Older smartphones are known to reach the end of their software support. Xiaomi updates its official EOS (End of Support) list every now and then to let users know regarding the support for their handsets.

Just a few days back, the company halted the software support for Redmi Note 9 and two more devices. Now, the firm has updated the list with four new phones.

The last batch only included budget models. But the new one also consists of a mid-ranger.

According to Xiaomiui, Xiaomi will no longer offer new OTA system updates for the following smartphones.

• Redmi K30 Ultra
• Poco M2 Pro
• Redmi 9 Prime
• Redmi 9C NFC

The first three products are currently on Android 12. But the affordable Redmi 9C continues to run on its launch software of MIUI 12 based on Android 10. It only received bug fixes and security patches throughout its lifetime.

Whereas, the Redmi K30 Ultra and the Poco M2 Pro are on the latest MIUI 14. However, their Android version is 12, which is a gen behind. Both of them were released with Android 10, however, the Poco device debuted with MIUI 11 compared to MIUI 12 on the Redmi.

Finally, the Redmi 9 Prime also boots on Android 12. But the software is MIUI 13. It was launched with Android 10-based MIUI 11.

Anyway, these handsets will continue to work normally as they have been. Users will not face any compatibility issues with most-used apps.

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Recently, the Redmi K60 Ultra went official in China as the most premium Redmi-branded smartphone to date. Despite featuring high-end features, the device carries a cheaper price tag than regular flagships.

This makes it a flagship-killer smartphone. Although there are several such handsets from fellow Chinese brands, the K60 Ultra offers certain features that make it unique.

For the unaware, the Redmi K Ultra lineup was never like this. The previous (first) two products in the series were merely an extension of the Redmi K family for the second half of the year.

However, this time around, the brand pulled off a winner. The latest Redmi K60 Ultra ticks almost all the boxes for being a flagship phone.

Let’s go through how this device came to be by taking a look at its predecessors as well as itself.

The series kicks off

The Redmi K30 Ultra was the first phone in the Redmi K Ultra lineup. It was announced at Xiaomi’s 10-year anniversary launch conference in August 2020.

It was a companion device for Mi 10 Ultra, the first-ever Xiaomi Ultra smartphone. It was not positioned as a premium product since it was actually cheaper than the Redmi K30 Pro.

The K30 Ultra differed from the K30 Pro in two aspects. It was powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC instead of a Snapdragon 865 chip. Secondly, it had a 120Hz AMOLED display, making it the first Redmi K series handset with a high refresh rate OLED screen.

It is the only Redmi K Ultra phone with a pop-up camera since its siblings had it. Anyways, the best thing about it was its ¥1,999 (~$275) starting price. No other smartphone offered such a compelling feature set at this price.

Successor sets a trend

There was no Redmi K40 Ultra as the brand skipped a year. The successor arrived as Redmi K50 Ultra in August 2022.

Once again, the Ultra had a different chipset and display, in addition to a non-identical design. The handset featured a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen SoC instead of MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 9000 chips like vanilla and pro models, respectively.

Though the chipset was better than its siblings, we could not say the same for the display. It flaunted a 1.5K OLED screen instead of a QHD panel. But it started a revolution of affordable 1.5K display phones from the Oppo group (Oppo, Realme, and OnePlus).

As for pricing, the Redmi K50 Ultra was not affordable like the Redmi K30 Ultra. It was introduced at the same price as the Redmi K50 Pro. This way consumers had an option of either going with Qualcomm chip and lower resolution display or MediaTek SoC and higher resolution screen.

Third time’s the charm

The Redmi K60 Ultra also comes with a different design, chip, and display when compared to its siblings. In addition to these differences, it also arrives with some features that are mostly only found on proper flagships.

The device is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus chip instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets found inside its siblings. It is also Xiaomi’s first 24GB RAM smartphone.

Further, the display retains the 1.5K resolution from its predecessor compared to the QHD+ panel on K60 and K60 Pro. But this screen not only offers a faster 144Hz refresh rate but also 2,880Hz PWM frequency and 2,600 nits local peak brightness level.

Apart from the flagship-level bright display, the Redmi K60 Ultra is even IP68-rated for dust and water resistance. It is the first Redmi phone with proper ingress protection.

Finally, it is Xiaomi’s first handset to come with five years of guaranteed software support. The product is said to receive four Android updates and five years of security updates.

Regardless of all the aforementioned upgrades over its predecessors and siblings, the Redmi K60 Ultra is actually more affordable than them. It starts at just ¥2,599 (~$355).

Thus, in the third generation, the Redmi K Ultra lineup has upgraded to an almost proper flagship smartphone status despite carrying an affordable price tag.

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Xiaomi has been lately releasing MIUI 12.5 update for a number of eligible devices. The latest phones to join this list are the China-exclusive Redmi K30 Ultra and the limited market-exclusive Mi Note 10 Lite. The former is an affordable flagship, whereas the latter is a mid-ranger.

The Redmi K30 Ultra was launched alongside the Mi 10 Ultra to commemorate Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary in August 2020. The handset debuted with MIUI 12 based on Android 10.

Now, nearly a year later after its release, the phone has started receiving the MIUI 12.5 update. This system update also brings Android 11, just like on Redmi K20 Pro and Mi 9. The update arrives with build number V12.5.3.0.RJNCNXM.

On other hand, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite was launched before the former smartphone. Hence, it debuted with older MIUI 11 based on Android 10. However, after getting the MIUI 12 update, this handset also received the Android 11 update earlier this year.

Now, Xiaomi has started rolling out the MIUI 12.5 update for the ‘Global’ variant of the Mi Note 10 Lite. The update comes with build number V12.5.1.0.RFNMIXM.

Anyway, it is worth noting that the newly released software builds for both of these smartphones are in the ‘Stable Beta’ phase right now. This means the update is being seeded out in batches for a select few users. 

But all users should get the update in the coming days, including users with other regional variants (EEA, Turkey, Russia) of Mi Note 10 Lite.

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Earlier today (19th March 2021), the director of system software department of Xiaomi smartphones, Zhang Guoquan, shared the company’s plans on launching a new architecture that would enable the battery of the Redmi K30 Ultra to rise by 5 percent.

For those unaware, a large number of users of the high end Redmi K30 series model are complaining about the battery life of their devices. Thus, the Chinese tech giant seeks to address the issue with the new architecture that will arrive with the latest MIUI 12.5 build for the K30 series. On the Chinese microblogging website, the senior official of the company shared that the new architecture brought about a 5 percent improvement in terms of battery life, especially in terms of screen on times.

As per the executive, the K30 Ultra features a 120Hz refresh rate on its OLED panel, which tends to use more power when used in the high refresh rate mode.. So, the new changes brings a new display software architecture, which changes the image data flow from single pipeline to dual pipeline on the SoC. In other words, the display does not need increase the Vcore voltage, raising the power efficiency of the screen.

This would enable a battery life increase of 5 percent based on the new dual pipeline architecture. Simply put, the smartphone manufacturer made adjustments to the device in the latest MIUI build, which enabled them to improve the overall battery life.

