The Xiaomi Mi 11 was one of the first flagships of 2021 to feature Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 888 mobile chipset. Other companies have also announced their own premium grade handsets with the new processor, and now, a new leak report suggests that the Xiaomi subsidiary, Redmi, might be launching the most affordable handset that sports the new Snapdragon 888 SoC.
The news arrives from the known tipster @数码闲聊站 on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. As per the report, Redmi might be following Xiaomi’s footsteps in launching its own flagship with Snapdragon 888, although, this handset could possibly be one of the cheapest in the market to sport the latest Qualcomm processor. As per the Weibo post, the device also arrived with the code name Haydn model K11.
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Unfortunately, there is currently no further information available regarding this new flagship from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer. However, a recent leak from another blogger had revealed images of what was allegedly the Redmi K40. Although, these are just images and we still have no way of confirming the specifications of this device or whether or not it actually is the Redmi K40.
Furthermore, previous reports had also hinted at the new K40 lineup featuring the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 series chips. This is also unconfirmed at the moment, thus, we will have to wait for an official company announcement or further leaks. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing more updates regarding the upcoming Redmi flagship.
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