Redmi's gaming phone to come with Dimensity 1200 and shoulder buttons

28 March 2021
And a flat OLED panel on the front.

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Hanif Fikri, 28 Mar 2021I no longer care bout mediatek dimensity...cheaper than qua... moreIs availability. Qualcomm has problems to fabricate more 5 nm chips.

    Davy Jones, 28 Mar 2021I think it's gonna be rebranded k40 phone with some mi... moreYeah, will be

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      • Daddy Shark
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      • 28 Mar 2021

      what phone is this.?

        JayrBars, 28 Mar 2021Sure Chinese roms are cheaper, but i bought global (poco f3... morek40 has english thats enough for me i prefer 8gb 256gb , also updates come earlier for k40

          I think it's gonna be rebranded k40 phone with some minor changes

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            • 28 Mar 2021

            Certified Gamer, 28 Mar 2021I see the point you are making they could have a little big... moreI mean, if we should only have a single design, the punch hole is probably the worst one and the bezel the best, but diversity is key anyway, we should have many different designs.
            The issue with the punch hole isn't only that we have a disturbance inside the display, it is also that there are tons of sensors that have been removed to only keep a single camera.
            This is the Galaxy S9 front sensors :
            https://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/assets/sg/support/mobile-devices/cameras-and-sensors-positioning-in-samsung-galaxy-s9-and-s9-plus/front-sensors-and-cameras-position-in-samsung-galaxy-s9.jpg

            And the Pixel 4 sensors :
            https://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/soli_pixel_4_sensor-max-1000x1000.png

            Loosing all that just for a hole that contain a single camera, which on top of that isn't that great as it need to be as small as possible, it is a big step backward.


            And wireless camera are actually great for photography enthusiasts, you can do many things with them that isn't possible with a regular phone, including taking great shots of yourself in conditions that even with a selfie stick is not possible by having your camera phone in your hand.
            The Vivo prototype demonstrated it :
            Vivo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abpi7koE6w4
            Oppo : https://www.engadget.com/oppo-removable-camera-module-phone-patent-204039471.html
            Xiaomi : https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/01/29/xiaomi-patents-a-smartphone-design-with-detachable-rear-camera-layout/

            In fact, as someone who have absolutely no interest in selfies but who love pictures, if gaming phones had a good camera setup (Wide + Ultra-Wide + Telephoto) I may have bought one already.
            In fact a large pop up such as the one seen in the Vivo V17 Pro :
            https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_v17_pro-pictures-9849.php#
            But with the same sensors as the iPhone's notch :
            https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/appleiphone2018_0273-640x427.jpg
            Would be a really good design that is totally missing right now.
            Like my fictional concept :
            https://imgur.com/gallery/ykYfaa6
            The only thing that came close was the original Oppo Find X :
            https://img.generation-nt.com/0384019801655328.jpg
            Though the dot projector for the Structured Light 3D face recognition was inferior with only half the dots of the iPhone/Pixel 4/Mate 30 Pro and Mate 20 Pro who all have 30000 dots vs 15000 for the Oppo, also the Find X mechanism isn't that great, rather than being a real pop up, it is a mix of a slider and pop up, ideally it shouldn't come from inside the phone but rather slide out of the phone's back for additional sturdiness and waterproofing.
            But if done properly, this slider pop up could also be a great alternative.

              Vikass17, 28 Mar 2021Dimensity 1200 cant even compete with sd865. There is plus ... moreWe factually don't know this yet let's wait for actual real world tests

                Anonymous, 28 Mar 2021it is very good as response time is very low = no motion bl... moreThis is not how it works having high response time doesn't fix motion blur

                Alot of TVs for example still have to use black frame insertion

                And most games are bright and vibrant with barely any darkness

                  Anonymous, 28 Mar 2021You dont know what you talking about for sure...He knows exactly what he's talking about


                  OLED is not the optimal choice for gaming for these reasons:

                  1)Games are overall much brighter content

                  (deep black of oled is virtually irrelevant), this is also bad for OLED as OLED has bad brightness sustainability

                  2) higher static images for video game

                  This is a no brainer as this can increase burn in chance for OLEd

                  3) worse high refresh rate performance

                  OLED can't match an LCD screen when it comes to high referesh rates they run into gamma curve issues, think about why gaming monitors are dominated by LCD

                  4) fast response times of OLED leads to bad stutter

                  This is especially bad for lower frame rate games

                  Overall OLED just doesn't have the durability for gaming

                    I no longer care bout mediatek dimensity...cheaper than qualcomm? Its BS!

                      AnonD-909757, 28 Mar 2021It is quite easy : Making DIFFERENT designs, this mean pun... moreI see the point you are making they could have a little bigger upper bezel and make the phone symmetrical like on the ROG Phone 5 has (I think the ROG Phone 3 has it too) and since Xiaomi is all for innovation they could do the wireless camera/detachable one or if you don’t like taking photos much or don’t use it (what a typical gamer does at most situation) just select the selfie camera and click the DEL key

                        Wow thanks Xiaomi make a really good gaming phone then take a nail and crack a hole in the screen what a shame I want a pop up camera if it was for a hole in the screen I’ll just buy another phone

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                          • 28 Mar 2021

                          What's missing in these phones are a fast charging speed.. they could have come up with 6K battery and 65 W charging speed

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                            ASCETIC gaming, 28 Mar 2021OLED display panel is not at all good for gamingYea, TFT Panels with 30Hz are the best for gaming XD

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                              AnonF-964910, 28 Mar 2021What do you think manufacturers should do then?It is quite easy :
                              Making DIFFERENT designs, this mean punch holes, teardrop notches, AND other design too, bigger notch, bezel, pop up, flip up, no front camera, removable/wireless camera, second display on the back, etc.
                              It isn't as if there was a lack of alternatives.

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                                • AnonD-909757
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                                • 28 Mar 2021

                                "A flat OLED panel with a tiny punch-hole"

                                Regardless how small a punch hole is, it is still a punch hole.
                                They keep skunking it, it is a no brainer that it only ask to lead to it disappearing, but they insist...

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                                  • 28 Mar 2021

                                  Redmi K40-Dimensity variant?

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                                    • 28 Mar 2021

                                    ASCETIC gaming, 28 Mar 2021OLED display panel is not at all good for gamingyes it very good

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                                      • 28 Mar 2021

                                      ASCETIC gaming, 28 Mar 2021OLED display panel is not at all good for gamingit is very good as response time is very low = no motion blur. Also more details in dark areas

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                                        • 28 Mar 2021

                                        ASCETIC gaming, 28 Mar 2021OLED display panel is not at all good for gamingYou dont know what you talking about for sure...

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