Xiaomi has started teasing the launch of REDMI K80 Ultra, the company’s next top-end phone in the Redmi K80 series, as the successor to last year’s REDMI K70 Ultra. It will also introduce the REDMI K Pad, the company’s first flagship compact tablet from REDMI, alongside.
REDMI K Pad
REDMI China head Thomas Wang said that it is not easy to make a flagship tablet, and the most challenging part was to make a compact and lightweight tablet.
The REDMI K Pad will the current industry’s top LCD screen wit ultra-high resolution, dual-driver ICs for synchronization of data, brightness, color, etc. To keep the weight less and make it thin, the company has used special core components such as motors, speakers, and screen.
Each customized device requires a dedicated verification strategy, trial production verification of more than 100 machines, and the investment in whole machine testing reaches several thousand units, which far exceeds the R&D investment scale of large tablets.
As the first flagship small tablet in the history of REDMI, K Pad will launch a number of new technologies that have never been seen on Android tablets, and it will definitely live up to everyone’s expectations.
He said that the tablet will surpass the iPad mini in all aspects, and become the most luxurious compact tablet with configuration within 4000 yuan (USD 557 / Rs. 47,995 approx.) price range.
According to reports, the tablet will pack an 8.8″ 3K LCD CSOT 16:10 aspect ratio LCD screen with 165Hz refresh rate and come with 67W fast charging.
REDMI K80 Ultra
Based on earlier reports, the REDMI K80 Ultra will pack a MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ processor, and come with 7400mAh battery with 120W fast charging.
Thomas Wang already said that the phone will be the most luxurious performance king in the industry in the sub-3000 yuan (USD 418 / Rs. 36,005 approx.) price range.
The REDMI K80 Ultra and the REDMI K Pad are expected to be introduced in China sometime in early July.