Xiaomi Redmi K60 Extreme Edition Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi K60 Ultra - a flawless flagship at half the price?

The Chinese company Xiaomi is becoming an increasingly unpredictable manufacturer. So, for moments, the corporation feels like an industry leader, capable of declaring crazy price tags for the flagship novelties of the main Mi-series. But at the same time, the developer can release similar gadgets in the Redmi line at a more reasonable price. Fortunately, the hero of today's review belongs to the second category of smartphones.

The design of the device is similar to that of the previously released models of the updated series, but there are a number of visible improvements. The frameless display actually moves to the side edging, the rectangular block of photomodules looks even more technologically advanced and interesting. The variety of colors of the rear glass panels has not become less, the case itself has acquired an extremely ergonomic shape. The 6.67-inch AMOLED screen has an excellent resolution of 2712x1220 pixels, making the content clearer to the limit. Of course, this is not the only competitive advantage of the AMOLED panel, it is also characterized by an excellent margin of brightness of 1600 nits, good color calibration, minimal PWM values, and a 144-Hz picture refresh rate is spot on. The AMOLED display did not do without the newfangled built-in fingerprint sensor. Thanks to the increased area and increased accuracy of fingerprint scanning, it is comfortable to use.

Responsible for the perfect smoothness of the MIUI shell based on Android 13 is the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ processor. With 12GB/16GB/24GB of RAM and Mali-G715 Immortalis MC11 GPU, this chipset delivers both very high benchmark results and perfect playback of all existing Android games. Just set the graphic settings to the maximum in Genshin Impact, Fortnite and enjoy the gameplay. The energy efficiency of the CPU has also been improved, which has a positive effect on autonomy, and the phablet heats up less in resource-intensive operations. A battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh is ready to get rid of constant thoughts about the sudden discharge of a mobile assistant for a day and a half, and reduce the stay at the outlet to 20 minutes (quick charge at 120W). It was decided to get rid of the microSD card slot, because the amount of internal memory was increased to 256/512/1024GB.

Fans of high-quality photos and videos can also take a closer look at the device, because it has a 54-megapixel Sony IMX800 sensor with optical stabilization, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 5-megapixel macro camera. The pictures taken on the main module are striking in detail, the absence of noise and an impressive dynamic range. Perhaps the only thing missing is a telephoto lens, so shots with distant objects may not be as clear as we would like. Stereo sound is both loud and balanced. The flat frequency response is complemented by the evenness of the sound of both speakers. Of course, NFC contactless payments, modem operation in 5G networks, and moisture protection according to IP68 standards will also be included in the list of pluses. But the lack of FDD-LTE B20, wireless charging and the need to reflash the device to global software will already add to the list of shortcomings, which are still insignificant against the backdrop of an abundance of advantages of a great phone.