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POCO has launched the F9 Ultra and F9 Pro globally, rebadged versions of China's Redmi K100 Pro Max and Redmi K100 Pro. Both share a 6.9-inch 185Hz OLED display, 200MP main camera, 100W wired and 50W wireless charging, and an IP68 rating, while the Ultra adds a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, an 8,050mAh battery, and a Bose-branded rear speaker. Pricing is expected to start around $858.
Xiaomi's Poco brand has introduced the F9 Ultra, a midrange phone packing a 6.9-inch AMOLED screen with a 185Hz refresh rate, an 8,050mAh battery, and last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. The device also includes a 200MP main camera, 5x periscope telephoto, 100W wired charging, Bose-tuned sound, and a company spokesperson says pricing will land under $800 when it launches globally, though it won't be sold in the US.
September has opened with Poco's F9 Pro and F9 Ultra debuting almost immediately, kicking off what looks like the busiest launch month in years. This week's IFA trade show in Berlin will bring phone reveals from Tecno, TCL, and possibly Xiaomi's first-ever foldable at the event, while Apple has scheduled its own iPhone event for September 9th.
Poco has unveiled its F9 Pro and F9 Ultra flagship phones, continuing its Bose audio partnership for a second year. The F9 Ultra features an upgraded 2.1 Bose sound system with a glowing LED ring around its subwoofer, plus a 6.9-inch OLED display rated at 10,000 nits peak brightness and a 185Hz refresh rate aimed at gamers.
Xiaomi announced price hikes of up to ¥20,000 (about $137) on several Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices in Japan, citing surging memory and component costs. The Xiaomi 17T Pro and multiple POCO X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max configurations see the steepest jumps, some rising nearly 25%, while tablets face smaller increases of ¥2,000 to ¥10,000. The new prices take effect September 1 for Xiaomi and Redmi products and September 4 for POCO models.