After launching its first-ever 5G smartphone towards the end of last year, Redmi took the wraps off its second 5G, as well as second flagship, smartphone at an online event in China today. Redmi K30 Pro is finally official and it has two variants – a standard and a Zoom Edition. This flagship brings a number of firsts to the much-loved Redmi K-series, including OIS support and an IP rating, but there are a few minor caveats, at least on paper.
Speaking of the design, Redmi is starting to experiment and move past the traditional vertical or horizontal camera placements. It adopted a square camera system with the Note 9 series and now, we have a circular camera module on the Redmi K30 Pro. And it looks quite appealing. The minimal gradient design too is likable and protected with Gorilla Glass 5.
Display
On the front though, Redmi K30 Pro is sticking with my favorite bezel-less, notch-less design that we’ve seen on its predecessor earlier last year. The device features a 6.67-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED display with zero cutouts whatsoever and surprisingly, a 60Hz refresh rate in 2020. We learned this harsh truth last week and it’s a shame that Redmi is dropping the ball on this trend (being adopted by most phone makers) with its newest flagship.
Internals and Software
Being a flagship in 2020 means the Redmi K30 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset, coupled with up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It supports read and write speeds up to 777MB/s, which is amazing.
Cameras
Let’s not forget about the 20MP selfie snapper that sits inside the pop-up module. The selfie camera supports up to 120fps and vlog video creation. Other video features include 8K video recording, bokeh mode, beauty, and more.
Connectivity + Audio
Since Redmi K30 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, it packs dual-mode 5G (SA/NSA) connectivity support with download speeds up to 2.92Gbps, WiFi 6 with download speeds up to 9.6Gbps, and Super Bluetooth 5.1 in tow. What does Super Bluetooth 5.1 has to offer, you ask? Well, a standard Bluetooth 5.1 device has a range of around 250 meters but Redmi K30 Pro expands it up to 400 meters for improved connectivity.
Battery
Finally, Redmi K30 Pro comes equipped with a 4,700mAh battery. This should be enough to provide you a complete day’s use, especially when you do not have a higher refresh rate panel. If it doesn’t, well, Redmi bundles a 33W fast charger in the box. It’s capable of juicing up 50% of the battery in under 30 minutes, claims Redmi.
Redmi K30 Pro: Specs and Features
The standard Redmi K30 Pro is essentially the same as the Zoom Edition, except for the quad-camera system on the rear. The telephoto lens in the setup here is replaced with a 5MP telephoto macro lens. Yeah, you read that right. A telephoto macro lens, a world first, that lets you get even closer to your subjects – both while clicking pictures or recording videos.
Redmi K30 Pro has been priced starting at 2,999 yuan (around Rs. 32,300) for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. You will have to shell out 3,399 yuan (around Rs. 36,600) for the 8GB+128GB variant and 3,699 yuan (around Rs. 39,900) for the 8GB+256GB variant.
As for the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition, it has been priced starting at 3,799 (around Rs. 40,999) for the 8GB+128GB variant and 3,999 yuan (around Rs. 42,999) for the higher 8GB+256GB variant.
