The Redmi K20 Pro looks like 2019’s biggest smartphone bargain yet, squeezing in masses of new tech, including the Snapdragon 855 processor, an OLED screen, and a pop-up camera for less than $400. It’s the highest specification phone we’ve seen from the Xiaomi sub-brand, and here’s what you need to know about it.
The Redmi K20 Pro squashes the presumption that cheap phones only ever have mid-range processors. It does so by including the Snapdragon 855 chip inside a phone that costs less than $400. Remember, the OnePlus 7 Pro has the same processor and costs $750, while the $400 Google Pixel 3a has a Snapdragon 670.
The rest of the K20 Pro’s tech means it eclipses even the Xiaomi-backed Pocophone F1 from last year as the dream low-cost, high-spec smartphone bargain. Never heard of Redmi? It’s now a sub-brand of Xiaomi. After spending several years under its own name as the Chinese manufacturer’s cost-effective range, Redmi was spun off as its own brand in early 2019.
