He is credited with the title of “King of the flagships of 2021”
Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group China and CEO of Redmi, posted a post on his page stating that Redmi K40 will offer the highest performance, the best flat panel display, and long battery life.

Best flat screen, Snapdragon 888, and stereo speakers. Redmi K40 will delight with sound
Under this post, there were questions about the number of speakers in a smartphone. Lu Weibing noted that he forgot to mention them, confirming that the Redmi K40 will be equipped with two stereo speakers. It is unknown whether the smartphone will have a full-fledged second speaker for music or whether the manufacturer uses a speaker for stereo effect.
The lineup is expected to include the Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro models. The older one will be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 single-chip system, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 flash memory, and the battery capacity will exceed 4000 mAh.
More importantly, the Redmi K40 series has a starting price of $ 465, making it the cheapest smartphone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. It is credited with being the “King of 2021 flagships”.
The presentation is expected this month.