Redmi, a subsidiary of Xiaomi, is a brand that has historically focused on releasing affordable to mid-range smartphones. This philosophy has led the company to gain massive success in Southeast Asian countries like China and India. However, earlier this year the company launched the Redmi K20 series which was its first true flagship contender, successfully. Now, the Redmi K30 series is just around the corner with 5G networking capabilities and it could feature MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000 5G SoC.
Lu Weibing, the Redmi General Manager, officially revealed that the 5G successor to Redmi K20 series will be the Redmi K30 series on his Weibo page. On the Chinese social microblogging website, the senior executive announced only the aforementioned features but didn’t divulge any finer details regarding the specifications of the upcoming flagship smartphone.
Editor’s Pick: MediaTek Dimensity 1000 scores over 500k points on AnTuTu
However, on his official Weibo account, Lu Weibing also congratulated MediaTek for the new Dimensity 1000 SoC. The chipset is the latest high-end mobile SoC from the MediaTek which is also capable of 5G networking. Previously, Redmi and MediaTek had partnered for the Redmi Note 8 Pro which featured the latter’s G90T SoC. Hence, the extension between business relations could very well see the Redmi K30’s Pro variant featuring the Dimensity 1000 SoC. On the other hand, the standard K30 variant may feature a 5G enabled Snapdragon 700 series processor from Qualcomm.
Interestingly, the device through which the congratulatory message was uploaded was from a Redmi K30 handset, further hinting towards the partnership.
Notably, the move to MediaTek from Snapdragon also makes sense from a strategic standpoint. The Snapdragon 865 chipset is yet to be officially unveiled and considering the Redmi K30 series launches this December, MediaTek 1000 SoC is a viable alternative. Furthermore, Qualcomm’s high-end chipset generally has high demand owing to the fact that multiple major brands incorporating its processor in their flagship offerings. So, Redmi wouldn’t simply wait for the supply of the new generation of Qualcomm processors.
The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 5G is a really capable chipset. In fact, the scored over 500K on AnTuTu benchmark recently which isn’t surprising given its four Cortex-A77 power cores. And if Redmi decides to use this MTK chip inside the K30 Pro, it would mark yet another major win for the Taiwanese chipmaker, after making a comeback in the market with the Redmi Note 8 Pro earlier this year.
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