REDMI K80 series with up to Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, bigger batteries officially launched

REDMI, Xiaomi’s sub-brand, recently launched its latest smartphones in China, the REDMI K80 and REDMI K80 Pro. Check out them out!

REDMI K80 series now official!

Both smartphones form the lineup sport a 6.67-inch 2K 12-bit AMOLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz instant touch sampling rate, DC Dimming, up to 3200 nits of peak brightness, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision.

The vanilla REDMI K80 is being powered by the 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 octa-core processor with Adreno 750 GPU, up to 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage, and a large 6550mAh battery capacity with 90W fast charging.

Meanwhile, the REDMI K80 Pro boasts the latest 3nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite octa-core chipset with Adreno 830 GPU, 12nm D1 dedicated graphics chip, up to 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, and up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage. It packs a smaller 6,000mAh battery but with a faster 120W charging and an additional 50W wireless charging.

For optics, both smartphones are equipped with a 50MP 1/ 1.55″ Light Fusion 800 main sensor with OIS + EIS and a 20MP OmniVision OV20B40 sensor for the selfie camera. The vanilla only gets an additional 8MP ultra-wide shooter, while the Pro version gets a 32MP Samsung S5KKD1 120-degrees ultra-wide shooter and a 50MP Samsung S5KJN5 floating telephoto lens with 2.5x optical zoom.

Other specs of the smartphones include an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, Rage Engine 4.0, and Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0.

REDMI K80 specs:

• Network: 4G LTE, 5G
• Display: 6.67-inch (3200 x 1440) 2K 12-bit AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz instant touch sampling rate, DC Dimming, up to 3200nits peak brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
• Build: Metal Frame, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 2.0
• OS: Android 15, HyperOS 2.0
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen 3 (4nm)
• GPU: Adreno 750
• Memory: 12GB/16GB LPPDDR5X RAM, 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• Security: 3D Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner
• Rear Camera:
  – 50MP ƒ/1.6 (main), OIS + EIS
  – 8MP ƒ/2.2 (ultra-wide), 120° FOV
  – Flicker Sensor
  – LED Flash
• Front/Selfie Camera: 20MP
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7 802.11 ad, Bluetooth 5.4, BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NFC
• Audio: Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res audio
• Port(s): USB Type-C
• Battery: 6,550mAh with 90W fast charging
• Dimensions: 160.26 x 74.95 x 8.12 mm
• Weight: 206g
• Colors: Snow Rock White, Mountain Green, Mysterious Night Black, Twilight Moon Blue
• IP68 dust and water resistant

REDMI K80 Pro specs:

• Network: 4G LTE, 5G
• Display: 6.67-inch (3200 x 1440) 2K 12-bit AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz instant touch sampling rate, DC Dimming, up to 3200nits peak brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
• Build: Metal Frame, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 2.0
• OS: Android 15, HyperOS 2.0
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (3nm)
• GPU: Adreno 830, D1 dedicated graphics chip
• Memory: 12GB/16GB LPPDDR5X RAM, 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• Security: 3D Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner
• Rear Camera:
  – 50MP ƒ/1.6 (main), OIS + EIS
  – 32MP ƒ/2.2 (ultra-wide), 120° FOV
  – 50MP (telephoto), 2.5x optical zoom
  – LED Flash
• Xiaomi AISP 2.0, 13.2EV movie-level high dynamic range
• Front/Selfie Camera: 20MP
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7 802.11 ad, Bluetooth 5.4, BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NFC
• Audio: Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res audio
• Port(s): USB Type-C
• Battery: 6,000mAh with 120W fast charging, 50W wireless charging
• Dimensions: 160.26 x 74.95 x 8.39 mm
• Weight: 212g
• Colors: Snow Rock White, Mountain Green, Mysterious Night Black | Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse (Limited Edition)
• IP68 dust and water resistant
• Rage Engine 4.0
• Dual-Loop 3D Ice Cooling

Pricing and Availability

REDMI K80:

• 12GB + 256GB – CNY 2,499 (~PHP 20,222)
• 16GB + 256GB – CNY 2,699 (~PHP 21,840)
• 12GB + 512GB – CNY 2,899 (~PHP 23,459)
• 16GB + 512GB – CNY 3,199 (~PHP 25,887)
• 16GB + 1TB – CNY 3,599 (~PHP 29,123)

REDMI K80 Pro:

• 12GB + 256GB – CNY 3,699 (~PHP 29,933)
• 12GB + 512GB – CNY 3,999 (~PHP 32,360)
• 16GB + 512GB – CNY 4,299 (~PHP 34,788)
• 16GB + 1TB – CNY 4,799 (~PHP 38,834)
• 16GB + 1TB (Champion Edition) – CNY 4,999 (~PHP 40,453)

The REDMI K80 and REDMI K80 Pro are now official in China.

No word yet for local availability, so stay tuned.

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