Ultra for water and dust resistance. In terms of dimensions, the device measures 160.38 x 75.14 x 8.39mm and weighs 211 grams.
Meanwhile, the front sports a tall 6.67-inch OLED display (co-developed with TCL) that offers 1.5K resolution, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, a 144Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, and 4000 nits of peak brightness. Redmi K70 Ultra’s screen is a flat panel with a center aligned punch hole cutout for the selfie camera. Xiaomi promises industry leading eye protection in low light scenarios thanks to 3840Hz PWM dimming.
2. Specifications
Under the hood, the Redmi K70 Ultra is equipped with MediaTek’s flagship Dimesnity 9300+ chipset, which is based on the 4nm process. Xiaomi has paired this chip with its proprietary Pengpai T1 signal enhancement chip. This promises to deliver a 12% boost in WiFi performance, a 20% improvement in GPS performance, and a significant 58% increase in 5G WiFi signal strength.
The K70 Ultra packs a Surge P2 chipset for fast charging, G1 for power management, and a D1 chip that serves as an independent display processor. A massive 5,500mAh battery pack powers this device, which supports 120W wired fast charging. There are multiple storage configurations for the Redmi K70 Ultra like 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 256GB, 16GB + 512GB, and 16GB + 1TB variants.
For optics, there are three image sensors on the rear and a selfie camera on the front. You get a 50-megapixel Sony IMX906 primary sensor, which is paired with an 8-megapixel ultra wide angle lens, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. Meanwhile, the front packs a 20-megapixel sensor for selfies and video calls. Other notable features include dual stereo speakers, an in-display fingerprint scanner, Dual SIM support, NFC, and Android OS based HyperOS custom skin.
3. Pricing
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi K70 Ultra in multiple color options, namely Ink Feather Black, Clear Snow White, and Ice Blue. It is also listed in multiple storage configurations, so here’s the pricing:
- 12GB + 256GB – 2,599 Yuan (roughly 358 US Dollars)
- 12GB + 512GB – 2,899 Yuan (roughly 399 US Dollars)
- 16GB + 512GB – 3,199 Yuan (roughly 440 US Dollars)
- 16GB + 1TB – 3,599 Yuan (roughly 495 US Dollars)
There is also a 24GB + 1TB variant that costs 3,999 Yuan (roughly 550 US Dollars), but it’s for the Redmi K70 Ultra Champion Edition. This is a special edition that was designed in collaboration with luxury car maker Lamborghini.
