We have some scattered tidbits of information about Redmi’s K line’s refresh coming in the coming weeks. Redmi’s Wang Teng teases that the K80 series have been “greatly upgraded”, not only in terms of performance but also in another area that has not yet been revealed.
K80 devices will perform better in this mystery area than many competing brands’ devices, which are being released first. Redmi’s new flagship phones are expected to be released at the end of the year, he hints.
Digital Chat Station reports that the Redmi K80 series will be priced higher, with the Pro being the most expensive. On the other hand, he also announced that the K80 line’s top model will use Qualcomm’s next flagship chipset (which is more and more likely to be called Snapdragon 8 Elite), a 6,000 mAh battery, and 100W fast charging. There is a possibility that many people will consider the price increases worthwhile.
It’s because the Redmi K series is only sold in China under this name that you have never heard of it. The Poco F series is often rebranded as part of this line internationally, and the news about price hikes certainly doesn’t bode well for the forthcoming Poco F models.