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Poco F9 Ultra confirmed with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip
Xiaomi sub-brand Poco has confirmed that its upcoming F9 series will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chipset. The series will include two models, the Poco F9 Ultra…
Xiaomi sub-brand Poco has confirmed that its upcoming F9 series will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chipset. The series will include two models, the Poco F9 Ultra and Poco F9 Pro, with the standard F9 variant unlikely to launch. The Ultra will feature the fully-clocked flagship processor, while the Pro will use a binned version of the same chip, the company revealed.
Both models are expected to be based on the Redmi K100 series already sold in China. The Poco F9 series is set to launch in global markets soon, targeting performance-focused buyers. The official launch date for India has not been announced yet.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Poco has historically repurposed Redmi K-series designs for its F-series, and the K100 lineup, which launched in China in late 2025, already featured Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in its top variant. The Pro and Ultra split mirrors Xiaomi's strategy of offering a fully-clocked flagship chip in the higher model and a slightly downclocked “binned” version in the mid-tier, a tactic Qualcomm itself enables through chipset grading. Indian buyers typically see these models arrive 3, 6 months after the China debut, so a launch here by mid-2026 is plausible. The presence of a binned chip in the Pro model suggests Poco may price it aggressively to compete with OnePlus and iQOO, both of which use similar chip-tiering. The key number to watch will be the price differential between the two variants at the Indian launch.
Source: gadgets360.com
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