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A couple of months ago, Xiaomi launched the Redmi K30 Ultra smartphone in its home market China, marking the 10-year anniversary of the company. Recently, the phone’s 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant went on sale, for 2,499 yuan (~$374).

Now, the Redmi K30 Ultra’s base variant which packs 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage is available for purchase in China through online marketplace JD.com for 1,999 yuan, which roughly converts to $309 and will start shipping from 30th November.

As for the specifications, the Redmi K30 Ultra features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display from Samsung that offers 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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AnTuTu’s list of top 10 flagship phones for the month of October is led by the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, iQOO 5 Pro, and iQOO 5. The benchmarking platform has also released October’s list of the best performing Android smartphones across different price points for the Chinese market.

0 – 1,499 Yuan (~$223) price range

The Redmi 10X 5G (6GB+128GB) is seen leading the list of phones that are priced between 0 and 1,499 Yuan (~$223). The second and third spots are occupied by the Redmi 9 (4GB+64GB) and Redmi Note 8 Pro (6GB+128GB). The other phones that are included in the list include Honor 9X, Redmi K30 5G, Redmi K30i 5G, Redmi 10X 4G, Honor Play 4T Pro, and Vivo Y5s.

1,500 Yuan (~$223) to 1,999 Yuan (~$298) price range

The 1,500 Yuan (~$223) to 1,999 Yuan (~$298) price range is led by the Redmi K30 Ultra. It is followed by the Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition (6GB+128GB) and iQOO Z1x (6GB+128GB) are placed second and third, respectively. The Vivo Y51s 5G and OPPO 725G are also included in the list.

2,000 Yuan (~$298) to 2,999 Yuan (~$447) price range

The Redmi K30S Ultra (8GB+128GB) is at the number uno spot in the 2,000 Yuan (~$298) to 2,999 Yuan (~$447) price range. In the second place is the Realme X7 Pro 5G (8GB+128GB) and Redmi K30 Pro (6GB+128GB). The other phones are included in the list are iQOO Neo3, iQOO Z1, Realme X50 Pro Player Edition, Realme X50 Pro 5G, Black Shark 3, Redmi 10X Pro 5G, and Honor V20.

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3,000 (~$447) Yuan and 3,999 Yuan (~$596) price range

The Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Version (8GB+256GB), OPPO Ace2 (8GB+128GB), and Meizu 17 (8GB+128GB) are ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in the 3,000 (~$447) Yuan and 3,999 Yuan (~$596) price range. The OnePlus 8T, iQOO 5, Xiaomi Mi 10T, Black Shark 3S, Lenovo Legion Pro, ROG Phone 3, and OnePlus 8 are mentioned in the list.

Above 4,500 Yuan (~$670)

The iQOO 5 Pro, Meizu 17 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra are the top 3 phones in the above 4,500 Yuan (~$670) segment. These phones are followed by the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Vivo NEX 3S 5G, Vivo X50 Pro+, OnePlus 8 Pro, OPPO Find X2 Pro, Huawei Mate 40 Pro, and Honor 30 Pro+.

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A couple of months back, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi K30 Ultra with a flagship specification but decent pricing. The company has in recent times been touted to have got the K30S in the works. Redmi’s General Manager has now posted a teaser on Weibo which confirms the company is indeed working on the Redmi K30S.

The Redmi GM posted a shot of a man sitting in a studio with the Redmi logo in a white background with a caption “Who is this?”. The President of Xiaomi’s Mobile division Zeng Xuezhong responded to the post with a comment that suggested the phone will pack a large camera sensor.

An earlier rumour tips the K30S to launch on October 27 while the phone will go on sale on November 1, according to a second rumour. If this is true, the phone is no doubt targeted at the double 11 shopping festival. However, Xiaomi is yet to officially confirm these dates. According to popular tipster Digital Chat Station, the K30S price will be lower than expected. He also hinted that it will be lower than the K30 Ultra’s.

While the K30 Ultra packs a Dimensity 1000+ chipset, the Redmi K30S is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 865 chipset. In fact, a leak shows the phone is a rebranded Mi 10T. This has been confirmed by a listing on TENAA where the phone was recently certified.

Since the K30 Ultra starts at 2,000 yuan (~$300) for the 6GB+128 GB model, selling the K30S cheaper than that would be pretty interesting. But we doubt if the model will make it outside China since the Mi 10T which it mirrors is already available in the global market.

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A couple of months ago, Xiaomi launched the Redmi K30 Ultra smartphone in its home market China, marking the 10-year anniversary of the company. Soon after the announcement, the company officially started selling the smartphone.

While the phone comes in four variants, not all the models were made available for purchase. Today, the 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage variant went on sale in China for a price of 2,499 yuan, which is roughly $374.

For those who are unaware, the device comes in four variants — 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, and 8GB + 512GB, priced at 1,999 yuan (~$299), 2,199 yuan (~$329), 2,499 yuan (~$374), and 2,999 yuan (~$449) respectively.

As for the specifications, 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.

To check out our review of the Redmi K30 Ultra, click here.

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Xiaomi launched Redmi K30 Ultra at its 10th-anniversary event in August alongside Mi 10 Ultra, Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition, and Ninebot GoKart Pro Lamborghini Edition. We reviewed both these smartphones but the Redmi handset did not perform as well as we expected it to do. Thankfully, the company is addressing some of the issues we mentioned in our review via the latest system update.

The Redmi K30 Ultra is limited to China and hence the new update for the device comes in a single flavor with build number V12.0.11.0.QJNCNXM (via ITHome). It weighs 307MB in size and apart from bringing optimizations, it also bumps up the security patch level to August 2020.

According to the changelog, the latest update for Redmi K30 Ultra optimizes lots of things, most importantly fluency, video playback and HDR brightness. Although we did not face any issue with the latter, the former two were lacklustre on this device. Even Master Lu Benchmark ranked this handset poor in terms of UI fluency. 

Hopefully, the new firmware fixes them as the changelog claims. That’s not all, the new OTA update also brings optimizations for the fingerprint sensor, charging, and gaming. It also brings fix for the face unlock issue faced by certain users.

The Redmi K30 Ultra is an incredible value for money smartphone, at least in terms of specifications. Unfortunately, Xiaomi has no plans to launch it globally.

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Realme X7 Pro went official as one of the most affordable flagship killers of 2020. The handset packs one of the most powerful chipsets of the year but it is not made by Qualcomm: we are talking about the Dimensity 1000+ which allowed Realme to set a very affordable price for this handset. But the Realme X7 Pro is not the only phone with this SoC launched this year: there is Redmi K30 Ultra as well, in the same price range. That is why we decided to make a comparison between them and, for those who still do not trust MediaTek’s new flagship chipsets, we also brought the latest device launched with a Qualcomm SoC in the same price range: the ZTE Axon 20 5G.

Realme X7 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra vs ZTE Axon 20 5G

Design

ZTE Axon 20 5G is a very innovative device and it is the first smartphone to offer a full-screen experience while still including a selfie camera on the front panel. Indeed, the ZTE Axon 20 5G is the first phone with an under-display camera: a technology which is still not perfect on this device, but it provides a full-screen display while keeping a very thin body. The handset is also built with premium materials, including a glass back and an aluminum frame. The Redmi K30 Ultra has a full-screen display too, but it sports a motorized pop-up camera. The Realme X7 Pro has a punch-hole design.

