The Redmi K20 Pro, something Redmi calls theAlpha Flagship, has been out for a while now, but it's been requested by you guys quitea bit. And since it's one-third the price of a brandnew Galaxy Note 10, I figured it was a good time to compare the two and tell about howgood inexpensive feature-rich phones are getting.
And oh boy does this K20 Pro look crazy. It's kind of like the abyss that Gandalf fellinto when fighting the Balrog. Or some freaky glimpse into the upside down. It's time to find out if the K20 Pro is durable.
Seriously though, I can't get over this colorscheme. It's like if 9 year old me wanted a Charizardthemed smartphone. This would have been my number one choice. Nine year old me would also be super pumpedabout this motorized pop-up camera. I mean, current me is also still pumped aboutit. Especially because the thing lights up oneither side of the lens as it pops out of the frame. If that's not the kind of innovation we'veall been waiting for, I don't know what is.
The accent lights are only visible from thefront and only turn on when the camera is motorizing up and motorizing back down. There's also a very unique sound being madeeach time the camera moves. This can be changed of course, and there areseveral to choose from.
[Different sounds] I'm going to go with themagical sound because that's what nine year old me would have wanted. [Magical sound] Looking at the K20 Pro you might be wonderingif all this loud bling is totally necessary...and it's probably not. But I'm definitely not complaining.
The LEDs that shine up into the pop up cameraalso include a ring on the outside of the phone for notifications and a charging indicator. It'll be cool to see how this whole lightcontraption works when I take the phone apart to see the inside. Redmi has also included this same drop protectionfeature that we've seen in the OnePlus and Oppo pop-up cameras, where if the phone sensesa fall, it'll start to close the camera automatically. Personally it feels kind of slow.
The phone will probably bounce once or twicebefore the camera retracts, but it's a good thought. Let's get to work. The reason I want to compare this $350 smartphoneto a $900 smartphone like the premium Note 10, is because when you look at both phonesside-by-side on paper they're eerily similar. Both have the same screen size and resolution. And even though the Note 10 is using GorillaGlass 6 and the K Pro is using Gorilla Glass 5, they both scratch the same with scratchesat a level 6 and deeper grooves at a level 7.
Both phones have wall to wall bezel-less screensand nearly non-existent earpieces. Instead of a cheerio cut out in the displaylike the Note 10 has, this K20 Pro has a 20 megapixel pop-up camera. And the lens that protects the camera is madefrom glass. The red side LED light up bars are made fromplastic - a kind of translucent red acrylic. The whole thing feels very secure though. I'll test this out more in just a minute,but the back of the camera is also made from plastic. He's a happy little guy.
The sides of the phone are made from aluminumwith a metal volume rocker and a metal power button. If we rotate the phone up here to the top,we get the motorized pop up camera and some more metal. And instead of the s-pen, the K20 Pro hasa headphone jack. I'm sure there are a few people who wouldgladly make that trade. The top of the pop-up camera is made fromplastic which is fine because there's plenty more metal on the other side of the phone. The bottom has a loudspeaker, a USB-C portthat can quick charge at 27 watts.
The regular Note 10 is a 25 watt fast charge. Very similar. And neither the Note 10 nor the K20 Pro hasan SD card slot. One perk the $950 Note 10 has over the $350K20 is water resistance. But since Samsung doesn't warranty or guaranteeany of that water resistance, it's more of a helpful perk and not something you shouldbe totally trusting anyway. Even the back panels of the two phones aresimilar. Both made of a psychedelic glass cateringto our inner child. And each phone has three different perspectivecameras. A 12 megapixel ultra wide angle at the bottom,a normal 48 megapixel main camera in the center, and an 8 megapixel 2x optical zoom lens uptop.
These are the exact same perspectives as theSamsung Note 10. The similarities just keep coming. Both phone have under screen fingerprint scanners. Yeah, the Note 10 is an ultrasonic and thisK20 is optical, but they both accomplish the exact same thing in basically the same timeframe. And both of them can handle being scratchedup by level 7 deeper grooves. One perk the K20 has over the Note thoughis a bigger battery. It's a 4,000 milliamp hour which is quitea bit bigger than the Note 10's 3500. You might be thinking that I'm trying to roastthe Note 10, which I'm definitely not.
There are software differences of course thatneed to be taken into consideration and warranties and customer service and durability and cameraquality. So many factors go into choosing a phone,but if you need a car to get you to work and back, you probably aren't going to go buya Ferrari when a Honda Civic will work just fine. The same goes for cellphones. Both the Note 10 and the K20 have 1080p AMOLEDdisplays that recover when the flame is taken away. And both phones are incredibly flashy andgood looking. Let's see if the K20 pop-up camera can handlea bit of abuse. I've tested the OnePlus 7 and Oppo Reno pop-upcameras and each time I've been impressed with the mechanical build quality. And so far, this K20 is no different. Rated for 300,000 protrusions like the others,it's probably also being built with the same hardware and design as it's predecessors andcan handle me pulling it out and pushing it in with no adverse reactions.
The K20 Pro pop-up camera can take a beating. I might make fun of the wispy black and redcoloring, but I'm actually glad that phones are getting loud designs. The ring around the camera is an LED by theway. It's just a super reflective colorful coating. Jumping into the bend test. When the K20 Pro is bent from the back, there'sa minor flex to the phone, but no creaks or cracks. Flipping it around to bend from the frontwe get similar results.
No flex or permanent damage to the frame. The screen is still fine. The K20 Pro is a solid well-built device withpremium materials and I'm a fan. Let's be real. Everyone can choose themselves whether theywant to spend $350 to browse social media or spend $1000 to browse social media. Of course there's nothing wrong with buyinga $1000 flagship, but it's just good to keep in mind that there are plenty of good optionsfor a fraction of the price that accomplish the exact same thing. Whether it's last year's model or a brandnew budget phone like this K20.
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