Redmi K30 5G unboxing pictures, specs, review (cheapest 5G phone)
Xiaomi has launched a 5G version of Redmi K30, which is Redmi K30 5G. This smartphone features Snapdragon 765G chipset, rear quad camera - 64MP main shooter with Sony IMX686 sensor, 6.67" LCD display with 120 Hz refresh rate and two holes for the dual front-facing cameras - one 20 MP and a 2 MP auxiliary one for bokeh effects. It is the cheapest 5G phone as of the moment, but of course, it depends on your country if you have 5G or not to be able to maximize what you paid for this phone of course.
It has four variants listed on Xiaomi's website. The cheapest version has 6GB RAM and 64GB of storage and costs 285 USD (~14,400 PHP). The 8GB+256GB being the max option costs 410 USD (~20,800 PHP).
See below Redmi K30 5G specs showing main difference between the 4G and the 5G edition, all the bold words are the main upgrade and downgrade from the 4G edition. As well as the design details, unboxing and review by mitch002 (Mi Community Super Moderator).
See below Redmi K30 5G specs showing main difference between the 4G and the 5G edition, all the bold words are the main upgrade and downgrade from the 4G edition. As well as the design details, unboxing and review by mitch002 (Mi Community Super Moderator).
Redmi K30 5G specs:
- Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
- Adreno 620 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB of RAM LPDDR4x 1866Mhz
- 6.67-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display, (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- 1080 x 2400 pixels FHD+ (~395 ppi pixel density), 120Hz Screen Refresh Rate
- High color saturation, HDR10, Corning Gorilla 5
- Glass Back Battery Cover Edge to Edge Round Edge, Drop Coin Camera Design
- Red, Blue, Purple
- 64GB / 128GB of storage / 256GB of storage (No SD Card Expansion Slot)
- 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, Sony IMX 686
- 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
- 5MP, 1.12μm, 1/5 .0 (dedicated macro camera)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor
- 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm, 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor (Dual Front Camera)
- Side Mounted Finger Print Scanner
- Dual SIM (nano sim size)
- 3G, LTE, 4G+ Carrier Aggregation, Dual Mode 5G VoLTE Calls
- LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8 LTE TDD: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual GPS Phone, A-GPS, NFC
- 4500mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0 Supported, 30 Watts Fast Charging, Liquid Cooling Technology
- 2x2 MIMO Technology to support MU-MIMO
- Sensors: Ultrasonic distance sensor, Ambient Light sensor, Gyro, Vibration Motor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Electronic
- Compass, Camera Laser Sensor
- 3.5mm Audio Jack High-Res Audio
- Android 10, MIUI 11
- USB-C port, UFS 2.1
- 165.3 mm x 76.6 mm x 8.79 mm
- 208 Grams
Design
The Redmi K30 series has a new design, adopting the dual punch-hole front camera, then the back design is quite stylish with that drop coin camera placement design, which is pretty much unique on its own. It also has the finger print scanner placed on the side of the phone where the power button is placed, therefore eliminating the need to press the button just to turn on the screen. A single tap on the power button will unlock and turn on your screen simultaneously, reducing the wear and tear of the frequently overused powerbutton. The 5G edition will sport a 5G logo just below the rear camera.
Unboxing
The Redmi K30 5G sported a white box, pretty clean and very elegant looking with the engraved words with hologram effect. There are no fancy prints other than the K series mascot demon king at the back of the box. The box of the 4G and 5G are the same except there is a 5G logo on the 5G edition.
Display and Audio
The display is definitely vibrant, you can't notice that its an IPS LCD with its color display which is like AMOLED display. The dual punch hole display will give a feel of awkwardness, though it got rid of the nasty notch which is quite 2019-ish. The sounds are great, the loudspeaker are downward firing and its compatible to all apps and games.
Processor Performance
The processor is the SD 765G, this is where it matters most, the performance. The speed of the 5G edition did improved over the 4G version. It definitely scored better on Antutu, garnering a 286k points, but what matters is the performance for gaming and of course daily multitasking.
Connectivity
The Redmi K30 5G supports 9 different LTE bands! It's pretty easy to switch to LTE network inside the settings, and it also supports Dual 5G and Dual 4G mode as well. You can freely choose which sim you want to use your LTE data, since this is a Dual LTE, Dual standby smartphone. Wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac is also smooth and it also supports Wi-Fi Direct. Wireless screen mirroring is also available via the Miracast protocol, tethering data is also working perfectly. Bluetooth 5.0,GPS, and GLONASS are all present, NFC (Near Field Communication) is also present to support Mi Pay, Android Pay and it enables you to send data to a fellow NFC user with just tapping your phones together. Transfering data from older phones using Mi Mover was also a breeze as well. This phone a more powerful Dual GPS under its hood.
