The Redmi K30i has been launched as a cheap 5G mobile with a 120 Hz screen

El Redmi k30i It is the new premium smartphone that reaches the mid-range segment. This device has recently been made official as a new member of the Redmi K30 family, which was initially launched in December last year.

This terminal comes with the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, a chipset that hit the market at the end of 2019 as Qualcomm's most attractive option for mid-range mobile phones. One of its most important premises is the 5G connectivity it provides. That is why this new mobile is capable of connecting to this network, among other things that we expand on below.

All about the Redmi K30i: features and specifications

Redmi k30i

The new Redmi K30i is basically a somewhat trimmed version of the original Redmi K30 5G. The Chinese manufacturer has decided to reduce the cost of the already known mobile, but without sacrificing to a great extent the features that the Redmi K30 5G offers; the result is the this device we are talking about now.

At the level of design and appearance, we did not find great differences with the original Redmi K30 5G. In fact, we have the same appearance, so it is difficult to differentiate them. This means that we get back to the full-screen design with sparse bezels and the rear camera vertically aligned and inserted in a circular frame.

The screen of this mobile has the same 6.67-inch diagonal and is IPS LCD technology. It also maintains a FullHD + resolution of 2,340 x 1,080 pixels, as well as a 120 Hz high refresh rate, something that is surprising in this range and is extremely beneficial when playing games, as it helps the graphics appear much smoother than in a standard 60 Hz panel, which are the ones we find mostly.

In terms of power, the already named Snapdragon 765G chipset is in charge of providing the power that the Redmi K30i needs to run all kinds of demanding applications and games without any problem. This chip from Qualcomm is paired with an Adreno 620 GPU, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage space. To this must be added the 4,500 mAh capacity battery that it has with support for 30-watt fast charging technology through a USB-C port, the typical.

The rear photographic section is made up of a 48 MP main shooter that boasts an f / 1.79 aperture, an 8 MP secondary lens with f / 2.2 aperture for wide-angle photos, a 2 MP camera with f / 2.4 and a 2 MP camera with f / 2.2 for the field blur effect. For frontal photos there is a 20 MP + 2 MP dual sensor located in the pill-shaped hole that is positioned in the upper corner of the screen.

By not making use of an OLED panel, the Redmi K30i does not have an on-screen fingerprint reader. This one, on the other hand, has said biometric system on the side. The device also comes with all the magic of Android 10 under MIUI 11; of course, it is to be expected that it is upgradeable to MIUI 12, a customization layer that is already official and has been announced for various Xiaomi and Redmi terminals.

Thanks to the mobile platform, The Redmi K30i is compatible with 5G networks. It also has Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, an Infrared sensor and NFC for making contactless payments.

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Price and Availability

Its announced price for China, the market in which it was announced, is 1,899 yuan, a figure that is equivalent to about 245 euros. It is not known when it will be launched globally, but surely its price for the international market would be somewhat higher.