Display

On the paper, the most convincing display belongs to the Redmi K30 Ultra which is equipped with an AMOLED panel sporting a 120 Hz refresh rate and the HDR10+ certification. Right after, we got the Realme X7 Pro which has a 120 Hz AMOLED display as well. but the ZTE Axon 20 5G offers an important advantage besides the under-display front camera: it has one of the widest panels ever seen on a phone, with a 6.92-inch diagonal. All of the devices feature a Full HD+ resolution.

Specs & Software

Realme X7 Pro and Redmi K30 Ultra are both equipped with the flagship-class Dimensity 1000+ chipset: in order to give you an idea, AnTuTu places this SoC in the middle between Snapdragon 855+ and Snapdragon 865. You probably understood that it is a more powerful chipset than the Snapdragon 765G found on the ZTE Axon 20 5G. And, obviously, it supports 5G networks. Redmi K30 Ultra and Realme X7 Pro feature up to 8 GB of RAM, but the former has up to 512 GB of native storage, while Realme X7 Pro stops at 256 GB. With the ZTE Axon 20 5G you get max 256 GB, but it is the only one with a micro SD slot. Android 10 is installed out of the box and customized by custom UIs.

Camera

The Redmi K30 Ultra looks like the device with the best rear camera capabilities because it has better secondary sensors on the rear side. We are talking about a 13 MP ultrawide lens and a 5 MP telephoto macro sensor. But when it comes to the front camera, ZTE Axon 20 5G (and Realme X7 Pro) are definitely better. Realme X7 Pro and ZTE Axon 20 5G have a very similar rear camera department, with just the ultrawide sensor being slightly different.

Battery

Realme X7 Pro and Redmi K30 Ultra have a bigger 4500 mAh battery than the ZTE Axon 20 5G. Given that they have the same chipset and the same refresh rate, it is hard to understand which one will last more on a single charge without testing them thoroughly. But note that Realme X7 Pro has a faster charging technology with a 65W power.

Price

Realme X7 Pro and ZTE Axon 20 5G are both priced about €270/$320 in China, while Redmi K30 Ultra starts from €329/$389. The differences between Realme X7 Pro and Redmi K30 Ultra are so marginal that it is not worth spending €50/$70 more for the Redmi K30 Ultra. The Redmi K30 Ultra has the best secondary rear cameras and HDR10+, but Realme X7 Pro has faster charging and a better front camera, as well as a sleeker design, imho. With those price tags, unless the design is your main concern, I think there is actually no reason to go for the ZTE Axon 20 5G.

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Realme X7 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra vs ZTE Axon 20 5G: PRO and CONS

Realme X7 Pro

PROS

• 120 Hz AMOLED display
• Stereo speakers
• Very fast charging
• More compact

CONS

• Nothing particular

ZTE Axon 20 5G

PROS

• Great materials
• Under-display front camera
• Very wide display
• Micro SD slot

CONS

• Inferior hardware

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra

PROS

• AMOLED 120 Hz display
• Good rear cameras
• Nice materials
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Inferior front camera

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Like every month, Master Lu Benchmark has released the lists of best smartphones launched in August in terms of performance and UI fluency. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra aka Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition leads both the lists, followed by iQOO 5.

Master Lu is a popular benchmarking platform in China. Like AnTuTu, it also releases monthly lists of best smartphones. The company shared the list of best-performing devices yesterday, followed by UI fluency list today on Weibo.

Surprisingly, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra tops both the lists despite it being powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 unlike Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) present in Galaxy Note20 Ultra. Also, the regular iQOO 5 comes second instead of iQOO 5 Pro, which is at the fifth position.

Similarly, the regular Galaxy Note20 ranks third in performance, whereas the Ultra captures fourth place. However, in UI fluency, the latter comes at distant seventh, followed by the former at eighth.

Other notable handsets in the performance list include Redmi K30 Ultra, vivo S7, OPPO K7, realme V5, and Nokia C3 from sixth position onwards.

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Unsurprisingly, the Redmi K30 Ultra ranks ninth, just ahead of Nokia C3 in UI fluency. This goes in line with our review, in which we experienced it to be janky despite featuring MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ (Plus) chipset. Xiaomi really needs to optimize the software on this phone.

Last but not least, the vivo S7, OPPO K7, and realme V5 rank fourth, fifth, and fifth respectively in UI fluency.

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Xiaomi’s flagships have always been popular for its incredible cost to performance ratio. However, if you are familiar with Xiaomi’s strategy, you should also know that the company usually cuts down some features to save costs. 

Take the Redmi K30 Pro for example. The phone skipped the most popular feature of 2020 — a high refresh-rate display. But now, they have fixed this drawback on the new Redmi K30 Ultra with a 120Hz refresh-rate display.

However, as I mentioned above, in order to keep the price to acceptable levels, the Redmi K30 Ultra comes with the MTK Dimensity 1000 Plus instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. So when you get a high refresh rate display, you have to settle for a MediaTek chip. But is it a kind of balance between performance and pricing? Or overall, is the Ultra a less powerful model with a better price as compared to the K30 Pro? 

Let’s check that out in this Redmi K30 Ultra review. 

Redmi K30 Ultra Review: Display 120Hz

Let’s start with its upgraded display first. Actually, besides the 120Hz refresh rate, there is almost nothing different from the K30 Pro’s display. It also supports HDR10+ and P3 color gamut. Partial peak brightness is also 1200nit.

What’s strange is that when we tried playing a 4K HDR video in full screen, the K30 Ultra’s playback was not as smooth as the Mi 10 Ultra (see the video review above) which was a bit disappointing.

While the phone boasts a 120Hz display, it looks like it needs a bit of optimization to ensure that the chipset is able to deliver a super smooth playback. It’s also worth adding that the phone overheated a little when playing back 4K video and you may even face unusual power consumption sometimes.

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However, the K30 Ultra’s SAMSUNG display surprisingly has better image sharpness and better details during 4k video playback. So while it was not as smooth as the Mi 10 Ultra when it comes to 4K video playback, the quality turned out to be slightly better. As for HDR, they were both doing a good job, the color presentation and dynamic range is very close to each other.

Another detail that feels strange is frame loss. On the K30 Ultra’s 120Hz display, the app dynamic animation is not as smooth as what we expected. Although the animations would respond quickly to user actions, there’s still some lag with obvious frame loss. As we retried it a number of times, the frame-loss problem eventually disappeared for certain apps that ran in the background. Notably, at the system level and for system apps, the 120Hz display with a 240Hz sampling rate still provided quick reactions and led to a relatively smooth experience.

Redmi K30 Ultra Review: Performance

As for the new chipset, the MTK Dimensity 1000 Plus, we didn’t feel the chip provided the best performance. Although theoretically, it’s not as powerful as the Snapdragon 865, the 1000 Plus is still an excellent option for gaming.

