Redmi K100 Debuts in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset and 10,000mAh Battery

Redmi K100 Debuts in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset and 10,000mAh Battery

Redmi launched the K100 in China on Tuesday. It arrives as the third model in the series. The handset joins the recently unveiled Redmi K100 Pro and Redmi K100 Pro Max. Sales start later this week.

The phone comes in three colour options and three RAM and storage configurations. It runs on a Snapdragon 8 series chipset built on a 3nm process. In addition, it features a dual rear camera system. Moreover, it packs a large 10,000mAh battery.

Price and Availability
The Redmi K100 starts at CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 50,000) for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The variant with the same RAM and 512GB of storage costs CNY 4,099 (about Rs. 58,000). Meanwhile, the top model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is priced at CNY 4,499 (roughly Rs. 64,000).

Sales begin in China on October 31 through the Xiaomi online store. Pre-orders are already open. The phone is available in Black, Fluorescent Green, and Snow Rock White.

Specifications and Features
The dual-SIM handset runs Xiaomi’s HyperOS 4 based on Android 17. It sports a 6.83-inch 1.5K (1,280 x 2,772 pixels) AMOLED display that refreshes at up to 165Hz. The screen supports a 480Hz touch sampling rate and a 3,500Hz instantaneous touch sampling rate. It also offers a P3 wide colour gamut, up to 3,500 nits peak brightness, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, and Dolby Vision. Furthermore, Redmi claims IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings for dust and water resistance.

Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset powers the device. It delivers a peak clock speed of 4.32GHz. A dedicated D2 AI gaming chip, built on TSMC’s 12nm process, is also present. The phone includes an Adreno GPU, up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM, and up to 512GB of UFS 4.1 storage. An in-display fingerprint scanner and face unlock provide security.

On the camera front, the dual rear system is led by a 50-megapixel (f/1.68) primary shooter. It uses a 1/1.55-inch Light Hunter 800 sensor with optical image stabilisation. An 8-megapixel (f/2.2) ultrawide camera with a 1/4-inch OV08F sensor sits alongside it. The front houses a 20-megapixel camera. The phone records videos at up to 8K/30 fps.

The 10,000mAh battery supports 100W wired fast charging and 27W reverse wired charging. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type-C, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS, and NavIC. Sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, e-compass, gyroscope, and IR blaster. The phone measures 162.91 x 77.93 x 8.65mm and weighs about 234.5g.