Redmi K40 May Launch as a Poco 5G Phone Globally

Redmi K40 may launch globally as a Poco telephone, reportedly based mostly on an inventory discovered on a certification web site. The Redmi K40 collection was unveiled in China on February25, and it consists of the vanilla Redmi K40, the Redmi K40 Professional, and the Redmi K40 Professional+. A report is suggesting that the Redmi K40 might not launch as a Redmi telephone in different areas, as a telephone carrying a mannequin quantity related to it has been listed with Poco branding on the certification website. This received’t be the primary time Xiaomi has rebranded certainly one of its Redmi telephones as a Poco telephone.

Based on an inventory on Infocomm Media Improvement Authority (IMDA), a telephone with mannequin quantity M2012K11AG will launch beneath the Poco model. This mannequin quantity is alleged to indicate Redmi K40, which means that the not too long ago unveiled Redmi telephone may launch in areas outdoors China as a Poco telephone. Xiaomi launched the Redmi K40 collection in China however didn't share particulars on its worldwide availability.

The IMDA itemizing was first noticed by 91Mobiles and independently verified by Devices 360. It must be famous that Poco has not shared any info on a brand new telephone as of now. Up to now, Xiaomi has rebranded a number of Redmi telephones to Poco telephones such because the Poco C3, which is a rebranded Redmi 9C, the Poco M2 Professional, which is a barely tweaked Redmi Word 9 Professional, amongst others.

The IMDA itemizing says the Poco telephone with mannequin quantity M2012K11AG will include 5G connectivity, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. If the telephone seems to be a rebranded Redmi K40, its specs are fairly clear.

Redmi K40 specs

Redmi K40 runs on Android 11 with MIUI 12 on high. It contains a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) show with a 120Hz refresh price, a 360Hz contact sampling price, and 1,300 nits of peak brightness. The telephone is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC with as much as 12GB of RAM and as much as 256GB of storage.

For pictures and movies, the Redmi K40 contains a 48-megapixel major sensor, an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel tertiary sensor with a macro lens. On the entrance, you get a 20-megapixel sensor for selfies and video chats.

Connectivity choices on the Redmi K40 embrace 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, Infrared (IR), and a USB Sort-C port. There may be an in-display fingerprint sensor as nicely. It's backed by a 4,520mAh battery that helps 33W quick charging.

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