But when you compare it with the K30 Ultra, you can easily see the difference in its gaming performance. We personally think it’s a matter of Xiaomi’s software optimization rather than the ability of Dimensity 1000 Plus. As Xiaomi’s first model running the 1000 Plus, the K30 Ultra wasn’t very efficient. We feel the overall heat control and battery management need improvement. 

Also due to poor optimization, the K30 Ultra still applied a framerate limit of 60fps in almost all the games. So right now, you’re not able to fully enjoy the gaming performance brought about by the upgraded display.

The good news is that Xiaomi has promised to fix the problem of framerate limitation and optimize the chipset performance in the incoming updates for the K30 Ultra. But no certain date was informed.

Anyway, let’s see how it performed in benchmarks. In 3Dmark, the Ultra was able to activate the excellent performance of the Dimensity 1000 Plus. The result is pretty close to what we got on the K30 Pro. The Ultra was equipped with the LPDDR4X Flash memory and UFS2.1 storage, while the K30 Pro features the latest generation of memory and storage. So technically the K30 Pro could have a better performance on data and system speeds. 

As for geekbench 5, it’s pretty strange that the Ultra was not able to run the whole test and give us the result.

Although we think it doesn’t make sense to do gaming tests on a model that’s not optimized for gaming at this point, we still had to show you its performance at least in a couple of games. This way you’ll get an idea of why we repeatedly say that the phone needs better optimization. 

In PUBG Mobile with the highest graphic settings, although we turned on the 120fps mode, the phone could only run the game at 60.21fps on an average.

For the stress test with Nimian Legends, the model could run the game at 39.6fps on an average. If you remember, the iQOO Z1, another phone running Dimensity 1000+ but with an even higher 144Hz display, fared much better when it came to gaming. So we don’t think chipset was the big constraint here. 

During the gaming test, the model heated up easily, even when we ran it under 60fps mode.

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Redmi K30 Ultra Review: Cameras

Unexpectedly, the most surprising part of the K30 Ultra is the performance of its camera.

The 64MP main camera sports a Sony IMX682 sensor. From its samples, we could see that the main camera was able to give more accurate exposure, while the K30 Pro sometimes might overexpose and lose detail over extreme brightness. Especially when we turned on HDR and AI colors, the Ultra’s main camera was able to deliver an excellent dynamic range to cover details of both bright and dark areas. 

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For example, in this photo, the Ultra was able to handle the bright sky pretty well, while the K30 Pro just lost the details of the sky. In addition, the Ultra’s samples presented relatively correct white balance under most scenarios, while the K30 Pro’s white balance was usually cooler and didn’t meet the real scenarios needs.

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Both K30 models are equipped with a 13MP wide-angle camera. But the Ultra’s field of view  is a bit narrower, but the aperture is larger. Under auto-HDR mode, their performance is similar to what they have on their main cameras. The Ultra’s wide-angle samples surprisingly have much wider dynamic range than the Pro’s. And it also remained a better white balance detection. Meanwhile, thanks to the larger aperture, it seems that under the low-light conditions with the same shot parameters, the Ultra also had better performance with good brightness than what we got on the K30 Pro. But it also got the same problems of most wide-angle cameras, which is the poor detail and unstable noise control for corners. The central image is always much better than the corners. In comparison, another one of Ultra’s advantages is its ability to remove the fringing around edges.

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And the 50mm equivalent lens is for macro use. It’s another highlight for the new camera combination. Compared to the macro camera on the Pro, the Ultra has a faster focus speed and a bit closer focus. And the Ultra’s macro could produce much more delightful colors. But the macro camera only features a small sensor with 5MP resolution, so it’s not really practical for low-light uses.

Both of them only feature electronic image stabilization but lack OIS anti-shaking solution, so they both required the object to stay still.

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About its night performance, actually, it was hard to pick a winner. The night mode looks very close to what we got under the HDR mode. And from shot parameters, we also guess that it may not apply an exclusive night solution for night uses. The ISO and shutter were not so different from what used for the normal mode. The samples shot under Ultra’s night mode didn’t really improve over the noise control and image detail. It seems that Xiaomi still needs a lot of work to fix the night mode.

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As for its portrait camera, the edge detection and distance detection were not as good as what we saw on the Mi 10 Ultra. Especially with complicated background, the aperture adjustment didn’t work so well.

Another improvement of the Ultra is the dual-speakers for stereo sounds. Compared to the single speaker on the Pro, the audio improvement is quite impressive but not as good as the symmetrical speakers on Mi 10.

Although the Ultra and Pro use the same charging solution for their 4500mAh batteries, the full-charge test showed that the Ultra’s charging efficiency still got slightly improved. The Ultra took around 66mins to complete the full charge, while the charging time for the Pro was a bit longer, it eventually finished the test in around 74 mins.

Redmi K30 Ultra Review: Verdict

So overall, the K30 Ultra brings a number of upgrades as compared to the K30 Pro. It is definitely one of the best options in its price range. However, as a 10th-anniversary product, its improvement over the daily experience is not as significant as we expected. It feels like an unfinished product that has the potential to provide better user experience in areas such as the optimization of the 120Hz display and the new chipset. On the other hand, the camera performance is surprisingly more impressive when compared to the K30 Pro. 

What are your thoughts?

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Earlier this month, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra smartphones in China. Soon after the launch, a Xiaomi spokesperson said that Xiaomi currently has no plans to launch the Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra outside China. Leakster Mukul Sharma has spotted a couple of Redmi phones including Redmi K30 Ultra that are currently available only in China in the list of Google supported devices. At the same time, the Redmi K30 Ultra has received approval from the Bluetooth SIG authority. The listings do not really reveal that they are heading to global markets, but there are slim chances that some of these devices may debut outside China.

Redmi 10X, Redmi 10X Pro, Mi 10 Ultra, and Redmi K30 Ultra appear on the Google Supported Devices list. Global launch imminent?#Redmi10X #Redmi10XPro #Mi10Ultra #RedmiK30Ultra pic.twitter.com/WXbTw96ApH

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) August 30, 2020

The Redmi 10X with M2004J7AC model number, Redmi 10X Pro with M2004J7BC model number, Redmi K30 Ultra with M2006J10C model number, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with M2007J1SC cane now be seen in Google supported devices list. The global variants of Xiaomi phones are supposed to have a letter ‘G’ at the end of the model numbers. However, the handsets that have appeared in the list of Google supported devices have letter ‘C’ at the end of their model numbers suggest that they are Chinese variants.

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Meanwhile, the Bluetooth SIG body has also approved the Chinese variant of the Redmi K30 Ultra. At present, it is difficult to say now whether the Redmi K30 Ultra and other phones mentioned in this post are heading to global markets. The above listings show that the company is currently testing the Chinese variants, which suggests that it may test the international variants later.

After the launch of Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra, Daniel D, the Senior Product Marketing Manager and Global Spokesperson for Xiaomi did not entirely deny their global launch. He had tweeted, “For the moment, we don’t have plans for official global channels, but stay tuned for future news!” Since the global launch is not entirely ruled out, it is advisable to wait for further reports to see whether Redmi K30 Ultra or other phones will be released in markets outside China.

