So Xiaomi's Redmi smartphones are usually associated with budget offerings that also
gives great value.
But with the K20 Pro, the redmi line is entering the flagship segment.
Dubbed as the Flagship killer 2.0 this phone packs some serious power and features that
can go toe to toe with the mainstream premium flagships phones out there for a ridiculously
low price.
This phone only costs 2500 yuan for the base variant which is 362 US dollars.
That's a ridiculously low price for the specs that it offers.
First up, it has a full-screen display with pop up camera similar to the likes of Vivo
and OnePlus.
The screen is 6.4" super AMOLED made by Samsung.
It has the latest Snapdragon 855 processor.
Yes, Xiaomi is offering a flagship processor for $360.
48MP triple camera set up at the back with 960fps slow-mo video recording.
By the way, the back of the phone looks really cool, especially with the blue gradient color.
Hands down, one of the best looking phones from the back.
It has a 4000mAh battery, 27W fast charging capabilities, in-display fingerprint scanner,
eight layer liquid cooling, NFC, infrared sensor and headphone jack.
I mean this phone delivers almost everything one could ask for and Xiaomi's charging only
$360 which is ridiculous, to be frank.
Right now Xioami has launched this in China but this will make it to other parts of the
world too.
Including India, Europe, and other western countries as well.
There are some rumors that it'll be renamed as Xiaomi Mi 9T.
Not really sure about that but I'll keep you posted.
That being said, if you have noticed, the K20 Pro has the same features that another
recently launched flagship has, yes the OnePlus 7 Pro.
Except for the 90Hz display this phone offers everything, the OnePlus 7 Pro offers plus
the headphone jack.
And at the same time manages to stay at almost the half price of the OnePlus 7 Pro.
This is some really aggressive pricing strategy from Xiaomi and it will surely make an impact
on the sales of OnePlus.
Xiaomi did something similar last year with the Pocofone that managed to make a dent in
OnePlus's sales.
Xiaomi is again firing up the entry-level flagship segment with the K20 Pro and OnePlus's
sales might get affected yet again.
Anyway, Some of you might have a concern that whether or not Xiaomi phones are safe to buy?
I mean are they affected by the Huawei ban?
The answer to that is no.
Huawei is in trouble for its cellular infrastructure as well as for its processors.
Just like OnePlus, Xiaomi is safe because they do neither of them.
So you should be fine with their phones.
Speaking of Huawei, now that they are almost gone from the smartphone scene, I think Xiaomi
has a great opportunity to fill the void left by them.
And if Xiaomi keeps releasing devices like this then it's just a matter of time before
they will be in the top 3.
They're already the number one smartphone maker in India, so it's a great opportunity
for Xiaomi to capitalize on Huawei's troubles and make its presence felt in the rest of
the world.
That being said, considering that Xiaomi is releasing this device worldwide, not really
sure whether or not it'll make it to the United States as Xiaomi has never released a device
in the states, Let me know what do you think?
Would you prefer this or the OnePlus 7 Pro?
Let me know in the comments and as always I'll see you tomorrow...Peace out!