The Xiaomi division has started revving its engines ahead of the launch of the Redmi K100 series. The first official teaser shows a glimpse of the design and confirms the brand’s participation in the ChinaJoy event (from July 31 to August 3).
Most likely, during this period we will get a taste of the capabilities of the lineup while the actual debut should take place during August.
Awaiting official news, here the base model of the family pops up on Geekbench, with the first confirmations on the specifications: yes, we will be dealing with a flagship and this could have positive implications for us Italian users as well.
Redmi K100 in the first benchmarks: Geekbench “confirms” the specifications
The smartphone has appeared in the benchmark platform’s database under the code M511CD and scores of 3,429 and 10,461 points, respectively in single-core and multi-core.
The device sports 16 GB of RAM and Android 16, while the chipset characteristics leave no doubt: it’s the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Qualcomm’s latest flagship SoC.
We can expect flagship-grade specs even if some doubt remains: Redmi K100 should mount the 8 Elite Gen 5 chip but which will be the heart of the bigger brother? The top variant usually mounts the premium SoC more recent and, consequently, Redmi K100 Pro Max is expected with the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.
However Qualcomm’s event is set for September 22 while the release window for the K100 family is still uncertain: rumors point to September or even August, in this case quite ahead of the Summit dedicated to the new Snapdragon.
The Global launch with POCO
Whatever the fate of the K100 family, its appearance on Geekbench is good news for Western users as well. Redmi’s flagships are expected in Global version under the POCO brand, as tradition, and will appear here as the POCO F9 Pro and F9 Ultra.
The two smartphones are a certainty since they have already received certifications listing the commercial names.
So our F9 Pro will have the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, along with the specs (leaks) that you can see below. It remains to be seen what will be the fate of the F9 Ultra brother, whether it will share the same SoC as the smaller brother or will mount the 8 Elite Gen 6 version.
Presumed specifications
- Dimensions and weight: /
- Color options: /
- Durability: IP68/IP69
- Display: Flat OLED with 185 Hz refresh rate
- Security: under-display fingerprint reader (ultrasound)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber and integrated fan
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 3 nm TSMC
- CPU: octa-core
- 2 x 4.6 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- 6 x 3.62 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- GPU: Adreno 840
- RAM: 12/16 GB LPDDR5X
- Storage: 256/512 GB/1 TB UFS 4.1 non expandable
- Battery: 8,000/9,000 mAh
- Charging: 100W, 50W wireless
- Camera: triple 200 MP + 50 MP with OIS, ultrawide and telephoto
- Selfie camera:
- Connectivity and others: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, NFC, Dual GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C
- Operating system: Android 16 with HyperOS 3.1 (or Android 17 and HyperOS 4)
