After the release of the Xiaomi 11 series, many Chinese netizens took to Weibo to remind Redmi‘s general manager (Lu Weibing) that they hoped to see Redmi’s Snapdragon 888 smartphone soon. It’s been almost a year since the Redmi K30 series was released, so the new Redmi K-series is also expected to be released soon.
Today, Chinese blogger WHYLAB revealed the renders of a new device from Redmi. The blogger claimed that these renders belong to the Redmi K40 series.
The Redmi K40 will be equipped with a single punch-hole display. The diameter of the front opening is also minimal. In contrast, the screen-to-body ratio is also reduced.
The back of the rendering shows that it uses a curved-sided back cover. The camera design is very similar to the Redmi K30S. It can be seen that there is a quad-camera setup with a primary lens at the top. The right side of the camera module also has a laser focus and a flash.
Users have favored the Redmi brand with its super high-cost performance. According to some info, The Redmi K40 Pro will bring some surprises in terms of price, making it one of the cheapest Snapdragon 888 smartphones.
Redmi has not officially announced any information about the Redmi K40 series yet. It is expected that Redmi will launch this series in 1Q21.