Xiaomi's sub-brand unveiled the flagship Redmi K20
Pro, alongside the very similar K20. These phones
are very competitively priced for the Chinese market, but the question you're
probably asking yourself is whether they will be offered elsewhere.
The answer for Europe seems to be a resounding yes,
but there is a caveat. It looks like the K20 will end up being called Xiaomi Mi
9T, while the K20 Pro will go by Mi 9T Pro. That is true for the Russian
market, according to a new report, and a few days ago we heard something
similar would happen in Poland.
So it seems like Xiaomi wants to keep the Redmi
brand associated with low-end and mid-range smartphones in Europe. The Mi 9T
Pro naming makes some sense if you consider how close the Redmi K20 Pro is, in
specs, to the Mi 9. The Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro are expected to make their debut in
Russia in June.
The Mi 9T Pro will be priced at the level of the Mi
9 when it launched, while the Mi 9T will cost as much as the Mi 9 SE did when
it was released. If this pans out, it gives you an indication of how much you
should expect the two new models to go for in other European markets as well.
In Russia the Mi 9T Pro should be priced at around
RUB 35,000 (US$ 540 or € 484), while the
Mi 9T is expected to come in at around RUB 25,000 (US$ 386, € 346). There's no
point in using these numbers to try and ascertain pricing in the EU, for
example, because smartphones are usually at least a tad more expensive in
Russia.
