Redmi K40S Unveiled WITH SNAPDRAGON 870 PROCESSOR AND 120HZ DISPLAY
The Chinese Company has recently unveiled the Redmi K40S alongside K50 serie's. Redmi K40S smartphones are comes with the Android 12 OS with MIUI 13 UI and Snapdragon 870 5G chipset and more other features. So, Let’s look at the Redmi K40S in more detail, including its key specs, features, availability and it's expected price in Nepal.
Redmi K40S Overview
Display & Design
The Redmi K40S flaunts 6.67” FHD E4 AMOLED panel like the K40 with a resolution of 2400 × 1080 pixels. The display has support for a 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate. Similarly, It has protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and and has a peak brightness of 1300 nits. Moreover, On front, It has centre aligned punch-hole design at the top that housing a 20MP selfie camera.
At the design, Redmi K40S inherits the design cues from the K50 lineup. The device has a flat edge and a re-designed camera bump at the back. Likewise, The phone measures just 7.7mm thick and weighs 195grams. Moreover, The device is available in four different color options: Black, Gray, Blue and Green.
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Camera
As for the optics, The Redmi K40S features a triple camera setup at the back, led by a 48MP Sony IMX582 Primary camera, which now has Optical Image Stabilization. It is accompanied by an 8MP Ultrawide lens and 2MP Macro sensor. Similarly, Up front there has an 20MP selfie camera which is confined inside the center aligned punch-hole notch.
Now, as for the videography of the device, You can record videos up to 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS) from the rear camera, whereas you can only go up to 1080p@30/120fps, from the front camera.
Performance & Storage
Moving on, The Redmi K40S is powered by Snapdragon 870 5G chipset which, is based on 7nm process technology. This Octa-core chipset CPU having eight Kryo 585 cores with a clock speed of up to 3.2 GHz. Likewise, As for graphics, it has Adreno 650 GPU that's handles all heavy graphics work.
As for memory, The device comes with 6/8/12GB LPDDR5 RAM and you can choose between 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage. Furthermore, it ships with MIUI 13 based on Android 12.
Battery & Connectivity
The Redmi K40S 5G has pack a decent 4500mAh battery with supports for 67W fast charging. For Connectivity, 5G, Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavlC, NFC, Fingerprint side-mounted, accelerometer, proximity, compass, color spectrum, USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go, Loudspeakers and stereo speakers.
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Redmi K40S Specifications :
- Body: 163.2 x 75.95 x 7.7mm; 195 grams
- Display: 6.67-inch Full HD+ E4 AMOLED, HDR10 +, 120Hz refresh rate, 1300nit peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, HDR 10+
- Resolution: FHD+ (2400 x 1080 p), 20:9 ratio, 395 ppi density
- Chipset: Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
- GPU: Adreno 650
- RAM: 6/8/12GB LPPDDR5 RAM
- Storage: 128/256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Software & UI: Android 12 with MIUI 13
- Front Camera: 20MP selfie camera
- Rear Camera: Triple-camera:– 48MP Sony IMX582, f/1.8 Primary camera, PDAF, OIS– 8MP, Ultrawide lens, 119° FOV– 2MP, f/2.4 Macro– Dual LED Flash, HDR, panorama
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Security: Fingerprint (under-display, optical) & Face Unlock
- Sensor: Fingerprint side-mounted, accelerometer, proximity, compass, color spectrum,
- Connectivity: 5G, Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavlC, NFC, USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go, Loudspeakers and stereo speakers
- Battery: 4500mAh with 67W fast charging, Quick Charging 3 +/ Power Delivery 3.0
- Colours: Black, Gray, Blue, Green
Redmi K40S Price in Nepal and Availability
The Redmi K40S price starts at CNY 1,799 and goes all the way up to CNY 2,399, depending upon the memory variant. The smartphone is already available for pre-order in China. If Xioami Nepal launches it in Nepal, We expect the price of the Redmi K40S in Nepal to be around NPR 38,000, when it launches here.
| Redmi K40S | Price in China | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| 6/128GB | CNY 1,799 | NPR 38,000 |
| 8/128GB | CNY 1,999 | NPR 42,000 |
| 8/256GB | CNY 2,199 | NPR 45,000 |
| 12/256GB | CNY 2,399 | NPR 50,000 |