Xiaomi Redmi K20 Specs and Price

In this era where a lot of smartphone manufacturing brands are focused on offering the best affordable midrange smartphones. The Xiaomi Redmi K20 is a smartphone that takes the Midrange smartphone game up a notch.

This device packs a very attractive design, awesome cameras, and midrange hardware specs. The type that will appeal to anyone in search of great value in a mid-range device.

In this article, we explore the Xiaomi Redmi K20 specs and price.

The Design and Display

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 defines the odds of smartphone design under this price point. It is an aesthetic wonder. Despite being a mid-range device, the android smartphone has a design that could make you mistake it for a flagship device. It is durable too and features a blend of glass and metal.

Upfront on the Xiaomi Redmi K20, you have a 6.39inch super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a screen density of 403 pixels per inch.

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The smartphone attempts a bezeless display, by employing a pop-up camera mechanism. The presence of a popup camera eliminates the need for a notch.

Xiaomi Redmi K20 features an optical in-display fingerprint sensor. This sensor may not be as fast as a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, but it’s way faster than that of the first generation of in-display fingerprint sensors.

Flipping the Xiaomi Redmi K20 to get a review, you are presented with a very beautiful rear covering. You will see a gradient design here.

A gradient that features a mixture of a primary color and black. This mobile phone comes in carbon black, Red flame, glacier blue, and pearl white. Only the Red flame and Glacier blue variants feature gradient design on the rear.

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On this rear cover, there is a trio camera system, a camera flash, the Xiaomi, and Redmi branding.

This device has its volume controls and power button on the right side of its frame. On the bottom, you have a USB type C port, a microphone port, speaker grille, and a mic. On the top frame, there is a pop-up camera module and a 3.5MM headphone jack.

The Cameras

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Is about offering great value for the price. It features a set of top-notch cameras, the kind you will find on so many high-end devices.

The quality images may not go toe to toe with flagship smartphones, but you are assured of beautiful images and videos when shot under the right conditions.

Xiaomi Redmi K20 features a triple camera system on the rear, housing a 48MP primary camera an aperture of F/1.8, an 8MP telephoto camera with an aperture of F/2.4 and a 13MP ultra wide-angle camera with an aperture of F2.4.

For selfies, there is a 20MP pop-up selfie camera. There isn’t a hardware camera flash here. Instead, the handset uses a software selfie flash that illuminates its display to work as a flash.

If you desire to take the cameras on the Xiaomi Redmi K20, you can install the GCAM mod. This device supports the GCAM mod.

Hardware and Software

Brushing through the specs of the Xiaomi Redmi K20, it is obvious that the only thing mid-range about this device is its processor. The Xiaomi phone packs a lot of flagship goodies together with a mid-range processor. Would it make any difference? certainly it will.

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 features an 8nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730  processor. This processor may not be the best of the best, but it is plenty fast when it comes to performing basic tasks and gaming.

It comes in different variants for storage and RAM. You have the option of either 8GB RAM or 6GB RAM. For storage, you are to choose either 64GB or 128GB internal storage with 6GB RAM or 256GB of internal storage with 8GB RAM.

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 features a non-removable 4000mAh Li-po battery, Qualcomm quick charge 4+ with 18W fast charging.

The Redmi K20 Runs MIUI 10 on top of Android 9 Pie. As at this time this article was written, there was no word on any future OS updates for this device.

Connectivity

For connectivity, the smartphone features a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB Type C port version 2.0. The Xiaomi Redmi K20 also features Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and dual-band wifi.

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 has support for Band 3, 7, and 20. This means you would be able to use MTN, Airtel and 9Mobile 4G sim cards on this smartphone.

Please, note that this device doesn’t support Glo 4G. If the absence of Glo 4G support is a deal-breaker for you, you can opt for the Xiaomi Mi 9T, which supports Glo 4G.

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 doesn’t have support for 5G network. The cellular network is capped at 4G LTE.

Xiaomi Redmi K20 Price and Availability

Xiaomi Redmi K20 price in Nigeria starts at around 112,000 Naira, which is around $310. In India, the prices starts at around Rs. 19,999. You can buy the smartphone at leading online stores and retail stores in your country.