Today will definitely go down in the history of the brand Redmi. After long months, weeks and days of tension, we finally got it. At its biggest conference to date Redmi presented the much-anticipated flagship – Redmi K20 Pro.
Right from the start, we can talk about it as a breakthrough smartphone in terms of price and performance. Just like the brand director for us for a long time Redmi, Lu Weibing, promised, so it happened. Redmi K20 Pro is the real king in terms of price and performance. The company also calls him a "2.0 flagship killer," directly attacking OnePlus models.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is it Redmi K20 Pro.
Retractable camera
Structural elaboration Redmi The K20 Pro is no longer a surprise to us, as the design and basic features were revealed to us before the presentation. So the smartphone comes with an almost bezel-less display that does not contain any cutout or hole.
The front camera is located in a sliding mechanism, similar to the case of the much more expensive OnePlus 7 Pro. Redmi declares that the mechanism will last 300 extensions / retractions. At 100 extensions per day, the service life is almost 10 years.
Ejecting according to the manufacturer only takes 0,8 seconds and the camera has similar fall protection to a competitor from OnePlus when it retracts automatically. The camera lens itself is highly protected durable sapphire crystalthat resists scratches. It is also available 6 sound effects slide out the camera.
It is quite surprising that a smartphone in this price category offers a complicated retractable camera mechanism. And so a little admirable that the manufacturer did it at this price.
Construction Redmi K20 Pro is made up mostly of glass. The rear glass panel received a very interesting color design, which we have not seen in smartphones before. Redmi he calls it something like "flame design". Different angles of incidence of light create incredibly interesting 3D effect, in the style of fire.
It will be available in carbon, red and blue. The overall dimensions of the structure are 156,7 x 74,3 x 8,8 mm and a weight of 191 grams.
Design Redmi K20 Pro in its full glory:
Official video:
Almost frameless AMOLED
It is already clear from the dimensions that Redmi The K20 Pro is no midget. It covers the front 6,39-inch display with really minimal frames. Due to the size of the display Redmi managed to maintain relatively acceptable dimensions. The display consists of up to 91,9% front side. The lower chin is still here, but it is only 3,8 mm.
The display for this smartphone is made by Samsung and is a favorite AMOLED panelwhich, despite the higher color saturation, users love. They fall in love too 7th generation optical fingerprint sensor. This is the latest generation of this technology. The sensor is 10% faster and 30% more accurate than the previous generation.
The display has 19,5: 9 aspect ratio and more or less standard FullHD + resolution, i.e. 2340 x 1080 pixels. Despite the fact that Redmi its model since the launch of the OnePlus 7 Pro has stood against it, the display of the K20 Pro has a classic refresh rate of 60 Hz.
However, this is not a disadvantage, we would not expect another at this price. The display has a contrast ratio of 60000: 1, maximum brightness at the level 600 rivets and support HDR technology.
This means supporting colored backgrounds. A novelty is also a function called DC Dimming. Xiaomi has recently made this feature available for all of its models equipped with AMOLED displays.
Its primary task is to protect the user's eyesight at the lowest brightness values, when the refresh rate of the display is very high - the display literally flickers (it shows this perfectly this video). However, the human eye does not detect this "flicker", it perceives it as a whole. However, this phenomenon can cause headaches and migraines to people who are sensitive to "flickering" displays. This is the problem that the DC Dimming function solves.
Right flagship hardware
We knew from the beginning what kind of processor it would be Redmi K20 Pro powered. Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 with clock speed, 2.84 GHz, Kryo 485 cores produced by 7 nm production process etc. Adreno GPU 640. So the best you can have in a smartphone in 2019.
The processor is seconded by LPDDR4x RAM 6 or 8 GB. Internal UFS 2.1 storage is available in three versions - 64 / 128 / 256 GB. We would wait in vain for a microSD card slot, Xiaomi completely eliminated them from her flagships.
We will stay with the performance. The K20 Pro is equipped with a game mode Game Turbo 2.0, which improves the gaming user experience. Intelligent algorithms take care of achieving the best performance, smooth running of the game thanks to FPS optimization and immediate response of the display. Redmi boasted a faster display touch response than the Huawei P30 Pro or Vivo IQOO.
The smartphone is equipped just for players 8-layer graphite heat dissipation technology, which evenly reduces the temperature of the entire device and significantly improves the efficiency of heat dissipation.
