technology news: Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is official in Europe, but good luck buying one (Updated)

Update, August 20, 2019 (09:07AM ET): The day has finally arrived — the Redmi K20 Pro is now officially available in Europe as the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro. Sort of.

The rebranded affordable flagship takes pride of place on Xiaomi's website (thanks, Android Police), though as of writing the only place you can actually buy the phone in Europe is the Netherlands. Belsimpel is offering the 64GB model for €399 until September 8, after which the price reverts to the full asking price of €429.

It does seem like the phone will be rolling out to other European regions in due course, though. Amazon Spain is listing the phone for €399 (shipping August 26) and Amazon Germany is even offering the 128GB variant for just €355 — check that by hitting the button below.

There's been no word on a U.K. launch as yet, but we've reached out to Xiaomi for further details.

Having already made a splash in China and India, it's great to see the amazing Mi 9T Pro follow the equally brilliant Mi 9T into the European sector. Check out our Redmi K20 Pro review for more on what to expect from Xiaomi's flagship killer.

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro at Amazon.de

Original article, August 8, 2019 (2:24AM ET): The Redmi K20 Pro is arguably the best value for money smartphone of 2019, currently available in both China and India. We've already seen the standard K20 hit Europe earlier this year as the Mi 9T, but it looks like the Redmi K20 Pro is on the way too.

According to WinFuture, the Mi 9T Pro (also known as the Redmi K20 Pro) was listed on the website of Dutch retailer and official distributor Belsimpel.

The retailer lists the 6GB/64GB variant at €429 (~$481), which is significantly more expensive than the Indian starting price (~$406). Furthermore, Indian users get 128GB of storage as the base model. Need more storage? Well, the retailer lists the 128GB model at €479 (~$537).

This isn't necessarily representative of the official Mi 9T Pro price for the rest of Europe, but I wouldn't expect pricing to shift significantly in either direction when it officially launches. In any event, it still makes for one of the cheaper flagship phones in Europe.

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The Mi 9T Pro packs a Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6.39-inch AMOLED screen with in-display fingerprint sensor, and a 4,000mAh battery with 27 watt charging. Xiaomi's device also offers a 20MP pop-up selfie camera, a triple rear camera trio (48MP, 13MP ultra-wide, and 8MP 2x telephoto), and a 3.5mm port.

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