Xiaomi Redmi K20, K20 Pro and K20 Pro in solid gold launched in India

Both phones will go on sale in India through Flipkart and Mi.com from 12 noon, July 22. Xiaomi will only produce 20 units of its special edition gold-plated Redmi K20 Pro.

Both the Redmi K20 and K20 Pro sport a 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with support for a built-in in-display fingerprint scanner. Interestingly, both phones have a four-sided curved glass back with a unique flamed texture. At the launch event, Xiaomi also noted that the K20 Pro is the industry’s first smartphone to feature hardware dimming feature for its screen to address the pulse width flickering (PWF) problem and improved picture colour accuracy.

The K20 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor, while the standard model gets a Snapdragon 730 processor. Both devices feature Game Turbo 2.0 for the enhanced gaming experience as well as a custom eight layered graphite cooling system.

Xiaomi K20 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor, while the standard model gets a Snapdragon 730 processor.

In the camera department, both devices come with the triple rear-facing camera setup, comprising of a 48MP main sensor from Sony, 13MP ultra-wide angle shooter and an 8MP telephoto lens. Taking a page off Oppo book, Redmi K20 and K20 Pro boast a 20MP pop-up selfie camera on the front with Sapphire cover glass.

Both phones feature a 4,000mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging and 18W for K20. Surprisingly, the K20 series also features a 3.5mm headphone jack.