Triple 48 MPx camera
The back of the new Redmi K20 Pro contains a trio of lenses. Primary wide-angle sensor Sony IMX 586 has a resolution 48 MPx a aperture f / 1.75. Next in line is 13 MPx ultra-wide sensor with angle of view up to 124,8° and aperture f / 2.4. It is added to the third 8 MPx telephoto lens aperture f / 2.4 a 2x optical zoom.
The camera is equipped with a fast laser focusing and supports super night mode. The camera can record 4K video at 30 and 60 fps, FullHD video at 60 fps and even super slow motion video at 960 fps.
The front camera has a resolution 20 MPx, aperture f / 2.2, pixel size 0.8μm and records Full HD video. An interesting feature of the front camera is a kind of panoramic selfie photo. There is a lot of artificial intelligence to improve your "selfies".
4000 mAh battery with artificial intelligence
Another of the key parameters Redmi K20 is a battery. It has already been confirmed that he will get a proper one capacity 4000 mAh, which is for Redmi smartphones a kind of icon. It must not be missing even in the flagship.
Developers in Redmi they also improved on the software side, which should contribute to even longer durability. The battery will be supported artificial intelligence for intelligent optimization of energy savings. The algorithm can intelligently control the power consumption of applications and games.
To optimize the battery Redmi also created a kind of AI scenes, for different states of use. For example, if you're currently using chat apps, social networks, and reading on your smartphone, the screen backlight adapts intelligently, which is not only more comfortable for the eyes, but also saves battery power.
When you sleep, the phone automatically goes into sleep mode, strictly controlling the number of running apps in the background and making sure that almost no power is consumed. According to the brand director Redmi, extreme battery optimization makes z Redmi K20 hard to beat smartphone in endurance.
A large battery is added to the large battery by power up to 27 W. The battery is enough half an hour on the charger to recharge by 58%. Full charge in 73 minutes. Charging takes place via modern USB Type-C connector.
Great audio and 3,5 mm jack
We already knew that before the show Redmi The K20 Pro will come with the slowly dying 3,5mm jack. That's what happened. In addition, the smartphone is certified by Hi-Res audio, which means that it will provide users with high quality sound.
In addition to the sound quality for the headphones, the speaker is also a place where the developers have focused. New phone Redmi K20 will be equipped the largest ultra-linear speaker 1217, which is equivalent to 0,9cc speakers, similar to Xiaomi Mi 9.
This time, the volume is greatly improved, and the effect is very special when playing games. It is compared to the quality of external bluetooth speakers. IN Redmi they are convinced that the novelty will be very popular thanks to the high-quality sound from the speaker or in the headphones.
NFC and dual GPS
The latest generation chip is used SN100 series. It is the same type of module as the iPhone XS, for example. The action speed of this chip is up to 30% higher compared to older types of NFCs.
After logging in to your Xiaomi account, they will be in your new one Redmi smartphone imported all NFC configurations from an older mobile. Of course, if you had one before.
It is also equipped double frequency GPS module. This type of module used is not new. It was first used in the Xiaomi Mi 8 and gradually other phones of various brands began to use it. The advantage of this module is a more accurate signal and a more stable connection.
Older GPS modules worked with one frequency and focused the position using the signal of satellites from the L1 category. For example, their signal was often lost around tall buildings and their position was inaccurate.
Two-frequency GPS together with this signal it uses for targeting also satellites of category L5. Positioning is a lot more precisely and the connection is not interrupted.
K if Killer!
Prices are perhaps the most anticipated feature of the new Redmi K20 Pro. Proclaimed as the king in the ratio of price and performance or even the killer of flagships 2.0, it successfully confirms these attributes with its prices. Well, see for yourself:
Redmi K20 Pro with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage - 2499 yuan, ~ 325 € / CZK 8400
Redmi K20 Pro with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage - 2599 yuan, ~ 340 € / CZK 8700
Redmi K20 Pro with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage - 2799 yuan, ~ 365 € / CZK 9400
Redmi K20 Pro with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage - 2999 yuan, ~ 390 € / 10 040 CZK
However, we must bear in mind that, even if these prices are confirmed, it is still the case prices exclusively for the Chinese market and for the people of China. We have become accustomed to having to reckon with higher prices for Europe, and it will not be otherwise in this case either.
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