Redmi K100 to get 10,000mAh battery, company reveals in pre-launch teaser

Tech company Redmi is set to launch its new smartphone soon. The phone will be called the Redmi K100. The company says it will come with a powerful battery and several strong features that should improve the user experience. The company has officially shared details of the device ahead of launch.

Redmi has released a teaser of the upcoming smartphone, which gives details of the battery capacity. The Redmi K100 will be the company's first smartphone with a 10,000mAh battery. According to the company, the phone uses its latest Jinshajiang battery technology.

Xiaomi says the new battery has 28% silicon-carbon content and an energy density of 957Wh/L. The company says the battery runs stably and with high performance even at -20 degrees.

Xiaomi President Lu Weibing has claimed that on a single charge the smartphone can deliver 29 hours of short-video playback, 24 hours of live streaming and 47 hours of music playback. The company has also claimed the device can run 18 hours of navigation, 46 hours of study or reading, and up to 1,000 short-drama episodes.

On charging, the phone will support 100W wired charging and 27W wired reverse charging. The device may also have a bypass charging feature.

On the display, the Redmi K100 may get a 6.83-inch screen with a 165Hz refresh rate and peak brightness of 3,500 nits. The phone will support 480Hz multi-finger touch. Xiaomi says more than 40 games can be played on it at 165fps.

On the processor, the company has already confirmed that the phone may launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a D2 gaming display chip. The second chip will improve graphics and frame rate during gaming. The phone will run HyperOS 4. It will have a horizontal camera module at the back, which will also carry branding for audio tuned by Bose.