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Xiaomi recently launched Rdemi K30 Ultra alongside the already available Redmi K30, Redmi K30 Pro, and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition smartphones. The newest member of the Redmi K30 series brings several new enhancements like 120Hz AMOLED display, MediaTek 1000+ SoC, dual stereo speakers, and quad-camera setup. It is available in three different storage variants in China. However, international buyers can grab it via Giztop for the starting price of $349.

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Redmi K30 Ultra is available in all three storage variants of 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 512GB storage variant from Giztop. The interested users can grab their favorite color among Black, White, and Mint Green options.

Redmi K30 Ultra Specifications

Redmi K30 Ultra is the maiden device among the K30 series which runs on Media Tek chipset, as others run Qualcomm Chipset. The Redmi K30 Ultra runs MediaTek 1000+ SoC couped an octa-core processor with a maximum clocking speed of 2.6GHz and Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. The smartphone is capable to provide breathtaking performance while performing CPU-Intensive tasks.

It houses a beautiful 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and 20:9 aspect ratio, The display is well-protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and offers HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, and 500 nits brightness.

The smartphone carries a pop-up selfie camera that provides full-view display experience without any hindrance. There’s a quad-rear camera featuring a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel ultrawide sensor, a 5-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It is capable of recording 4K stable video, thanks to the gyro-EIS for stability. A 20-megapixel pop-up selfie camera is present on the rear side of the smartphone for quality selfies.

The device comes with a 4500 mAh battery coupled with a 33W fast charging. In connectivity, the user gets support for WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C 2.0. There’s an under-display fingerprint sensor for easy authentication.

Pricing

The interested users can grab the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant for the price of $349, while the 8GB RAM + 512GB storage is available for $399, and the 8GB RAM + 256GB is available for $449. You can head over to Giztop for fast global shipping.

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2020 is the year of upper-midrange phones and flagship killers. Despite prices hiked a lot during this year, there is a lot of value for money devices even for power users. In this article, we are comparing three of the best flagship killers out there in terms of value for money. We are talking about the newly-announced iQOO 5, the Redmi K30 Ultra which celebrated Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary alongside the Mi 10 Ultra, and the OnePlus 8 which reached very good prices because it is a phone released in the first half of 2020 (but still very actual). Let’s discover together who is the best.

Vivo iQOO 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra vs OnePlus 8

Design

None of these devices has the best design you can get from a phone, but they are all pretty nice. I like the OnePlus 8 with its curved screen and compact camera module, but it is a matter of tastes. In each case you get a premium design including an aluminum frame and a glass back. The OnePlus 8 and the iQOO 5 have a single punch-hole display, while Redmi K30 Ultra has a full-screen panel thanks to the presence of a motorized pop-up camera coming out of the upper border of the phone.

Display

iQOO 5, Redmi K30 Ultra, and OnePlus 8 come with great displays, despite we are not talking about flagship-class panels. They all feature the HDR10+ certification for very nice image quality on streaming platforms, and they have a Full HD+ resolution. The main difference which makes iQOO 5 and Redmi K30 Ultra better than OnePlus 8 is the refresh rate: you get 120 Hz with iQOO 5 and Redmi K30 Ultra, while OnePlus 8 has just 90 Hz. The Redmi K30 Ultra has a slightly wider diagonal than its two rivals. But at the end of the day, we are not talking about big differences. Note that iQOO 5 lacks stereo speakers, while Redmi K30 Ultra and OnePlus 8 have them.

Hardware/Software

Even when it comes to the hardware department, these devices are not so different. They all come with flagship-level hardware. Redmi K30 Ultra is inferior because it is fueled by the Dimensity 1000+ chipset instead of the Snapdragon 865 found on the iQOO 5 and OnePlus 8. In order to give you an idea of the performance of this chipset, we can tell you that Dimensity 1000+ got a score of fewer than 350,000 points on AnTuTu, while Snapdragon 865 scored over 400,000 points. Further, with Redmi K30 Ultra you get max 8 GB of RAM, while iQOO 5 and OnePlus 8 go up to 12 GB.

Camera

The iQOO 5 has the most stunning cameras, at least on the paper. It features the same 50 MP gimbal camera found on the Vivo X50 Pro+, paired with a portrait lens with 2x optical zoom and a 13 MP ultrawide sensor. This camera department is able to record 8K videos. Right after, we got the OnePlus 8 which is the only one to support OIS. With the Redmi K30 Ultra, you actually get more sensors but inferior photo quality.

Battery

iQOO 5 and Redmi K30 Ultra have the same 4500 mAh battery capacity, which is bigger than the 4300 mAh battery of the OnePlus 8. Unfortunately, we did not test their battery life, but we believe that iQOO 5 should last more because it has a Snapdragon 865 chipset instead of the Dimensity 1000+ found on the Redmi K30 Ultra. With the iQOO 5, you even get a faster charging tech with a 55W power.

Price

iQOO 5 is priced about €490/$578 in its base variant, Redmi K30 Ultra starts from €330/$390, and OnePlus 8 begins at €479/$565 but it is currently more affordable thanks to a lot of street prices. But despite that, the iQOO 5 wins the comparison because of its great cameras, 120 Hz display, big battery, and amazing hardware.

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Vivo iQOO 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra vs OnePlus 8: PRO and CONS

Vivo iQOO 5

PROS

• Amazing cameras
• Great 120 Hz display
• Very fast charging
• Reverse charging
• UFS 3.1 storage

CONS

• No Google services

OnePlus 8

PROS

• Good design
• Stereo speakers
• Thinner and lighter
• Global availability

CONS

• Inferior display

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra

PROS

• Good price
• Full screen display
• Great 120 Hz display
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Inferior cameras

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In June, the Realme RMX2121 appeared in the database of TENAA with its images and some specs like dimensions, rated battery capacity, and display size. Recent reports confirmed that the Realme RMX2121 is the upcoming Realme X7 Pro smartphone. Finally, the TENAA listing of the handset has been updated with all its specifications.

Realme X7 Pro specifications

The Realme X7 Pro has 160.8 x 75.2 x 8.5mm dimensions and it weighs 184 grams. TENAA listing states that the phone will be arriving in three color options such as black, white, and purple.

The Realme X7 Pro has a 6.55-inch display with a punch-hole positioned at the upper-left corner. The AMOLED screen has curved edges and it supports 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. The Chinese firm has already confirmed that it will arrive with support for the 120Hz refresh rate. The screen is integrated with a fingerprint reader.

It has a front camera of 32-megapixel and it has a 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad-camera system on its back. The Realme Ui based Android 10 OS will run on the device. The device will be available in China 6 GB and 8 GB RAM edition and storage capacities like 128 GB and 256 GB. The phone lacks support for externals storage.

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The listing mentions that the Realme X7 Pro is equipped with a 2.6GHz octa-core processor. The latter seems to be the Dimensity 1000+ 5G chipset. A leakster claimed that the Realme X7 Pro will be Realme’s weapon to take on the Redmi K30 Ultra that recently official in China.

