Redmi K70 Extreme Edition unveiled: Dimensity 9300 + 1.5K screen, mid-range goalkeeper?

On January 22, the well-known blogger @Digital Chat Station revealed the configuration information of the suspected Redmi K70 Ultra on Weibo. According to him, the new phone will be equipped with a 1.5K 8T LTPO new material screen with a peak brightness of more than 5,000 nits, and the bezel design has reached the flagship level. At present, the prototype is equipped with a Dimensity 9300 processor, with a maximum configuration of 24GB LPDDR5T memory + 1TB UFS 4.0 storage. In addition, the new machine will also be equipped with some flagship-level features, positioning it in the mid-to-high-end market.

(Source: Weibo @ Digital Chat Station)

Compared to the release time of the previous generation Redmi K60 Ultra, the Redmi K70 Ultra will be released earlier.

Positioning in the mid-to-high-end price range is not only the key for major brands to pursue shipments, but also the first choice for most consumers. Mobile phone manufacturers usually devolve the technology of high-end flagship models into products at this price point, pursuing the ultimate cost performance, so the market competition in this price range is extremely fierce.

Referring to the only mid-to-high-end Dimensity 9300 platform model that has been released - IQOO Neo 9 Pro, as Redmi's old rival, whether it is processor, screen or image, there is a high probability that there will not be a big gap between the two models. After all, the size of the two is comparable, and there is a small gap between cost control and supply chain integration, and there will be no similar configuration but the price is very different, but the focus is different, for example, more focused on taking pictures, it may invest more cost in the imaging system, and other configurations will naturally be reduced to control the total cost.

(Source: IQOO official website)

The blogger's revelation also mentions that there is a contemporary flagship-level configuration decentralization. At present, the Xiaomi 14 series has features that are not yet equipped with the Redmi mid-range model, including the Light Hunter 900 sensor, vertical telephoto, optical fingerprint, IP68 water and dust resistance, wireless charging, dragon crystal glass, micro-curved screen, and variable aperture. Considering the cost control, then the dragon crystal glass, micro-curved surface and variable aperture are not expected to be much likely to be lowered, so Xiaolei boldly guessed that this time the Redmi K70 Ultra is likely to be equipped with the same telephoto lens of the 14 series.

(Source: Xiaomi official website)

Previously, Realme Relame played the slogan of "leading the new inflection point of telephoto", and even lowered the flagship-level periscope telephoto lens to the thousand-yuan level. Therefore, this time, Redmi K70 Ultra will also most likely be added to the "involution" of the image, and it will focus more on the telephoto configuration.

(Source: Realme relame official website)

Overall, it is difficult to open a significant gap in the mobile phone market in this price segment. Therefore, whether Redmi can attract consumers through the features and focus of its products this time will be a key factor.