After weeks of leaks and hype, the Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro have finally been launched in India. Continuing Xiaomi’s philosophy of offering premium specifications at affordable prices, the Redmi K20 series may yet prove to be one of the biggest launches in the Indian smartphone market this year.

This is for the first time in the history of Redmi smartphones that Xiaomi has opted for the flagship Snapdragon chipset, coupled with some other premium features like an AMOLED display, in-display fingerprint sensor and a pop-up selfie camera.

Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro price in India, offers

The Redmi K20 Pro price in India is Rs 27,999 and Rs 30,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant. The K20 Pro comes in three colours – Flame Red, Glacier Blue and Carbon Fiber.

The Redmi K20 price in India is Rs 21,999 for the 6GB + 64GB variant and Rs 23,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant. The K20 also comes in the same three colour options as the K20 Pro.

The Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro will go on sale in India from 22 July on Mi.com and Flipkart. Buyers will also get a cashback of Rs 2,000 on ICICI Bank debit and credit cards tomorrow, or a cashback of Rs 1,000 on purchases later.

Xiaomi fans who have bought their Alpha Sale access pass will be able to redeem their passes later today starting at 8 PM through 11.59 PM on Mi.com and Flipkart. These buyers will also get a cashback of Rs 2,000 while purchasing today.

Xiaomi has also introduced its 27W fast charger at a price of Rs 999.

Redmi K20 Pro specifications

The Redmi K20 Pro is the more premium smartphone of the two and takes a direct aim at the OnePlus 7 that was launched back in May this year. Featuring a notchless display and a pop-up selfie camera, the Redmi K20 Pro tries to match the OnePlus 7 and even betters it in some areas.

To keep the phone cool, Xiaomi says that the Redmi K20 Pro has used an eight-layer graphite cooling solution that should prevent thermal throttling from slowing down the phone. Other game enhancements include touch enhancements, which are a part of Game Turbo 2.0.

Most of the front of the Redmi K20 Pro is used up by the 6.39-inch Full HD+ notchless AMOLED display. The display supports DC dimming and is HDR-compatible. It also houses the seventh-gen in-display fingerprint sensor with improved authentication speeds.

Running on Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI 10 on top, the Redmi K20 Pro is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. This is paired with 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage.

In terms of imaging, the Redmi K20 Pro sports a triple camera setup on the back and a pop-up selfie camera. The rear camera module houses a 48-megapixel primary camera with Sony IMX 586 sensor, f/1.75 aperture, a 13-megapixel ultrawide angle camera and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x zoom.

The pop-up camera module houses a 20-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture and panorama support.

Other than that, the Redmi K20 Pro also has the Qualcomm Aqstic WCD9340 Hi-Fi audio chip. In terms of connectivity, it supports dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS L1+L2 dual-band, NFC, 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB Type-C port. It is powered by a 4,000mAh battery and supports 27W fast charging.

Redmi K20 specifications

While the Redmi K20 is the more affordable offering, it shares many specs with the Redmi K20 Pro. However, the few changes in the Redmi K20 include the chipset, cameras and memory.

The Redmi K20 is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 chipset, paired with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB or 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. On the back, it has the same 48 + 13 + 8-megapixel camera setup, but the 48-megapixel camera has a Sony IMX 582 sensor. There is a 20-megapixel pop-up selfie camera on the top.

Rest of the specs are the same as the Redmi K20 Pro, except the standard K20 supports only 18W fast charging.