Xiaomi Redmi K60E revealed as reworked Redmi K50S and Xiaomi 12T sibling

Xiaomiui has shed some light on the Redmi K60E, one of three Redmi K60 series smartphones that Kacper Skryzpek outlined, with the others being the Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro. While we speculated that Redmi K60E could be shorthand for Redmi K60 Extreme, Xiaomiui asserts that it will serve as a successor of sorts to the Redmi K40S. For reference, Xiaomiui claims to have obtained all the details below by investigating the MIUI codebase.

Supposedly, Xiaomi has assigned model number ‘22127RK46C’ and codename ‘Rembrandt’ to the Redmi K60E, with the former having already been seen on the 3C in China. According to Xiaomiui, the Redmi K60E is a reworked Redmi K50S, which was a re-named Xiaomi 12T itself. For context, Xiaomi has not released the Xiaomi 12T in China; the smartphone launched last month instead in other markets with a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra chipset, a 1220p AMOLED display and a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 120 W fast charging, among other features.

The Redmi K60E will dip into the Redmi K50S parts bin for 120 W wired charging support, but Xiaomi is rumoured to have replaced the Dimensity 8100 Ultra with the Dimensity 8200, details of which leaked earlier this week. Xiaomiui adds that Xiaomi will only sell the Redmi K60E in China, presumably because of the similarities between it and the Xiaomi 12T. The Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro should receive global releases though, albeit apparently under the POCO F5 series.

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