News & Reviews:   Redmi K40

When Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 870 a few days ago, people started guessing which unreleased products would feature the chipset. Now, various sources are speculating on which unreleased phones from Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi would use the chipset.

The Redmi K40 is expected to launching soon and based on a statement by Redmi's General Manager - Lu Weibing on Weibo, the device will come with durable battery life.

It seems that Redmi have confirmed that the upcoming Redmi K40 series will come equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity chipset that was made using the 6nm manufacturing process. While there is no official information in regards to the aforementioned chipset, the Dimensity variant will most likely be released alongside a Snapdragon 888 variant at launch.

Way back in June of last year, rumours of a Redmi K40 series starting popping up. Some claimed that Xiaomi would launch it at the end of 2020, but it looks like Xiaomi decided to delay that plan. Now, sources claim it could be coming soon with a MediaTek chipset.

The Redmi K series has always been a successful series for Xiaomi starting from the Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, and Redmi K20 Pro Premium while the Redmi K30 has 8 different models in total. About a month ago, we reported the Redmi K40 series passed through EEC certifications, today, we found a set of live photos on the standard model.

According to the previous rumour, the Redmi K40 might launch at the end of the year and it could come with 5G connectivity. Today, the device has passed on EEC cert with the model number M2011K2G.

The Dimensity 1000+ is currently the most powerful chipset that MediaTek can offer. Earlier, the iQOO Z1 has become the first device to utilize the chipset, and we're anticipating more devices to be launched equipping the powerhouse after that. Now, it is rumoured that a new Redmi phone with the chipset will be launched soon and it could be the Redmi K40.

Based on a statement by mydrivers.com, it seems that the Redmi K40 will most likely come equipped with up to a 33W fast charging from. Other than that, not much is known in regards to the exact tech specs and pricing for now.