Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Is The TRUE Flagship Killer, Not The Redmi K40 Pro

Redmi has recently released the Xiaomi Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi k40 Pro Plus. Amongst the release of the Redmi K40 Pro for China, Redmi is getting ready to release a phone that is likely to destroy the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, AND Redmi K40 Pro Plus... for the average consumer. See the thing that Redmi left out about the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi K40 Pro Plus, is that they are plastic, and they are recycling the camera from the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5g and the cameras from the Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro, And Redmi Note 10 Pro Max.

We have to talk about plastic, because the Redmi K40 Pro being plastic ISN'T a bad thing. But we need to consider how the Redmi K40 Pro is being advertised and being promoted. In the past, the Redmi K20 Pro was called the K20 because it stood for Flagship Killer 2.0.

Which at the time the Redmi K20 Pro was an unmatched value for the dollar. The Redmi K30 Pro was released later and this was sold as the Poco F2 Pro in quite a few markets. The Poco name harkens back to that of the Poco F1 Pro aka the original "OG" flagship killer. To make matters worse, we already have evidence of one of the devices released, although the Redmi K40 is an unlikely choice, that the Redmi K40 Pro or the Redmi K40 Pro Plus will be released as the Poco F3 Pro.

It seems like in the haste to fill every niche in the market with a phone from the Redmi K40 lineup that Redmi has completely forgotten what a "flagship killer" actually was. Instead the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi K40 Pro Plus are now Xiaomi's budget gaming phones. In order for the Redmi K40 Pro to be a "flagship killer" the Redmi K40 Pro, or even the Redmi K40 Pro Plus need to address the biggest flaw since it's inception. Part of the reason people buy flagship phones is because they have flagship cameras and flagship battery life.

This is ultimately where the Redmi K40 Pro and Redmi K40 Pro Plus absolutely fall flat on their face and fail. At the time of release of the Poco F1 the Poco F1 had a flagship camera and performed well as you can see here. On top of that Poco was great about adding features like 4k 60 after the fact as you can check out in a video here. In fact the Poco F1 camera wasn't only a flagship in it's features, the flagship Xiaomi devices the Poco F1 was released, Xiaomi Mi 8, had the same camera sensor.

This is where the Redmi Note 10 Pro creates a massive problem for the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro and Redmi K40 Pro Plus. See in many ways Redmi is launching the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi K40 Pro Plus on the legacy of devices that were bonafide value kings with an aim at giving people a great all around device. Unfortunately, the king of value and overall "great experience for the price" can't go to the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, or Redmi K40 Pro Plus, the new king is the Redmi Note 10 Pro.

First we can start at the display of the Redmi Note 10 Pro and how it's likely to compare to the display of the Redmi K40 Pro. It's been confirmed that the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is going to be shipping with a 120hz AMOLED display. If that sounds similar to the display of the Redmi K40 Pro, it's because it is. Redmi decided to give the Redmi K40 Pro a Samsung E4 display. The Redmi K40 Pro display is one of the standout flagship features of the Redmi K40 Pro, Poco F3 Pro. But if the Redmi Note 10 Pro has a slightly lower quality 120hz AMOLED display how many people are going to actually be able to tell the difference. What's more, is the small difference in display going to dissuade that many people away from buying a Redmi Note 10 Pro compared to the Redmi K40 Pro?

Next we might as well talk about batteries as this was an area all the Redmi K phones, K20 Pro, K30 Pro, and Poco F1 excelled. The Redmi K40 Pro is packing a smaller battery than the Redmi K30 Pro. It wouldn't be that big of a deal if the Redmi K40 Pro charged faster than the Redmi K30 Pro. But it doesn't. The Redmi K40 Pro has the same 33W charging tech as Redmi K30 Pro. Now there is nothing wrong with Xiaomi's 33W charging unless you live in a hot climate as you can watch in this video. The only real issue with the Redmi K40 Pro's charging is that it's got a smaller battery, more power hungry CPU in the Snapdragon 888, and significantly more power hungry 120hz display. This means that under most circumstances your battery experience is going to be worse on the K40 Pro than on the K30 pro. Meanwhile the Redmi Note 10 Pro is going to destroy the K40 Pro and Redmi K40 Pro Plus in battery experience. The Redmi Note 10 Pro is going to pack a 5000Mah battery, more power efficient CPU, and the SAME 33W charging found the the Redmi K40 Pro and Redmi K40 Pro Plus.

Next is my favorite topic, cameras. This is another place that Redmi screwed the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro Plus, And Redmi K40 Pro. The Redmi K40 is going to be using the Sony IMX 582, the sensor that is in the now 2 year old Redmi K20 Pro. The Redmi K40 Pro isn't much better. The Redmi K40 Pro is giving you the IMX 686, which if that sounds familiar, the IMX 686 is the sensor from the Redmi K30 Pro which did well in my comparison to the K20 Pro which can be watched here. The Redmi K40 Pro Plus is giving you a slight upgrade with the Samsung HM2 108MP sensor. This a great sensor but its not paired with OIS meaning youre video stabilization is going to be greatly effected by low light and low light photography is basically out of the question. What's more is if youre not a smartphone photography enthusiast the lack of OIS is gonna make it difficult to get good images in poor lighting. On top of this you can get the same Redmi K40 Pro Plus Camera in the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max.

Does the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max having the Redmi K40 Pro Plus camera make the Redmi K40 Pro Plus a WORSE device? No, not at all, but it does show us something very clear. From the choices Redmi made when designing the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi K40 Pro they don't care about average consumers. Redmi wants the K40 Pro and Redmi K series lineup to be bought by gamers and people who's singular focus is performance. Is there anything wrong about the K40 Series being aimed at performance? No, not at all, but if you measure the value of a device in more than just FPS in gaming this device isn't for you.

The device for you is the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is set to make more reasonable compromises and the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is likely to give you 80% of the user experience while saving you a ton of money and ultimately giving you more features you care about at that price point.