While responding about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s performance to a Weibo user, Redmi GM Lu Weibing recently said, “There is no need for e-sports phones in 2023, and e-sports phones are doomed to die out (machine translation).” This suggests that the company may not launch the Redmi K60 Gaming in 2023. To those who are unaware, Redmi launched the K50 Gaming, a gaming-focused phone, this year as a successor to last year’s Redmi K40 Gaming. A Weibo post by tipster Digital Chat Station suggests that the K60 Gaming will be replaced by the Redmi K60 Pro.
As can be seen below, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station shared a screengrab of Weibing’s Weibo post and said that the Redmi K60 Pro is very good at playing games and there is no need for the Redmi K60 Gaming edition. So, it looks like the K60 Gaming will be replaced by the Redmi K60 Pro, which may have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor.
There is some confusion related to the Redmi K60 series’ specifications that have appeared so far. The following chart is based on Xiaomiui’s recent report.
Redmi K60 series | Model number | Display | Chipset | Charging | OS |
Redmi K60 (Codename: Socrates) | 22122RK93C (China) | Unknown | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | 67W | Android 13 + MIUI 14 |
Redmi K60 Pro (Codename: Mondrian) | 23013RK75C (China) 23013RK75G (Global) 23013RK75I (India) | AMOLED 2K 120Hz | Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | 67W | Android 13 + MIUI 14 |
Redmi K60 (Codename: Rembrandt) | 22127RK46C (China) | Unknown | Dimensity 8200 | 120W | Android 12 + MIUI 13 |
As can be seen, the Redmi K60 Pro is mentioned with Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and the K60 is said to arrive with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
However, Digital Chat Station’s leak suggests that the K60 Pro may come equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.
The POCO F5 5G is in the works for the global and Indian markets. It is likely to be a rebranded version of the SD8+G1 variant of the K60 series.
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