La Redmi K70 series has finally been officially announced, bringing three new smartphones to the market: the Redmi K70, K70 Pro e K70E; let's go and discover them together.
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Official Redmi K70, K70 Pro and K70E: specifications and prices
Let's start with the most powerful of the three, the Redmi K70 Pro, being equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor, the best performing in the sector. It is an octa-core chip with a maximum frequency of 3,2 GHz, supported by an Adreno 750 GPU and a RAM memory that can reach up to 24 GB. The AnTuTu score exceeds 2,24 million points, demonstrating its ability to handle any application or game.
To maintain high performance, the Redmi K70 Pro features a liquid cooling system called “ice-sealed cooling system“, which uses a 5000mm² ring cooling system to dissipate the heat generated by the SoC. Furthermore, the phone is equipped with a proprietary fast charging chip Surge P2 and a power management chip Surge G1, which allow you to rCharge the 5000mAh battery in just 19 minutes with the 120W charger included in the package.
The Redmi K70 Pro does not disappoint on the design and display front either. The phone adopts a flat screen solution with straight edges, similar to that of the Xiaomi 14. The edges are only 1,6 mm, the width of the body is 74,9 mm, and the central frame is made of metal. The back features a new design language called "borderless aesthetics", which uses large frameless Deco glass, with a curvature on the sides that matches that of the rear shell. The three cameras and the flash are arranged in a rectangular module, recalling the solution of the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3. The phone is available in three colors: ink feather, qingxue and bamboo moon blue.
The screen is a 6,67-inch OLED with 2K resolution (3200×1440 pixels) and density of 526 PPI, created in collaboration with Huaxing Optoelectronics. This is a high quality panel, which achieves a peak brightness of 4000 nits, the highest in the industry, and an entire screen brightness of 1200 nits, which guarantees an 8 times greater HDR effect. The screen also supports a 120Hz refresh rate, for optimal fluidity, and implements a 3840Hz PWM dimming technology, which minimizes flickering and eye damage. In addition, the screen has 16000 levels of automatic brightness adjustment and a rhythm eye protection function.
The photographic sector of the Redmi K70 Pro is composed of one triple 50 megapixel rear camera and a 20 megapixel front camera. The main camera uses the Light Hunter 800 sensor, the first sensor produced in China with a size of 1/1,55 inch and a dynamic range 6 times greater than that of the IMX800 used on the K60 Pro. It is the most powerful 1/1,5 inch sensor today, which allows you to capture detailed and bright images in all light conditions. There secondary camera is a 50 megapixel telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, which uses the Light Hunter 400 sensor, also made in China. There third camera is an 8 megapixel macro, which allows you to take close-up photos with a minimum distance of 3 cm. The Redmi K70 Pro also supports the Xiaomi brain imaging, an artificial intelligence algorithm that optimizes images based on context, the Night Owl algorithm, which improves the quality of night photos, and the continuous light shooting mode, which captures the most beautiful moments.
Redmi K70: what are the differences?
Il Redmi K70 it is the standard version of the series, which differs from the Pro mainly in the processor and the photographic sector. The processor used is the Second generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8, an octa-core chip with a maximum frequency of 2,84 GHz, supported by an Adreno 650 GPU and a RAM memory that can reach up to 16 GB. The AnTuTu score is 1,71 million points, the highest for the same platform.
The main camera is the same as the Redmi K70 Pro, with the s800 megapixel Light Hunter 50 sensor, but the secondary cameras are an 8-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and a 2-megapixel macro. The rest of the features are identical to those of the Pro, including the design, screen, battery and fast charging.
The prices of K70 Pro and K70 are as follows:
- Redmi K70 Pro: 12GB+256GB 3299 yuan (428 euros), 16GB+256GB 3599 yuan (467 euros), 16GB+512GB 3899 yuan (506 euros), 24GB+1TB 4399 yuan (571 euros).
- Redmi K70: 12GB+256GB 2499 yuan (324 euros), 16GB+256GB 2699 yuan (350 euros), 16GB+512GB 2999 yuan (389 euros), 16GB+1TB 3399 yuan (441 euros).
Redmi K70E: high-performance premium mid-range
Finally, we have the Redmi K70E equipped with one 6,67-inch screen with 1,5K resolution with 1,5K resolution, it supports a 120 Hz refresh rate, has an instant touch sampling rate of 2160 Hz, peak brightness of 1800 nits.
In terms of core performance, the Redmi K70E is the first in the world equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra . chip, which uses TSMC's 4nm process. With this chip the device it surpassed 1,52 million points on AnTuTu.
In terms of photos, the Redmi K70E has a triple camera with the main camera integrating the 64MP OV64B sensor, which supports optical image stabilization. Then there is a 8 megapixel ultra wide angle lens it's one 2 megapixel macro, While the front camera is a 16 megapixel lens.
The Redmi K70E has one built-in 5500mAh battery and supports 90W fast charging.
The device will be available in China in versions: 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB and 16GB+1TB. Prices are respectively 1999 yuan (259 euro), 2199 yuan (285 euros) and 2599 yuan (337 euros).
