The Redmi K70 Pro, Redmi K70, and Redmi K70E make high-end specs more accessible to the masses. With their premium look and feel (the pro is also getting a “Lamborghini” paintjob) and impressive hardware, the Redmi K70 series phones give much more expensive flagships a run for their money, at least on paper.
The Redmi K70 Pro and Redmi K70 have mostly the same specifications while the Redmi K70E tries to put all of it inside a more affordable package. And so, it becomes obvious to check out the differences to see how they stack up against each other in a bid to offer customers the best bang for their buck at their respective prices.
Without further ado, here’s a quick look at Xiaomi’s new Redmi K70 series phones and how they compare:
- Display: All the three phones come with a 6.67-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and a hole-punch cutout at the centre. The Redmi K70 and Redmi K70 Pro have a higher 1440p or 2K resolution while the Redmi K70E tops out at 1.5K. The K70 and K70 Pro panels can also get much brighter at up to 4,000 nits even as the K70E can pull only up to 1,800 nits. The K70 and K70 Pro panels also support up to 3840Hz PWM dimming while the K70E gets a high frequency PWM dimming of up to 1,920Hz. All the three phones can playback HDR10+ and Dolby Vision content natively.
- Processor: The Redmi K70 Pro is the most powerful of the lot courtesy the brand-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The Redmi K70 has the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 while the Redmi K70E makes do with the MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra.
- Software: All the three phones run Xiaomi’s HyperOS based on Android 14.
- RAM/Storage: The Redmi K70 and Redmi K70E come with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB storage. The Redmi K70 Pro comes with up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB storage. RAM and storage types remain constant: LPDDR5x and UFS4.0. Storage expansion is not available across the board.
- Battery capacity/Charging: The Redmi K70 and Redmi K70 Pro both pack a 5,000mAh battery inside and support up to 120W fast wired charging. The Redmi K70E has a bigger 5,500mAh battery but tops out at 90W.
- Cameras: The Redmi K70 and Redmi K70 Pro have the same 50-megapixel primary LYT-800 camera sensor. The Redmi K70 Pro pairs it with a 50-megapixel 2x telephoto and 12-megapixel ultrawide while the Redmi K70 gets an 8-megapixel ultrawide and 2-megapixel macro. The Redmi K70E has a watered down 64-megapixel main camera joined by the same 8-megapixel ultrawide and 2-megapixel macro as the Redmi K70. All the three phones come with the same 16-megapixel front camera for selfies.
- Prices: The Redmi K70 Pro comes in a choice of 12GB/256GB, 16GB/256GB, 16GB/512GB, and 24GB/1TB for CNY3,299 (roughly Rs 38,800), CNY3,599 (roughly Rs 42,300), CNY3,899 (roughly Rs 45,900), and CNY4,399 (roughly Rs 51,700). The Redmi K70 also comes in four memory configurations including 12GB/256GB, 16GB/256GB, 16GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB for CNY2,499 (roughly Rs 29,400), CNY2,699 (roughly Rs 31,700), CNY2,999 (roughly Rs 35,250), and CNY3,399 (roughly Rs 40,000). The Redmi K70E comes in a choice of 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB for CNY1,199 (roughly Rs 23,500), CNY2,199 (roughly Rs 26,000), and CNY2,599 (roughly Rs 31,000).
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