Key Takeaways
1. The Redmi K90 and K90 Pro are expected to launch in China between October and November 2023.
2. The Redmi K90 may serve as a base for the upcoming Poco F8, similar to previous models.
3. Initial reports suggested the Redmi K90 would feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, but Geekbench results show it may use last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset instead.
4. The Geekbench scores indicate that the Redmi K90 outperforms the Poco F7 Ultra, the global version of the Redmi K80 Pro.
5. It remains uncertain if the Poco F8 will include 16 GB of RAM as indicated by the leaked benchmark results.
More details about the Redmi K90 have surfaced online as its expected launch approaches this fall. To summarize, the Redmi K90 and the Redmi K90 Pro are anticipated to be released together in China this October or possibly by November at the latest.
Speculations About the Poco F8
Currently, it’s believed that Xiaomi is planning to use the Redmi K90 as a foundation for the Poco F8, similar to what they did this year with the Redmi Turbo 4 Pro and Poco F7 (currently priced at $569 on Amazon). There were earlier reports suggesting that the Redmi K90 would feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which is a new sub-flagship chipset that Qualcomm introduced alongside the more powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. However, initial Geekbench results tell a different story.
Chipset Insights
In reality, these results show that Xiaomi has chosen the same chipset that was used last year in the Redmi K80 Pro. Specifically, all Geekbench entries connect the Xiaomi 2510DRK44C with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and its Adreno 830 GPU. To put it simply, the scores of 2,436 and 8,346 in Geekbench 6’s single-core and multi-core benchmarks are lower than the average of Snapdragon 8 Elite devices we’ve tested up till now.
Comparing Performance
On the other hand, these results position the Redmi K90 above the Poco F7 Ultra, which is essentially the global variant of the Redmi K80 Pro. Therefore, it’s reasonable to expect that the Poco F8 will also match its Ultra-branded predecessor. Unfortunately, it is still unclear whether Xiaomi will provide the Poco F8 with 16 GB of RAM, similar to what was shown in these leaked Geekbench results.
Geekbench via Abhishek Yadav
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