Redmi’s general manager, Lu Weibing, has since revealed that the new Redmi K40 will launch next month. According to a recent poster, this device will arrive on February 25th. This smartphone will probably have two versions. One will use the Snapdragon 888 SoC while the other will have the Snapdragon 870 chip. The company has since revealed that the starting price of this device is 2999 yuan (US$ 463). However, this price tag is for the Snapdragon 888 version. The Snapdragon 870 version will be cheaper.
The latest information shows a
high-definition render of the upcoming Redmi K40. This image is basically the
same as previous renders just with more clarity. The Redmi K40 will adopt an
entirely different design from the previous generation. It will use a center
punch-hole and a straight display. According to reports, this smartphone will
have the smallest punch-hole in the industry, it will be only 2.8mm.
On the rear, it will continue to use the
huge matrix quad-rear camera module similar to the Redmi K30S. The four cameras
are arranged in a diamond shape, and the flash is on the right side of the
camera module.
Recently, we saw the packaging box of the
Redmi K40 and the image is from Lu Weibing. According to his Weibo post, there
are two versions – one is thick and the other is thin. Looking at the images,
the thick box probably has a charger in it while the thin box does not.
Lu Weibing said, “Thick or thin? This is a
difficult choice. Ask everyone for your opinion…We know that Xiaomi Mi 11 has
launched two packaging versions, one is to send the charger (gallium nitride
charger), the other is not, and the price of the two is the same, so I guess
Redmi K40 may also adopt this solution”. It appears that Redmi is seeking the
opinion of buyers. There is also the possibility that Redmi will adopt both
versions for different markets. As of now, we can not absolutely tell if the
Redmi K40 will not come with a charger.
From the speculations so far, the Redmi
K40 will come with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The official starting price of this
smartphone is 2,999 yuan (US$ 463) and it will also come with a 4000 mAh battery.
There is no information on the fast charging capacity for now. According to
reports, the Redmi K40 screen will be an OLED display made of Samsung E4
luminescent materials, which supports a high refresh rate of 120Hz. This phone
will also use LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 flash memory.