The Realme X7 Pro and Redmi K30 Ultra have similar specs. However, one advantage that the Realme phone will have over the K30 Ultra is that it will come equipped with support for 65W fast charging. The Redmi phone supports only 33W fast charging.

Realme will be launching the Realme X7 Pro on Sept. 1. A Realme X7 with RMX2176 model number will also go official alongside. Rumors have it that the company will also unleash Realme X7 Pro Ultra with topnotch specs like 120Hz display, Snapdragon 865, and 125W fast charging support.

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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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While celebrating its 10th anniversary, Xiaomi launched a new flagship killer for the second half of 2020: the Redmi K30 Ultra. It is part of the K30 series and, unlike the other variants launched outside China with different monikers, it looks like it will never be available in the global market. But if you are a Chinese customer, you can get an amazing flagship killer at a very impressive price. Despite they all belong to the same lineup, Redmi K30, K30 Pro and K30 Ultra are very different devices. That is why we decided to include all the variants in a specs comparison: this comparison will highlight the differences.

Xiaomi Redmi K30 vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra

Design

Redmi K30 Pro and K30 Ultra have the same look: just the color variants are different. But they are slightly different in terms of weight and thickness because they pack different components. The Redmi K30 Ultra is slightly thinner than K30 Pro. Redmi K30 is totally different: while Redmi K30 Pro and Ultra come with full-screen displays and a motorized pop-up camera, the vanilla Redmi K30 has a dual punch-hole display with dual front cameras. Redmi K30 retains the premium materials used for the Redmi K30 Pro and K30 Ultra, but it looks different for both the front and rear sides.

Display

Redmi K30 features an IPS display (boo) with a 120 Hz refresh rate (yay), while Redmi K30 Pro features an AMOLED display (yay) with a standard refresh rate (boo). Redmi K30 Ultra merges all the features in one: it packs an AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate! And it obviously wins the display comparison. It even comes with high brightness, HDR10+ certification, and the Gorilla Glass 5 protection by Corning. If we exclude the Redmi K30 Ultra, do you prefer having an IPS panel with a very high refresh rate or an AMOLED panel with a standard refresh rate?

Specs & Software

The Redmi K30 Ultra should be the most advanced device of the trio, but the Redmi K30 Pro actually comes with a better hardware department: it packs a more powerful Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. Well, you get up to 512 GB of internal storage with the Redmi K30 Pro, but the Dimensity 1000+ chipset is less powerful than the Snapdragon 865. In each case, you get Android 10 out of the box, but on the Redmi K30 Ultra, it is customized by MIUI 12 instead of MIUI 11.

Camera

Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Ultra boast the same camera department composed of a 64 MP main sensor, a 13 MP ultrawide lens, and two sensors with 2 MP resolution for macros and depth. Redmi K30 is almost the same, but it has an inferior ultrawide sensor with an 8 MP resolution. On the other hand, it offers an additional depth sensor for the front camera which calculates depth info for selfies. I would prefer having a better ultrawide camera instead of that additional sensor on the front. But there is another thing to consider: the Redmi K30 Pro has a better chipset which guarantees the support to 8K video recording, unlike the Redmi K30 Ultra.

Battery

Redmi K30 Pro has a bigger 4700 mAh battery than its rivals and its display is more efficient because it does not feature a high refresh rate. That is why it lasts more than Redmi K30 and K30 Ultra on a single charge. With the Redmi K30 Ultra, you get the fastest charging technology with a 33W power.

Price

Redmi K30 has a €270/$318 starting price, Redmi K30 Pro begins at €360/$425, and Redmi K30 Ultra is priced €243/$287. It lacks a 120 Hz refresh rate, but the Redmi K30 Pro because it features a better chipset, besides a bigger battery. The K30 Ultra still comes with a flagship-class chipset and it is more affordable than K30 Pro, but it is an inferior SoC and the phone has inferior camera capabilities. On the other hand, it has a better display. It has no sense to get Redmi K30 right now unless you find it at a much more affordable price.

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Xiaomi Redmi K30 vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra: PROs and CONS

Xiaomi Redmi K30

PROs

• Very affordable
• Premium design despite the price
• 120 Hz display
• Punch-hole design
• Dual front camera

CONS

• No 5G
• Midrange-class hardware

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro

PROs

• Best hardware
• Bigger battery
• 8K video recording
• Up to UFS 3.1 internal storage

CONS

• Standard refresh rate

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra

PROs

• 120 Hz AMOLED display
• Stereo speakers
• Very good listing price
• Faster charging

CONS

• Price

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Xiaomi’s 10th-anniversary event yesterday saw the tech giant announce a number of awesome products. Among the lineup is the Mi 10 Ultra which is the first phone with support for 120W fast charging. There is also the Mi TV Lux Transparent Edition, a literally transparent flatscreen TV. A Xiaomi spokesman has now revealed that there are no plans for these products to get a global release.

Daniel D (@Daniel_in-HD) is the Senior Product Marketing Manager and Global Spokesperson for Xiaomi and he revealed in a tweet that there are no plans for a global release for the Mi 10 Ultra, Redmi K30 Ultra, Mi TV Lux Transparent Edition, and the Ninebot GoKart Pro Lamborghini Edition.

Lots of questions coming in about yesterday's @xiaomi launch, #1 being whether we'll be launching these incredible products across our global markets. For the moment, we don't have plans for official global channels, but stay tuned for future news! pic.twitter.com/mMtdanB7zf

— Daniel D (@Daniel_in_HD) August 12, 2020

The tweet was retweeted by David Liu, the Global Social Media handler for Xiaomi.

Most of you questioned, here is the answer.

But @Xiaomi will continuously create amazing, innovative products at honest prices for everyone in the world. https://t.co/ijYa05YML5

— David Liu (@DavidBlueLS) August 12, 2020

It sure is disappointing news but there is still a chance that at least one of these products may get an international release before the end of the year. However, the chances of the Mi 10 Ultra getting a global release might be the slimmest of them all.

To start with, Xiaomi didn’t announce the Mi 9 Pro 5G outside China last year. So, it is understandable why there are no plans to launch the Mi 10 Ultra globally. Another reason is that the Mi 10 Ultra flagship is assembled at Xiaomi’s new Smart Factory, a next-gen fully-automated production line that is designed for making flagships and as a testing-ground for high-end products.

The Mi 10 Ultra is the first premium smartphone to be assembled at this factory which means if Xiaomi is going to launch the device outside China, it will have to be exported to these markets which will significantly raise the price. The same can be said for the Mi TV Lux Transparent Edition too.

Anyways, we can look forward to the Mi 11 (if that is what it will be called and they don’t pull a Samsung move and jump to Mi 20). Next year’s flagship should get a global release and should pack some of the features of the Mi 10 Ultra including 120W fast charging.

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After launching the Mi 10 in 2010, the company is here with Mi 10 Ultra exactly after 10 years. The new smartphone went official today carrying some commendable features and specifications. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Ultra features several improvements advancements over the Mi 10 Pro which was launch in February this year.

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It is available for the starting price of $760 coupled with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Other storage variants include 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage which retails for the price of $805 and $1005, respectively. The smartphone will start shipping from August 16 and will e limited to China, until any new information arrives. However, global fans can also pre-order the device via Giztop for international shipping.

