Redmi K20 Pro And Redmi K20 Launched in India

Xiaomi shook the entire smartphone industry by launching the POCO F1 with flagship-grade hardware at a mid-range smartphone price. Well, the Chinese tech giant has just launched the successor to the POCO F1 i.e. the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro in India.

So here’s everything you need to know about the new flagship killer smartphones from Xiaomi.

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Redmi K20 Pro: Specifications And Features

The Redmi K20 Pro offers a plethora of features that were unheard in this price segment. This smartphone features premium construction and it’s available in Flame Red, Glacier Blue and Carbon Fiber Black colour variants. The design aesthetics of this smartphone will definitely help it to stand out from the crowd.

The Redmi K20 Pro sports a visually impressive 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display that doesn’t house any notch and it’s almost bezeless. Similar to flagship smartphones like the OnePlus 7 Pro, Redmi K20 Pro also has a pop-up front camera.

The Redmi K20 Pro is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 855 processor. Consequently, performance will never be an issue on this smartphone no matter what you throw at it. Furthermore, Xiaomi has included eight layers of graphite 3D sheet for better heat dissipation. This technology will also keep this smartphone cool under a heavy workload and the CPU won’t throttle at all.

Redmi K20 Pro Specifications

• 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED HDR display with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 430nit brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 7nm Processor
• Adreno 640 GPU
• 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 64GB / 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
• Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10 custom skin
• Dual SIM (nano + nano)
• 48MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, f/1.75 aperture, 1/2″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, 6P lens, Laser AF, EIS, 8MP 1/4″ OV8856 telephoto lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture for 2x loss-less zoom, 13MP 1/3″ Samsung S5K3L6 124.8° ultra-wide sensor, 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture, 4K 60 fps video recording, 960 fps slo-mo recording
• 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 0.8μm pixel size
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS (L1 + L2 Dual Band) + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
• 4000mAh battery with 27W SonicCharge fast charging

In addition to flagship-grade performance, Redmi K20 Pro also has a capable triple camera setup. This setup consists of a 48MP main sensor coupled with an 8MP telephoto lens and a 13MP ultra-wide sensor. Well, Xiaomi has offered a seventh-generation optical in-display fingerprint sensor on the K20 Pro which has improved accuracy and surface area.

The massive 4000mAh battery on this smartphone supports 27W SonicCharge fast charging. Xaiomi claims that this smartphone can charge up to 58% in half an hour. Overall, Redmi K20 Pro is an impressive smartphone and it definitely offers a true flagship experience without the need of spending much money.

Redmi K20: Specifications And Features

In addition to the K20 Pro, Xiaomi has also launched the Redmi K20. This mid-range smartphone also offers great performance and built quality. That said, it’s slightly underpowered as compared to the pro variant.

The Redmi K20 has a similar display to that of the Pro variant. Furthermore, the design aesthetics and the camera configuration on the K20 is also similar to that of the Pro variant. Lastly, K20 also ships with the exact same seventh-generation optical in-display fingerprint sensor.

The only major difference between K20 and the Pro version is the processor. The K20 is powered by the mid-range Snapdragon 730 processor. Moreover, Redmi K20 offers a maximum of 6GB RAM instead of 8GB on the K20 Pro.

Redmi K20 Specifications

• 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED HDR display with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 430nit brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 730 Processor
• Adreno 618 GPU
• 6GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
• Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
• Dual SIM (nano + nano)
• 48MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, f/1.75 aperture, 1/2″ Sony IMX582 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, 6P lens, 8MP 1/4″ telephoto lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture for 2x lossless zoom, 13MP 1/3″ 124.8° ultra-wide sensor, 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture, 4k 30 fps video recording
• 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 0.8μm pixel size
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
• 4000mAh with 18W fast charging

If you have a budget constraint, then the Redmi K20 will be a great option. The performance differences between Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 855 processor are almost negligible until and unless both these smartphones are compared side to side.

Pricing And Availability

Redmi K20 Pro is priced at Rs. 27,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs Rs. 30,999. On the other hand, the Redmi K20 is priced at Rs. 21,999 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage variant and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs Rs. 23,999.

These two smartphones will be available from July 22nd and you can buy them from Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores.