Redmi K80 Brings Massive Battery and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Just $345

The Redmi K80 series has arrived as the Chinese brand’s new budget champion, but it only includes the K80 and K80 Pro. These phones will likely be rebranded as Poco models for the international market including Pakistan.

Let’s start with the vanilla K80, which boasts significant improvements in performance and battery life over the K70. Here are the details.

Design and Display

The K80 inherits the Pro model’s impressive 6.67-inch OLED display. This sharp QHD+ panel supports 12-bit color with HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HDR Vivid, reaching a peak brightness of 3,200 nits for easy sunlight viewing. It also features a 120Hz refresh rate and DC dimming.

Several key features have been upgraded here. The K80 replaces the K70’s optical fingerprint reader with an ultrasonic one. Durability is also enhanced with IP68 dust and water resistance, allowing submersion up to 2.5 meters, and Gorilla Glass 7i protection.

Internals and Software

The processor here is last year’s flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which should bring premium tier performance for multitasking, gaming needs, and more. The K80, like the Pro, utilizes a dual-loop vapor chamber to cool both the Snapdragon chip and the camera.

It offers flexible memory configurations with 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM and storage options ranging from 256 GB to a full terabyte, while the software side should be covered by HyperOS 2 working above Android 15.

Cameras

The main camera also matches the Pro model, featuring a 50MP OmniVision OVX8000 sensor (1/1.55″) and an f/1.6 lens with optical image stabilization (OIS). This setup enables 8K video recording at 24fps, as well as 4K and 1080p recording at up to 60fps. While the ultrawide camera is an 8MP unit and a dedicated telephoto lens is absent, the selfie camera receives an upgrade to 20MP.

Battery and Pricing

Xiaomi claims the substantial 6,550 mAh battery provides nearly two days of use, suggesting rigorous testing. While wired charging speeds are slightly reduced compared to the K70’s 120W, the K80 still supports fast 90W charging via a P3 chip, managed by a G1 battery management chip. Wireless charging is not available here.

The Redmi K80 is offered in four colors and five memory configurations.

Pricing starts at $345 in China for the 12 GB/256 GB model, rising to $372 for 16 GB/256 GB, $400 for 12 GB/512 GB, $441 for 16 GB/512 GB, and $496 for the top-tier 16 GB/1 TB version.

As mentioned, an international release will likely be rebranded to the Poco series, possibly a few months later.

Redmi K80 Specifications