For the subsidiary brand of the Chinese giant Xiaomi, Redmi, February 25, 2021 was a big day. Not only flagship laptops were officially introduced to the market RedmiBook Pro 15 and Pro 14, but also a new smartphone Redmi K40 and flagship Redmi K40 Pro. We also got a non-traditional one Redmi K40 Pro+ version.
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As we are talking about the brand Redmi both familiar and new products surprise with an aggressive price-performance ratio. It is no different in the case of the purebred flagship Redmi K40 Pro.
Significantly reduced prices
The verified international e-shop TradingShenzhen is the first to offer a new flagship Redmi K40 Pro. Similar to the offer with the Xiaomi Mi 11, in this case it is also a Chinese version, since the global version does not yet exist. However, the advantage is that the Chinese version of the phone is also available supports all networks in Europe, including the B20 LTE band.
Order from TradingShenzhen store we actually tested it on the Xiaomi Mi 11 smartphone. The advantage is that the seller offers Global Priority duty-free transport, thanks to which you will not have to pay any extra fees.
The smartphone will arrive with the Chinese version of MIUI, which contains Chinese and English. The seller installs Google Play services on the phones, so the phone is usable as soon as it's unpacked. Later, it will be possible to install a modified MIUI system from a local one Miuios.cz communityalready working on the translation.
Redmi K40 Pro Chinese Version (with B20 LTE)
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Special design inspired by damask knives
Hot news from the brand Redmi immediately catches the eye with its design. The black version of the smartphone has a special design of the back cover, where the manufacturer was inspired by the texture damask knives. This created a truly unique design that we have never seen before with smartphones.
The smartphone will be available in a beautiful color with a subtle gradient to blue and classic white. The weight of the device was stopped at 196 grams and the overall dimensions are 163.7 x 76.4 x 7,8 mm. The advantage is also present IP53 resistance against water and dust.
First-class display with DisplayMate A + rating
Manufacturers of modern flagships have also begun to place great emphasis on the quality of the display. K40 Pro comes with Samsung E4 AMOLED display, which earned an A + rating in the renowned DisplayMate test, which ranks it among the current best displays in the world. A similar display was fitted as well more expensive flagship Xiaomi Mi 11.
As for the specific parameters of the display, it is about 6,67 ″ panel with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 px. The refresh rate is excellent 120 Hz and the sampling frequency, which expresses the response to touch, reaches up to 360 Hz.
Other display parameters speak for the high contrast 5,000,000: 1, HDR10 + technology and maximum brightness up to 1300 rivets. Finally, solid protection is added in similarly tempered Corning Gorilla Glass 5th generation.
The best hardware for Android
Redmi K40 Pro as a true flagship received the new most powerful chipset designed for Android smartphones, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. It is the latest generation of a 2,84 GHz processor based on a state-of-the-art 5 nm manufacturing process.
The processor seconds 6/8/12 GB LPDDR5 RAM memory and also 128/256 GB UFS 3.1 internal memory. In terms of performance, this is the best that is currently available on the market. All of these components together scored up to 744 points in the AnTuT Benchmark.
A WiFi 6 module, NFC, dual GPS, Bluetooth 5.2 is added to the hardware part, there is also support for 5G networks and it powers the whole set 4520 mAh battery with fast 33 W charging via USB Type-C connector. Wireless charging is missing in this case, but they will be pleased Dolby Atmos stereo speakers.
It is interesting that the Chinese version is also available Redmi The K40 Pro includes full support for LTE networks for Europe, including the B20 LTE band. So if you are interested in this piece, you can easily buy the Chinese version, similar to the Mi 11 model.
Redmi K40 Pro+ with 108 MPx sensor
Only now do we get to the K40 Pro + model mentioned in the introduction to the article. The only difference between the classic Pro and Pro + model is the main sensor of the camera. While the classic Pro model includes 64 MPx main sensor with aperture f / 1.89The Pro + version got familiar 108 MPx Samsung HM2 sensor with aperture f / 1.75.
The remaining pair of sensors is the same in both models. One of them is an 8 MPx wide-angle camera with an angle of 119 ° and an aperture of f / 2.2. The trio is closed by a 5 MPx macro-telephoto lens with the ability to create extremely detailed macro photos.
Both smartphones are capable of shooting up 8K video at 30 fpsbut also 4K video at 60 fps. Front camera located in the display area has a resolution of 20 MPx. It does not lack various functions for beautifying your selfie photos, including artificial intelligence or background blur mode.
We can envy the Chinese for price tags
Like the Redmi Both the K40 and the K40 Pro come with aggressive pricing. We can only envy the domestic Chinese, since the prices will certainly be higher in the case of sales to Europe. The price tags for China are as follows:
- Redmi K40 Pro 6 / 128 GB for 2799 yuan, converted to 355 € / 435 USD
- Redmi K40 Pro 8 / 128 GB for 2999 yuan, converted to 379 € / 465 USD
- Redmi K40 Pro 8 / 256 GB for 3299 yuan, converted to 420 € / 510 USD
- Redmi K40 Pro + 12 / 256 GB for 3,699 yuan, converted to 470 € / 575 USD
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