Redmi K30 Pro Specs That Matter And A Shocking Price

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The Redmi K30 Pro was launched today in China and the specs of the Redmi K30 Pro are quite shocking for the price. We are going to cover some of the specs that matter for the Redmi K30 Pro. and finally some of our thoughts.

Screen:

Now the Redmi K30 Pro is quite a controversial device because unlike the base variant of the Redmi K30, the Redmi K30 Pro doesn’t have a high refresh rate screen. This is what the Redmi K30 Pro’s screen has:

  • The Redmi K30 Pro has a 92.7% screen to body ratio which is in the top of it’s class.

  • The screen of the Redmi K30 Pro is a 6.67 inch Samsung E3 display

  • The Redmi K30 Pro screen gets bright, really bright, like 1200 nits peak brightness which is on par with the current iphone.

  • HDR 10+ comes on both models of the Remi K30 Pro

  • 180hz touch sampling. This means the Redmi K30 Pro screen is reading you finger movement 3 times per picture generated by the GPU.

Cameras:

  • The main camera of the Redmi K30 Pro is a a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor with OIS

  • An super wide ultra wide camera with 13MP Ultra wide-angle 123-degree FoV lens

  • The K30 Pro can also shoot video with it’s an 8MP telephoto/ macro lens with OIS.

  • A depth sensor for portrait photos

Battery:

  • The Redmi K30 Pro should get excellent battery life with its 4700mah battery

  • The device will ship standard with a 33w charger in China. The Redmi K20 Pro was able to utilize the Xiaomi 27W wired charging so the Redmi K30 Pro is an improvement but not flagship level

  • Redmi claims that the Redmi K30 Pro will go from 0-100% in one hour and 3 minutes

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Final Thoughts On The Redmi K30 Pro

The Redmi K30 Pro is Redmi’s attempt at making compromises that most users want for their everyday smartphone. Many recent studies suggest that people are often unable to tell the difference between the high refresh rate display and a 60hz panel. Xiaomi have leveraged this and given us a device with specs that people can tangibly grasp. Like the cameras. Overall I think this smartphone is an excellent choice for most people and a big upgrade to the already good K20 Pro.

Redmi K30 Pro Screen Will Be A Compromise

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The Cheapest Snapdragon 865…

The Redmi K30 Pro is set release quite soon and a lot of people are wondering about the type of display the Redmi K30 Pro will have. The Redmi K20 Pro was a huge a success for Xiaomi Redmi. Redmi is trying to build on the success of the Redmi K20 Pro and with the release of the Redmi K30 Pro Redmi is hoping to build on that success. Part of the success of the Redmi K20 Pro was the notch free display. The Redmi K30 Pro is expected to build on the all screen display of the Redmi K20 Pro and we are expecting the Redmi K30 Pro to build on that success. But how could Redmi give the Redmi K30 Pro a high refresh rate display when the their flagship device, the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, already has a 90hz Amoled display? If you don’t think screens are important, see how we ranked them in our Smartphones of 2019 article HERE

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Components And Cost…

To expect that the Redmi K30 Pro will be the cheapest Snapdragon 865 device and it will ship with high refresh rate amoled display is absolutely ludicrous. The Redmi K30 Pro has one purpose and one purpose only, Redmi wants the Redmi K30 Pro to be the cheapest device on the market with a flagship tier processor. The Redmi K30 Pro is set to have more than just a flagship SOC. It has also been confirmed that the Redmi K30 Pro will feature UFS 3.1 storage. This means that the storage of the Redmi K30 Pro will in fact be faster than the storage on the flagship Xiaomi device, The Xiaomi Mi 10.

A Compromise We Can All Agree On

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An option seemingly unspoken of by most tech outlets about the Redmi K30 Pro is the fact that we could see the Redmi K30 Pro come with a high response screen, at a normal 60hz refresh rate. What would this mean for the Redmi K30 Pro from a user experience standpoint? A lot actually. Touch input rate is generally tied directly to screen response rate but Xiaomi has implemented significantly higher touch response rate digitizers on a variety of devices including the Blackshark 3. The faster touch input allows the device to register your finger movement before it asks the GPU to create the screen. This means that the touch input and user experience on the Redmi K30 Pro in some ways could still be at flagship level, without incurring the extra cost of a high refresh amoled display. This would allow the Redmi K30 Pro to retain the title of the cheapest Snapdragon 865 device while also giving the Redmi K30 Pro a unique experience. This would be welcomed since devices like the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 come with a curved AMOLED display