Today, Redmi’s official Weibo announced that the Redmi K40 Pro with 2021 flagship processor, Snapdragon 888 will start a special promotion. In this special promotion, the price of this device will be 2799 yuan ($439) for the 8GB+256GB model. The Redmi K40 Pro was released in the first half of this year. One of its biggest highlights is the use of a 6.67-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED straight screen. This screen has DisplayMate A+ certification. Not only that, the Redmi K40 Pro also supports a 120Hz ultra-high refresh rate, an FHD+ resolution, and high frame modes for many games.
In addition to the Snapdragon 888 SoC, the Redmi K40 Pro also comes with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 flash memory. Under the hood, it has a 4520 mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging. In the camera department, the Redmi K40 Pro comes with a 64MP main camera on the rear. It also has an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera as well as a 5MP telephoto macro sensor. The flagship Redmi K40 Pro+ uses a 108MP main camera while the Redmi K40 uses a 48MP main camera.
It is worth noting that the price reduction of the Redmi K40 Pro means that the Redmi K50 series is about to debut. According to official information, the Redmi K50 series will come with a punch-hole OLED display. Under the hood, this device will have MediaTek Dimensity 9000 flagship processor. The expected launch date of this device is the first quarter of 2022.
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Redmi K40 Pro specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display with MEMC, 120Hz refresh rate, 1300nit (HBM) / 900nit (Typ) brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 128GB UFS 3.1 storage, 8GB / 12GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- MIUI 12 based on Android 11, MIUI 12.5 coming soon
- 64MP rear camera with 1/1.7″ Sony IMX686 sensor, f/1.89 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP telemacro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 20MP front-facing camera with 0.8μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Dimensions: 163.7x 76.4 x 7.8mm; Weight: 196g
- 5G SA/NSA (Dual SIM in Pro),Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (Wi-Fi 6E in pro), Bluetooth 5.1 (Bluetooth 5.2 in Pro), GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, NFC, USB Type-C
- 4520mAh (Typical) battery with 33W wired QC3 + / PD3.0 fast charging