Network frequency band
Supported frequency bands
5G: Sub6G: n41/n78
4G: FDD-LTE: B1 / B3 / B5 / B8
TDD-LTE: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41
Note: LTE B41 (2555-2655 100 MHz)
3G: WCDMA: B1 / B5 / B8
TDSCDMA: B34 / B39
CDMA EVDO: BC0
2G: GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
CDMA 1X: BC0
Camera
The K30 5G his equipped with 64MP quad camera which is quite a performer, taking awesome shots under good lighting. Low light shots are not bad as well. The macro lens has improved from the 2MP on the 4G edition to the 5MP on this 5G edition. The video recording is also great under 4K 30FPS, which is aleady the best for the Snapdragon 7 Series.
Conclusion
The Redmi K30 is here to succeed the Redmi K20, it has quite took a sidestep away from the almost bezeless pop up camera K20/Mi 9T series. This one was quite the downside for fans of no hole screens, because they like their screen to be full when it comes to viewing movies or playing games. This is probably the cheapest 5G phone as of the moment, no doubt this is the better choice over the 4G edition simply for its more firepower under the hood, should your country is not yet 5G capable at the moment.
Unboxing
The Redmi K30 5G sported a white box, pretty clean and very elegant looking with the engraved words with hologram effect. There are no fancy prints other than the K series mascot demon king at the back of the box. The box of the 4G and 5G are the same except there is a 5G logo on the 5G edition.
Redmi K30 5G Box - front view
K series mascot demon king at the back of the box
Redmi K30 5G free soft case
Redmi K30 5G unboxing - phone, free soft case, start-up guide/manual, SIM ejecter tool, charger and USB Type-C cable
30W Fast battery charger (100% in 57 min)
Redmi K30 5G rear view - quad camera system composed of 64MP+8MP+5MP+2MP (wide, ultrawide, macro, depth sensor), Dual LED flash, and the 5G logo
On its bottom, we can see 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C charging port, primary mic, and speaker
On the left side, there's the Dual SIM slot and its tray. Dual 5G enabled.
On the right side, volume button and the side mounted fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button were carefully designed
An IR Blaster and a microphone were placed in the top
Redmi K30 5G display showing MIUI 11 startup interface.
Redmi K30 5G dual punch-hole front cameras, 20MP+2MP selfie camera
Display and Audio
The display is definitely vibrant, you can't notice that its an IPS LCD with its color display which is like AMOLED display. The dual punch hole display will give a feel of awkwardness, though it got rid of the nasty notch which is quite 2019-ish. The sounds are great, the loudspeaker are downward firing and its compatible to all apps and games.
Processor Performance
The processor is the SD 765G, this is where it matters most, the performance. The speed of the 5G edition did improved over the 4G version. It definitely scored better on Antutu, garnering a 286k points, but what matters is the performance for gaming and of course daily multitasking.
Redmi K30 5G Antutu Score - 286,224
Redmi K30 5G, 5G network enabled
Connectivity
The Redmi K30 5G supports 9 different LTE bands! It's pretty easy to switch to LTE network inside the settings, and it also supports Dual 5G and Dual 4G mode as well. You can freely choose which sim you want to use your LTE data, since this is a Dual LTE, Dual standby smartphone. Wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac is also smooth and it also supports Wi-Fi Direct. Wireless screen mirroring is also available via the Miracast protocol, tethering data is also working perfectly. Bluetooth 5.0,GPS, and GLONASS are all present, NFC (Near Field Communication) is also present to support Mi Pay, Android Pay and it enables you to send data to a fellow NFC user with just tapping your phones together. Transfering data from older phones using Mi Mover was also a breeze as well. This phone a more powerful Dual GPS under its hood.
Network frequency band
Supported frequency bands
5G: Sub6G: n41/n78
4G: FDD-LTE: B1 / B3 / B5 / B8
TDD-LTE: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41
Note: LTE B41 (2555-2655 100 MHz)
3G: WCDMA: B1 / B5 / B8
TDSCDMA: B34 / B39
CDMA EVDO: BC0
2G: GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
CDMA 1X: BC0
Camera
The K30 5G his equipped with 64MP quad camera which is quite a performer, taking awesome shots under good lighting. Low light shots are not bad as well. The macro lens has improved from the 2MP on the 4G edition to the 5MP on this 5G edition. The video recording is also great under 4K 30FPS, which is aleady the best for the Snapdragon 7 Series.
Redmi K30 5G camera settings
Redmi K30 5G video settings
Redmi K30 5G camera pro mode
Conclusion
The Redmi K30 is here to succeed the Redmi K20, it has quite took a sidestep away from the almost bezeless pop up camera K20/Mi 9T series. This one was quite the downside for fans of no hole screens, because they like their screen to be full when it comes to viewing movies or playing games. This is probably the cheapest 5G phone as of the moment, no doubt this is the better choice over the 4G edition simply for its more firepower under the hood, should your country is not yet 5G capable at the moment.
Source: Mi Community
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