You can know more details about the device by heading to our Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra launch post.

Redmi K30 Ultra

Xiaomi also launched the new Redmi K30 Ultra smartphone to attract users looking for a mid-range device. It includes a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC, 6.67-inch display, 120Hz refresh rate, and 33W fast charging. There’s a quad-rear camera with 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel ultrawide sensor, a 5-megapixel macro sensor, and a 2-megapixel depth lens. A 4500 mAh battery is present which can provide backup for a whole day upon extensive smartphone usage.

Redmi K30 Ultra is available in three different storage variants featuring 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256 GB internal storage variant. The smartphone is currently limited to China and will start retailing from August 14. The interested users around the globe can pre-order the device via Giztop.

You can know more details about the device by heading to our Redmi K30 Ultra launch article.

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Xiaomi finally held the much-anticipated 10th-anniversary launch event where the company’s founder/CEO Lei Jun took us on a journey down memory lane to when the company started and the progress so far. The company also announced several interesting products with the Mi 10 Ultra stealing the show. Apart from the Mi 10 Ultra, Xiaomi also launched the flagship Redmi K30 Ultra in the smartphone segment.

Unlike the Mi 10 Ultra which has some marked differences from the Mi 10 Pro, the Redmi K30 Ultra looks exactly like the Redmi K30 Pro. However, the K30 Ultra packs several upgraded hardware that dwarfs those of the K30 Pro.

The Redmi K30 Ultra sports a 6.67-inch Samsung AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. The display also comes with up to 1,200nits of brightness, 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 100% coverage DCI-P3 color gamut, and HDR10+ support, to guarantee a vivid and colorful viewing experience. The display supports 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate, enabling ultra-smooth and responsive high frame-rate gaming and video viewing. The device also optimizes battery consumption by automatically switching between 60Hz/120Hz frame rates. The phone also comes with a  pop-up front camera which ensures no notches blemish the front display giving it a 92.7% screen ratio.

The Redmi K30 Ultra is powered by MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 1000+ 5G processor. The chip is built on a 7nm process and packs the latest high-performance ARM Cortex-A77 and Mali-G77 cores. The chipset has an AnTuTu score of over 530,000. The device supports SA/NSA dual-mode 5G as well as dual 5G standby.

The smartphone boasts outstanding AI functionality with a six-core independent APU 3.0 composed of a combination of large and small cores that enable accurate adjustment for more application scenarios. The handset efficiently balances computing power with power consumption, and flexibly processes AI-based tasks. Redmi K30 Ultra has been ranked first in the ETH Zurich AI-Benchmark ranking.

Running on dual Hyper Engine 2.0 and Game Turbo optimization engines, Redmi K30 Ultra is a perfect fit for most games on the market, ensuring rapid, responsive and frictionless gaming experience.

To also enhance the gaming experience, is a 3,495mm² ultra-large area vapour chamber along with a graphene + graphite 3D heat dissipation system, which ensures stable performance even after long usage.

For photography, the Redmi K30 Ultra features a quad rear camera setup at the rear, consisting of a 64MP high-resolution main camera, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 5MP telemacro camera, and a 2MP portrait depth sensor. The 64MP high-resolution main camera supports four-in-one 1.6μm large pixels, allowing the hardware to combine four smaller pixels to output 64MP ultra-clear images with large pixels. Meanwhile, the 119° ultra-wide-angle lens makes room for stunning landscape snaps, while the portrait depth sensor lens combined with the main camera takes beautiful portraits with natural background blurring.

The telemacro lens boasts a 50mm equivalent focal length, twice the length of the standard smartphone macro lens on the market. It allows images to be taken from much further afield than usual while avoiding disturbance to the objects being photographed. This significantly increases the number of scenarios in which the macro lens can be used.

For videos, Redmi K30 Ultra comes with Audio Zoom support. Unlike ordinary dual-mic phones, Redmi K30 Ultra has three microphones, which allows it to “zoom” in on the sound along with the image and capture clear audio even from further away, considerably improving sound reception during filming.

Redmi K30 Ultra enables a myriad of creative photography functions based on its AI capabilities, such as AI Skyscraping and Photo Clones. Photo Clones allows users to take fun surreal photos at any time with no post-editing required. The AI Skyscraping feature captures a section of the sky in the photo and allows users to switch and edit it with one tap to create high-quality beautiful images regardless of weather conditions and location.

The phone is equipped with a large 4,500mAh capacity battery which can easily get you through a full day of use. There is also support for 33W fast charging, the smartphone can go from low to full battery within just one hour. The phone also comes with NFC and an IR blaster that can turn the device into a remote control for traditional household appliances. There is also an in-screen fingerprint sensor for extra security.

Pricing and Availability

The Redmi K30 Ultra comes in three colors: Moonlight White, Midnight Black, and Mint Green. The phone is available in four variants;

•  6GB+128GB ———————————————RMB 1,999 (~$287)
• 8GB+128GB ———————————————-RMB 2,199 (~$316)
• 8GB+256GB———————————————-RMB 2,499(~$359)
• 8GB+512GB———————————————-RMB 2,699 (~$388)

The Redmi K30 Ultra will be available for purchase on August 14th through all official Xiaomi channels in Mainland China.

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The Redmi K30 series already has six members but it will be adding a seventh one soon. Of these six, only the Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom have AMOLED displays. They are also the only ones with a 60Hz refresh rate. It has now been reported that the upcoming Redmi K30 Ultra will not only have an AMOLED display but also have a 120Hz refresh rate.

The info comes from ITHome which cites unknown sources. Prior to the info being revealed, Redmi GM, Lu Weibing, had revealed that the Redmi K30 Ultra will fix the shortcomings of the Redmi K30 Pro, and the lack of a high-refresh-rate was one of the cons of the device.

The Redmi K30 Ultra will keep the pop-up selfie camera design of the Pro and Zoom models which means there won’t be a punch hole or notch interrupting that buttery smooth scrolling.

The K30 Ultra will come with MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1000+ processor and paired with up to 8GB of RAM. It has also been reported that it has a 64MP quad-camera setup on the back, a 20MP selfie camera, and a 4500mAh battery.  It is expected to be announced alongside the Mi 10 Ultra at Xiaomi’s 10th-anniversary event on Tuesday, August 11.

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Earlier this week, Xiaomi announced to host a launch event on August 11. The company even confirmed the product that it will be unveiling at the conference – Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra. The firm or any of its executives is yet to tease the specifications and features of these two handsets. But the storage configurations and color variants of these phones have now leaked beforehand.

The leak regarding Xiaomi’s 10th-year anniversary celebration smartphones comes from well-known leaker Ishan Agarwal in partnership with 91Mobiles.

