Spoločnosť Redmias a subsidiary brand Xiaomi, complements its K40 flagship line (includes K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro +) with a new gaming smartphone Redmi K40 Gaming Edition. In its equipment, it will also offer quality JBL audio equipment and physical game buttons for better control of mobile games.
Redmi K40 Gaming Edition officially introduced
The game novelty was officially introduced just a few minutes ago at a press conference of a Chinese manufacturer. Equipment marked Redmi K40 Gaming Edition brings premium processing from glass-metal materials.
The back offers an incoming camera module with an interesting RGB color backlight, LED flash and also has several sharper edges to highlight the game design of the smartphone. The bottom "chin" of the smartphone is only 2,7 mm and the side frames only 1,8 mm.
The construction also includes a pair of physical switches, which have the task of sliding the physical game buttons in the side edge. These are designed for better response in mobile games, similar to the Black Shark 4 Pro smartphone, and the manufacturer has thoroughly tested them for up to 1,5 million uses.
The construction is also very thin for the conditions of flag devices, it is only 8,3 millimeters. The weight is also low, only 205 grams, which is less than the well-known ROG Phone 5.
120 Hz OLED and MediaTek Dimensity 1200
A big advantage is also the OLED display with minimal frames. The diagonal of this panel is 6,67 ″, the resolution is Full HD + (2400 x 1080 px). It does not support HDR10 +, 10 billion colors or DCI-P3 color gamut and also has a high and dynamic refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The sampling frequency in this case is 480 Hz, the brightness is 500 rivets, the contrast is 5: 000 and there is also Gorilla Glass 000.
In terms of performance, a powerful eight-core MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm) processor is available, offering Cortex-A78 cores and also supporting fast 5G connections.
According to the manufacturer, this set achieved more than 9 thousand points in Antutu tests (v724). There will definitely be no shortage of performance, and the smartphone should be able to handle virtually any mobile game from the Play Store. There will be several configurations on sale, with a choice of 8/12 GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128/256 GB UFS 3.1 internal storage.
The manufacturer also offers accessories to improve cooling at high performance. Smartphone K40 Gaming Edition will even support an external fan from Black Shark, which also belongs to Xiaomi. There is also a strategic deployment of Wi-Fi antennas for fast connection in all circumstances.
64 MPx camera and JBL audio system
The main camera in this case is a 64 MPx sensor (f / 1.65). It is also complemented by an 8 MPx ultra-wide-angle sensor (f / 2.2) with a viewing angle of 120 degrees and also a 2 MPx macro sensor (f / 2.4). 4p (30/1080 fps).
Ultra slow motion video is available in 720p (960 fps) resolution. 1080p (120 fps). The front camera is located in the display area and offers 1080p video recording.
The equipment also includes stereo speakers with support for Dolby Atmos technology. These speakers in addition Redmi produced in cooperation with the well-known brand JBL, which belongs to the Harman International group.
Other equipment includes NFC version 3.0, Bluetooth 5.2, as well as Wi-Fi 6, 2 × 2 MIMO, GPS, GLOBASS and Beidou technology and increased resistance to water and dust, even with IP 53 certification. A few drops of water for yours definitely won't hurt your gaming smartphone.
5065 mAh battery and 67W charging via USB-C
In terms of software, the manufacturer has prepared the latest version of its superstructure called MIUI 12.5. Despite its low thickness, the smartphone contains a large, 5065 mAh battery.
It will also offer 67W fast cable charging (with support for Quick Charge 3.0+ and Power Delivery 3.0), which is able to charge this device to 100% in just 42 minutes. The manufacturer also brings a special USB-C cable in the shape of the letter L, for comfortable playing even during charging.
The smartphone package also includes a protective cover and a protective foil affixed to the display.
Price and product availability
Model Redmi K40 Gaming Edition will arrive at the official selling price since 1999 Chinese yuan. The manufacturer shared a silver and black color version with us at a press conference, but other color combinations are not excluded.
For example, we can look forward to limited yellow-black Bruce Lee King of Kung Fu edition. However, we have no more information about the global availability of this device. In the meantime, you can see the selling prices of the Chinese versions:
- 6 GB RAM + 128 GB for 1999 yuan = 255 € / 308 USD
- 8 GB RAM + 128 GB for 2199 yuan = 280 € / 339 USD
- 8 GB RAM + 256 GB for 2399 yuan = 306 € / 370 USD
- 12 GB RAM + 128 GB for 2399 yuan = 306 € / 370 USD
- 12 GB RAM + 256 GB for 2699 yuan = 344 € / 416 USD
- Bruce Lee King of Kung Fu edition: 12 GB RAM + 256 GB for 2799 yuan = 357 € / 431 USD
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