Redmi K90 Pro To Feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Likely To Launch In November

Xiaomi’s next performance-focused flagship under the Redmi brand – the Redmi K90 Pro – seems to be inching closer to launch. The handset, rumoured to succeed last year’s Redmi K80 Pro, has now surfaced on Geekbench, hinting at key hardware details and confirming that it will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Also Read: Oppo Find X9 Ultra Camera Specs Leak Ahead Of Launch, Could Feature 200MP Primary Sensor

Redmi K90 Pro Geekbench Listing

As spotted by tipster @yabhishekhd, a Xiaomi device bearing the model number 25102RKBEC has appeared on the benchmarking platform. The listing shows the phone running an octa-core processor with two cores clocked at 4.61GHz and six cores at 3.63GHz, aligning perfectly with the configuration of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 – Qualcomm’s most advanced mobile platform yet. Also Read: Honor Magic 8 Pro Confirmed To Feature 200MP Telephoto Camera Ahead Of October 16 Launch

The listing also shows the phone carrying 14.66GB of RAM, which will likely be marketed as 16GB, and running Android 16. This suggests the handset could debut with HyperOS 3, Xiaomi’s latest software version. The motherboard is identified as “canoe,” which has been previously linked to upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered devices. Also Read: Xiaomi 17 Ultra In The Works? Camera Leak Reveals Quad Setup With 200MP Primary Sensor

Redmi K90 Pro Benchmark Performance

According to the Geekbench 6.5.0 results, the Redmi K90 Pro scored 3,559 points in single-core and 11,060 points in multi-core tests. These scores place the device in the same performance bracket as the newly launched Xiaomi 17, which uses the same chipset and scored similar numbers – 3,621 (single-core) and 11,190 (multi-core).

Redmi K90 Pro Expected Launch, Global Availability

While Xiaomi hasn’t confirmed the official launch timeline yet, previous trends suggest the Redmi K90 Pro will likely debut in November 2025 in China. As with earlier models, the phone is expected to be rebranded globally – possibly launching as the Poco F8 Ultra in markets like India.

With the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Redmi K90 Pro is expected to be one of the most powerful phones in the upper flagship segment when it arrives later this year.