On Tuesday, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi announced that the Redmi K30 Pro launch is scheduled for March 24 through a Weibo post.
How Did This Happen?
As per the reports, the new Redmi-series flagship has already been confirmed to debut with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.
The new flagship smartphone is also expected to come with a pop-up selfie camera — just like its predecessor, Redmi K20 Pro.
The company has also posted a teaser image on Weibo that clearly shows the back of the Redmi K30 Pro.
The existence of the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition is separately confirmed by Redmi General Manager and Xiaomi President of China Region Lu Weibing and is likely to launch alongside the Redmi K30 Pro.
Apart from this, the official Redmi account on Weibo posted a teaser image to reveal the release date of the Redmi K30 Pro.
The image also shows that the new model will launch in China on March 24.
Notably, this is in line with earlier reports confirming the late-March launch of the next-generation Redmi phone.
What Else?
Apart from the announcement of the launch, the Redmi account had another teaser image that shows the back of the Redmi K30 Pro.
The phone seems to have a quad rear camera setup on a circular module, along with LED flash.
Further, the back panel is also seen to feature a gradient finish and glass protection on top.
Also, a glimpse at the pop-up selfie camera module, 3.5mm headphone jack,
and an Infrared (IR) blaster is visible in the image.
Before this, an earlier teaser suggested the presence of the pop-up camera on the Redmi K30 Pro that is unlike the Redmi K30 that has dual hole-punch selfie cameras.
Although, it is similar to the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro that were launched in late May last year with a pop-up selfie camera module.
Apart from the Redmi K30 Pro, Xiaomi brand Redmi has the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition in the pipeline.
Also, a recent MIUI 11 build suggested the new phone earlier this month, as noticed by XDA Developers.
Further, Redmi chief Lu Weibing through a post on Weibo officially confirmed its existence.
Additionally, A rough translation of Weibing’s Weibo post that’s originally in Mandarin suggests that he has started using a new smartphone.
However, the device details of the post shows that it is none other than the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition.
As its name suggests, the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition would offer top-notch zooming capabilities.
It is expected that the Xiaomi phone that was suggested by the MIUI 11 camera app last year with 50x zoom support.
Considering the historical records of Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi, we are likely to receive fresh details about the Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition in the coming days. So just stay tuned for more.