The (probably) cheapest phone to pack the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 sold 600,000 units in its first five minutes،
The offers are excellent. The sight of your favorite premium phone dropping in price triggers a massive dopamine attack. There's a catch, though: more often than not, you have to wait (and wait) for that perfect deal to come along.
Sometimes there's no point in waiting for a deal because the price is already ridiculously low – like the price of the Redmi K70 series devices.
Redmi reports what some might call a groundbreaking achievement for the K70 series (via Gizmochina). The Chinese phone maker released reports that sales of the Redmi K70 series exceeded 1 million units in the first 14 days after its launch.
It's remarkable what happened in the first five minutes
Unveiled at the end of November 2023 in China, the Redmi K70 series went on sale at the very beginning of December. Redmi claims that sales exceeded 600,000 units within the first five minutes of its release. That's impressive, but it's a happy moment for the company itself: that's more than double the sales volume of its predecessor, the K60 series. The Redmi K70 series is the fastest to exceed one million units sold.
But what’s so special about it?
Chinese flagships bring some pretty interesting stuff – we've listed the most anticipated phones from the Far East in our ultimate guide to the best Chinese smartphones coming in 2024, all in one place for your convenience.
The Redmi K70 range has its place among these, and doesn't it? There are three models in the range: the Redmi K70e, the Redmi K70 and the Redmi K70 Pro. The Dimensity 8300-Ultra, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 respectively power these devices. The series comes with other exciting features, such as a 2K resolution OLED display, 5,500mAh battery, and up to 120W fast charging. Additionally, the K70e, K70, and K70 Pro are the first phones Redmi to come preloaded with the latest Android 14 based on HyperOS.
The Redmi K70 Pro (priced around $500) has some impressive specs. The 6.67-inch OLED display (1440p resolution) can produce up to 4,000 nits of brightness, offers a dynamic refresh rate of 120 Hz, and can produce 12-bit colors (68.7 billion total).
Redmi's K-line phones are going global under a different name, so the K70 Pro will likely be rebranded as Poco F6 Pro 5G globally.
