Smartphone makers and chipset makers are both racing the clock to embrace 5G, with Xiaomi's Redmi an MediaTek set to join hands to roll out cheaper 5G phones.
According to a video from Slash Leaks on Sunday, the Redmi K30 will use MediaTek chipset and the price will be under $500, making it the cheapest 5G phones yet.
With smartphone makers looking to 5G to rejig the market which has been plagued by a slumping sales for a while now. Xiaomi‘s Redmi brand is also looking to get on board the 5G trend early.
The Redmi K30 is the successor to the popular Redmi K20 that was launched in May in China.
Xiaomi GM Lu Weibing has confirmed on Weibo the Redmi K30 will come with dual 5G support, which means it will work with both SA (Standalone mode) and the NSA (non-standalone) networking.
The latter is still relying on existing LTE infrastructure for some tasks such as communication between cell towers and servers. This will allow for better connectivity and lower costs of 5G deployment in new areas.
Lu made no clarity on whether the K30 will use Qualcomm chipset or MediaTek chipset. However he mentioned that the K30 will not be the most affordable 5G phone but will still follow the cost-effective nature of the Redmi brand.
This triggered some to speculate that the phone will ship with the upcoming Qualcomm 7250 chipset which supports dual-mode 5G.
Besides 5G capability, recently leaked details seem to have been pieced together by bloggers to give us a look at the Redmi K30.
The renders show not just the Redmi K30 but also the Redmi K30 Pro which is said to be a higher variant. The major difference in terms of the design is that the K30 Pro will have a curved edge design.
The K30 is said to present with a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with a punch-hole design. The device also presents with a 19.5:9 screen ratio and would get support for 90Hz refresh rate. The screen resolution may also come with up to 2K resolution.
On the camera end, the Redmi K30 is expected to have a dual selfie setup inside the punch-hole consisting a 36MP+26MP setup.
At the rear, the device will have a quad-camera setup made up of a 64MP+28MP+18MP+8MP combo. The camera will also support OIS and EIS as well as up to 30x digital zoom.
Further more, the K30 will have a built-in 4800 mAh battery with up to 65W fast charge, and support for wireless charging.
