After a series of teasers, Xiaomi’s spin-off brand Redmi finally announced its latest premium Redmi K60 series. The lineup includes the vanilla Redmi K60 and K60 Pro. The brand also launched the Redmi K60E, which is the lower-end model in the series. It brings a Dimensity 8200 chipset, a 120Hz AMOLED display, and a lot more.
The Redmi K60E arrives with a design
different than the other two models in the series. It features a rectangular
camera module with three cameras aligned in a triangular form. The primary
sensor looks larger than the rest two. The front panel of the device has a
punch hole cutout in the center, which nests the selfie camera.
Moving to the specs, the device comes with
a 6.67-inch Samsung OLED screen bearing a 2K resolution and a 120Hz refresh
rate. It has a 480Hz touch sampling rate, 8-bit color depth, and a peak
brightness of 1200nit. The smartphone is equipped with a side-mounted
fingerprint scanner. Under the hood, the K60E is powered by the Dimensity 8200
SoC.
The chipset debuted recently with the iQOO
Neo 7 SE and it has one CPU core at 3.1 GHz, three at 3.0 GHz for performance,
and four Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0 GHz. The processor is paired with up to 16GB
of LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. For photography, the handset
features a 48MP main sensor with OIS support, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP
macro camera. There’s a 20-megapixel selfie snapper on the front. Fueled by a
5,500mAh battery, the Redmi K60E supports 67W fast charging.
It comes preloaded with the Android 13 OS,
which is overlaid with MIUI 14. The device is equipped with other common
features like dual SIM, 5G, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, NFC, IR blaster, and a
USB Type-C port. Redmi K60E is currently available in China. The smartphone is
offered in three colors, namely Black, White, and Cyan. Its pricing is:
- 8GB + 128GB: 2199 Yuan (US$ 315)
- 8GB + 256GB: 2399 Yuan (US$ 344)
- 12GB + 256GB: 2599 Yuan (US$ 373)
- 12GB + 512GB: 2799 Yuan (US$ 401)
