Xiaomi’s hunger for budget dominance in India took its attention away from the flagship segment in the country. The company placed a ton of focus on growing its Redmi brand name as opposed to their Mi branding, where Mi Mix 2 was the last flagship smartphone from Xiaomi to land in India. Well, we know that Xiaomi strives to go a step further than competitors and is now finally stepping back into the flagship segment with its renowned Redmi brand. The Redmi K20 and Redmi K20, which were launched in China a couple of months ago, has now officially launched in India to much hype and fanfare.
Though I know you’re eager to know the price of the Redmi K20 Pro, let’s first check out the price of the Snapdragon 730-powered Redmi K20. Its base variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage has been priced at Rs 21,999 whereas you will need to shell out Rs 23,999 for the 6GB+128GB variant.
While the Poco F1 opted for a bland plastic build for its budget flagship, Redmi K20 Pro fixes that with an all-glass build that’s more premium. The Aura design language which Xiaomi introduced with the Redmi Note 7 Pro has been carried forward with the “Aura Prime” design on the Redmi K20 Pro. This is a 6-layer design that gives off the smoke effect when it refracts light. It is protected by a 3D curved Gorilla Glass 5 on top.
Since it’s a flagship, the Redmi K20 Pro is obviously powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset to offer a smooth and powerful day-to-day experience. This is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android Pie out-of-the-box, with Game Turbo 2.0 in tow. This enables you to tweak the display brightness for better visibility in night mode, improved touch and network latency, and more.
Alongside the Redmi K20 Pro, Xiaomi has also launched its mid-range Redmi K20 in the country as well. There isn’t a lot of difference between these two Redmi K-series phones. They both look and feel exactly the same, pack similar hardware features, and a pop-up camera on the front and triple cameras on the back. So, where do they differ?
