Redmi has confirmed that it will be launching its first gaming smartphone pretty soon. The company has also revealed that the brand is planning to launch the phone with MediaTek's latest Dimensity 1200 SoC. Furthermore, the brand has also revealed that the upcoming Redmi K40 series will also use the latest MediaTek chipset. Interestingly, multiple OEMs including Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and Realme have announced that they will be launching new smartphones based on the Dimensity 1200 SoC. Here's what you need to know about the latest Redmi gaming smartphone.
Redmi to launch its first gaming smartphone
Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has confirmed that it will launch at least two smartphones with the latest MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. He confirmed this news on his official Weibo account. As per him, the company is gearing up to launch its first gaming smartphone that will bring flagship-grade e-sports experience. Furthermore, he adds that the phone will come with an aggressive price tag.
Moving on, Weibing also confirmed that the company will be launching a new smartphone in the Redmi K40 series. The upcoming smartphone is confirmed to be powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. The latest chipset from MediaTek comes with a host of interesting features.
The latest chipset from MediaTek comes loaded with a host of interesting features. The chipset supports up to 168Hz screen refresh rate and comes with HyperEngine 3.0 that provides better multi-touch touchscreen response. The SoC comes with one Cortex-A78 core clocked at 3GHz. There are three Cortex A78 cores clocked at 2.6GHz and 4 Cortex A-55 cores clocked at 2GHz. The new chipset offers a Mali-G77 MC9 GPU for enhanced performance. Meanwhile, the upcoming smartphone from Redmi will be directly competing with the likes of Black Shark and Nubia. Both the players have a plethora of gaming-centric smartphones available in the market that offers a solid build quality along with top-of-the-line features.
