SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi K40 review: Snapdragon 870 value flagship with E4 AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2021·$300
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#47 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The value-flagship benchmark.

Redmi K40 (the global Poco F3) put Snapdragon 870 and a flagship-grade Samsung E4 120Hz AMOLED at just $300 — one of the most acclaimed value flagships ever, defining the price-to-performance bar for years.

01Display

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeSamsung E4 AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Size6.67 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main48 MP Sony IMX582, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP, 119 deg
Macro5 MP
Selfie20 MP

03Performance

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 870 (7nm)
GPUAdreno 650

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

Capacity4520 mAh
Charging33W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • Snapdragon 870 + top E4 AMOLED at $300
  • 120Hz + stereo speakers
  • Slim 7.8 mm body
What doesn't
  • Only 33W charging
  • 5 MP macro filler
  • MIUI 12 ads
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
$1200 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .