The Redmi K60 series was launched in China a few weeks ago in December 2022. The lineup consists of three models — the vanilla Redmi K60, Redmi K60 Pro and Redmi K60E. The lineup is expected to arrive in India soon. While the exact launch date in India is yet to be announced, Xiaomi has confirmed the expected price range for the series in India. The smartphones are expected to debut here for a price tag of over Rs. 30,000. The Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC respectively, while the Redmi K60E will come with MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chipset.
Xiaomi today confirmed the price range of the upcoming Redmi K60 series in India at a launch event for the Redmi Note 12 series smartphones. In its presentation, the company revealed that the Redmi K60 series, along with Xiaomi’s other premium smartphones, will be priced above Rs 30,000 here. The Redmi K60, Redmi K60 Pro and Redmi K60E have been launched in China with a starting price of CNY 2,499 (approximately Rs. 30,000), CNY 3,299 (approximately Rs. 40,000) and CNY 2,199 (approximately Rs. 26,000), respectively.
The Redmi K60 series’ top-end phone, the Redmi K60 Pro, comes with a 6.67-inch 2K (1,440×3,200 pixels) AMOLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate and up to 480Hz touch sampling rate. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. For optics, it comes with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX800 main sensor with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. For selfies, the phone has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.
Similar to the Pro version, the Redmi K60 also features a 6.67-inch 2K (1,440×3,200 pixels) AMOLED display. It shares most of the features with the Redmi K60 Pro, except for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and a triple camera setup on the rear, led by a 64-megapixel primary lens. Also, the pro version has a 5,000mAh battery with support for 120W wired fast charging and 30W wireless fast charging, while the Redmi K60 has a 5,500mAh battery with support for 67W wired fast charging.
The Redmi K60E is the cheapest of the three phones in this series and therefore comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC.