According to the tipster, the upcoming Mi 10 Ultra will be available in four storage configurations and three color variants. Similarly, the Redmi K30 Ultra will come in three memory variants and three finishes respectively.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Storage and Color Variants

• Storage Configuraions

  • 8GB + 128GB
  • 8GB + 256GB
  • 12GB + 256GB
  • 16GB + 512GB

• Colors

  • Ceramic Black
  • Bright Silver
  • Transparent Edition

Redmi K30 Ultra Storage and Color Variants

• Storage Configurations

  • 6GB + 128GB
  • 8GB + 128GB
  • 8GB + 512GB

• Colors

  • White
  • Black
  • Mint Green

The latest leak also confirms ceramic back on the Mi 10 Ultra, which was suggested in another leak yesterday. Also, it is tipped to support 55W wireless charging as Xiaomi will be launching a wireless charger with a similar specification at the very same event. 

One the other hand, the Redmi K30 Ultra will neither come in 256GB variant nor with 12GB RAM. This is weird as the Redmi K30 Pro comes in both these variants.

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Xiaomi’s upcoming virtual event on Aug. 11 will be held to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The brand is expected to announce multiple devices on the said date. Yesterday, the company confirmed that the company will announce the Xiaomi Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition smartphone on Aug. 11. Today, the company released an official confirmation that the Redmi K30 Extreme Commemorative Edition smartphone will be also unveiled through the same event.

The Redmi K30 Extreme Commemorative Edition is also listed for reservations on the Jingdong Mall retailer of China. The company has not revealed any details on the specs of the phone. It appears to be the M2006J10C phone that recently appeared in the database of the TENAA authority of China with full specifications and images. Earlier leaks suggested that this phone could be debuting as Redmi K30 Ultra.

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Redmi K30 Extreme Commemorative Edition specifications (Rumored)

The M2006J10C phone is believed to powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC. The handset is expected to arrive in 6 GB, 8 GB, and 12 GB RAM variants and storage models like 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB.

The handset is backed by a 4,500mAh battery. It is expected to arrive with support for 33W fast charging. It is preinstalled with Android 10 OS and the latest MIUI 12 skin. The device lacks support for external storage.

The M2006J10C has a 6.67-inch notch-less OLED screen that delivers 1080 x 2400 pixels Full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The display is likely to support a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 20-megapixel pop-up selfie camera and a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 quad cameras system. Lastly, it features an in-screen fingerprint reader.

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At the beginning of this month, a report by XDA Developers had revealed the existence of a yet another Redmi K30 series phone called Redmi K30 Ultra 5G. The publication had revealed key details of the smartphone. A new Redmi phone with model number M2006J10C has emerged in the database of China’s TENAA regulatory body. It is being speculated that it is the Redmi K30 Ultra 5G.

Redmi K30 Ultra 5G specifications (Rumored)

The M2006J10C smartphone has a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with notch-less design. The screen supports Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and it is integrated with a fingerprint scanner. XDA’s report had claimed that the display of the Redmi K30 Ultra 5G will support a 120Hz refresh rate.

The handset houses a 4,500mAh battery (mentioned on TENAA with 4,400mAh rated value). The 3C appearance of the phone had revealed that it could be coming with a 33W fast charger. It is loaded with Android 10 OS and MIUI 12.

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The 2.6GHz octa-core processor that fuels the M2006J10C could be the Dimensity 1000+ SoC by MediaTek. The phone is expected to arrive in multiple RAM variants such as 6 GB, 8 GB, and 12 GB. In terms of storage, it may offer users options like 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB. However, it will lack support for external storage.

The alleged Redmi K30 Ultra 5G has a 20-megapixel pop-up selfie camera. The circular camera housing on its rear has a 64-megapixel quad camera. It is speculated that the phone features the Sony IMX686 image sensor as the primary shooter.

The purported Redmi K30 Ultra 5G measures 163.3 x 75.4 x 9.1mm and it weighs 213 grams. Blue, black, green, pink, red, and white are its expected color variants. The K30 Ultra 5G may debut in August.

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Redmi took to Weibo today to confirm that the sales of the Redmi K30 series have surpassed 3 million units in China. It took around seven months for the company to achieve this milestone.

Redmi unveiled the Redmi K30 4G and Redmi K30 5G in December 2019. The Redmi K30 4G went on sale in December while the company’s first 5G-ready phone. i.e. the Redmi K30 5G debuted in January with an irresistible price tag of 1,999 Yuan (~$285). It is the world’s first smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 765G mobile platform and the Sony IMX686 64-megapixel camera.

In March, Redmi revealed that it sold 1 million units of the Redmi K30 models and then announced the Redmi K30 Pro 5G and Redmi K30 Pro 5G Zoom Edition by the end of the same month. Both models are the first Snapdragon 865 powered flagship phones from the brand. They are currently priced between 2,699 Yuan (~$385) and 4,299 Yuan (~$612).

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The Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition smartphone was introduced in May. It debuted as the first Snapdragon 768G powered handset. By the end of the same month came the Redmi K30i 5G as the cheapest 5G phone with a current starting price of 1,499 Yuan (~$213).

Rumors are rife that the Redmi K40 series will go official by the end of this year. The Redmi K40 5G may debut with Snapdragon 775G whereas the Snapdragon 875 powered Redmi K40 Pro 5G may launch by the first quarter of next year. As far as the K30 series, the Chinese firm is not done with it yet. Recent reports revealed that it is planning to launch the Dimensity 1000+ SoC powered Redmi K30 Ultra phone soon.

It is speculated that the Redmi K30 Ultra 5G features a 120Hz refresh rate display. It could be sporting a notch-less AMOLED display with an in-screen fingerprint sensor. It could be braced with a Sony IMX686 64-megapixel camera on its rear. The other rumored features of the device include a pop-up selfie snapper, and a 4,500mAh battery with 33W fast charging technology.

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Redmi, the sub-brand of Xiaomi is reported to be working on a 5G smartphone powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000+. The specs of this handset have been tipped multiple times over the past few days. Today, a new device named “Redmi K30 Ultra” was spotted in the latest MIUI 12 beta build. This phone could be the aforementioned Dimensity 1000 Plus handset.

Almost all the 5G phones launched by Xiaomi and Redmi so far are powered by Qualcomm chipsets except for Redmi 10X/10X Pro. The next MediaTek 5G phone from Redmi is said to be powered by Dimensity 1000+ (Plus).

The MediaTek Dimensity1000 series SoC consists of three variants – Dimensity 1000, Dimensity 1000L, and Dimensity 1000+. Interestingly, there’s not a single phone in the market with the first version, whereas there’s one handset each with the other two variants (Oppo Reno 3 5G & iQOO Z1 5G).

The newly spotted “Redmi K30 Ultra” codenamed “cezanne” by XDA member kacskrz could be the third overall as well as first Redmi smartphone with Dimensity 1000 series chipset if this device is indeed the rumored model by Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station.

The MIUI 12 code also reveals this handset to feature a quad-camera setup with a 64MP primary sensor and a pop-up selfie camera. These features go in line with the specs tipped by the leakster.

According to him, the upcoming Redmi Dimensity 1000+ smartphone will sport 120Hz AMOLED display, in-screen fingerprint sensor, 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor, pop-up camera, 4,500 mAh battery, and 33W fast charging (spotted on 3C).

Previously, he said it to feature 144Hz/120HZ LCD panel but that was ruled out recently. Lastly, as per him, it will be launching in July.

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