As the main flagship model of Redmi, the K series known as the "Big Devil" has always been the top of the sales, according to the data released by Redmi officially, the cumulative global sales of the Redmi K40 series released in 2021 exceeded 10 million units (data statistics until February 2022).
On February 16, 2022, Redmi released a new generation of K50 series Redmi K50 esports editions, followed by the Release of Redmi K50 and Redmi K50 Pro on March 17. Originally, everyone thought that after the release of the Redmi K50 series, the Redmi K40 series would be officially retired, but unexpectedly in the Redmi K50 series new product launch conference on March 17, Lu Weibing actually announced the launch of an upgraded version of the Redmi K40S, priced at 1799 yuan.
So what are the differences between the Redmi K40S and the old Redmi K40? First of all, the Redmi K40S adopts a new design, which can be said to be very different from the previous generation, but more like the Redmi K50, and the fuselage is lighter and thinner. Secondly, the Redmi K40S has upgraded the three major accessories, the fast charging power has been upgraded from 33W to 67W, the 48 million pixel main camera has been upgraded to 48 million pixels + OIS optical image stabilization, and the heat pipe has been upgraded to the VC liquid cooling cooling system.
In addition to appearance changes and hardware upgrades, the part of the better user experience on the Redmi K40 has also been well inherited by the Redmi K40S. The processor is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor, the screen uses the E4 material Samsung flagship direct screen, the storage specifications are still configured with LPDDR5+UFS3.1, the battery capacity is 4500mAh, support Dolby Atmos (stereo dual speakers), X-axis linear motor, NFC, infrared remote control and so on.
Although the Redmi K40 is already a mobile phone released last year, it is still in demand this year. The three upgraded versions of the Redmi K40S launched this time are also bound to boost the sales of the Redmi K40 series to a new high. Of course, if you want to experience a better Redmi flagship, the Redmi K50 with Samsung 2K screen + Tianji 8100, and the Redmi K50 Pro with Samsung 2K screen + Tianji 9000 will also be a good choice.