Redmi will be launching the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition smartphone on May 11 at 2 PM. Machine translation also suggests that the device is called Redmi K30 5G Speed Edition. The smartphone is now listed on JD.com for reservations. The listing revealed that the phone is powered by the unannounced Snapdragon 768. Now, Redmi has released an official confirmation through Weibo that the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition will indeed arrive with the new Snapdragon 768 chipset.
The Weibo post proudly claims that the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition will be the world’s first Snapdragon 768 powered handset. The name suggests that it will offer enhanced performance than the Snapdragon 765G that drives the Redmi K30 5G.
The specifications of the new chipset are currently under wraps. It is likely that the details of the new SoC from Qualcomm will be revealed on May 11.
A Chinese tipster shared a screenshot of the JD listing of the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition. It stated that the phone carries a price tag of 2,399 Yuan. The pricing may just be a placeholder. Hence, it is advisable to digest the pricing of the K30 5G Extreme Edition with a pinch of salt.
The JD listing further states that the dual punch-hole display of the Redmi K30 5G Extreme Edition supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The backside of the device has a 64-megapixel quad camera system. The phone is equipped with 6 GB of RAM and it has a native storage of 128 GB. The other specifications of the smartphone are currently under wraps.
