Redmi's first foray into gaming phones is here and it's called the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition (or Gaming Enhanced Edition, depending on which version of the machine translation you want to believe). The K40 Gaming Edition covers all the basics to be considered a serious gaming smartphone - you have a 120Hz display with 480Hz touch sampling rate, physical shoulder triggers to enhance control and a 5,000mAh battery that can go all day and recharge in 42 minutes with the supplied 67W charging.
The Redmi K40 Gaming Edition uses a 6nm
Dimensity 1200 chipset, paired with 6GB, 8GB or 12GB of RAM - storage options
are 6/128GB, 8/128GB, 8/256GB, 12/128GB and 12/256GB. Cooling is achieved
through a combination of graphene, graphite and a vapor chamber. There are no
built-in fans, nor a fan accessory here.
Visuals are handled by the 6.67-inch
2400x1080px AMOLED panel, which packs impressive specs - 10-bit (1.067 billion)
colors, HDR10+ support, DCI-P3 coverage and the aforementioned 120Hz refresh
rate. The triple camera is flanked by accent lighting and an LED flash shaped
like, well a flash. You get a 64MP 1/2.0-inch Quad-Bayer main camera, an 8MP
ultrawide unit and a 2MP macro camera. Sound is delivered by JBL-tuned stereo
speakers on the top and bottom of the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition. Additionally
you get Hi-Res Audio and Dolby Atmos support.
The Redmi K40 Gaming Edition is launching
on April 30, priced from CNY 1,999 (US$ 310) for the base 6/128GB version to
CNY 2,199 (US$ 340), CNY 2,399 and CNY 2,699 (US$ 420) for the top 12/256GB
edition. The other available configurations are 8/128GB, 8/256GB and 12/128GB.
There's also an exclusive Bruce Lee
special edition is coming with a yellow rear panel, yellow accessories and
maxed-out 12/256GB memory with CNY 2,799 (US$ 431) price.
Redmi K40 Gaming Edition specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 500 nits (typical brightness), Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Up to 3GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 1200 6nm processor with ARM G77 MC9 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- MIUI 12.5 based on Android 11
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.65 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP telemacro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, JBL Audio quality certification, Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Dimensions: 161.94x 76.93 x 8.3mm; Weight: 205g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.1 (Bluetooth 5.2 in Pro), GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, NFC, USB Type-C
- 5,065mAh (Typical) battery with 66W fast charging
