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 .
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.
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.