Xiaomi’s New Poco F9 Pro & Ultra: Flagship‑Level Specs Starting at €799

After a few weeks of rumors, the picture finally clears up: Xiaomi is ready to unleash two new members of its Poco line, the F9 Pro and the bigger‑bodied F9 Ultra. Both phones are being billed as affordable “flagship killers,” and the first leak suggests they will hit European shelves for as low as €799.

The design isn’t a surprise – it mirrors the Redmi K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max that the devices are expected to replace. Think a flat metal frame, an IP69‑rated shell that can survive a tumble in water, and a wide‑angled camera bar that looks straight out of the iPhone 17 Pro playbook. Xiaomi has simply swapped the Redmi badge for the Poco logo, and, interestingly, the camera module now bears a tiny Bose logo – a nod to the speaker partnership that places a dedicated woofer next to the lenses on the top‑end Ultra.

Screen‑wise, the Pro carries a 6.59‑inch AMOLED panel while the Ultra steps up to 6.85 inches. Both displays refresh at a buttery 185 Hz and can peak at an eye‑watering 4,500 nits in HDR mode, which should make outdoor viewing a breeze.

Under the hood lives Qualcomm’s brand‑new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a chipset that promises flagship‑class CPU and GPU performance while staying a shade more power‑efficient than the previous generation. Pair that with a 200 MP f/1.7 main sensor, and you’ve got a camera system that can rival many premium flagships.

That’s where the two models part ways. The F9 Pro is equipped with an 8 MP ultra‑wide lens and a 50 MP f/2.0 telephoto unit offering 3× optical zoom. The Ultra, on the other hand, upgrades the ultra‑wide to 50 MP and swaps the telephoto for another 50 MP sensor, this one with an f/3.0 aperture and a 5× optical zoom range. Both phones ship with the same high‑speed LPDDR5X memory, but the Pro will start at 12 GB RAM paired with 256 GB of UFS storage, while the Ultra jumps to 16 GB RAM and a whopping 512 GB of storage.

Battery capacity gets a small tweak too. The Pro packs a 6,330 mAh cell, whereas the Ultra carries an 8,050 mAh unit – still generous enough to keep the 185 Hz screen running for a full day of mixed use. Charging speeds haven’t been confirmed yet, but given Xiaomi’s recent trends we can expect at least 67 W wired fast‑charging.

Pricing, according to the leak, starts at €799 for the Poco F9 Pro. The larger, better‑spec’d Ultra is slated for €999. No exact launch date has been announced, but the buzz suggests we won’t have to wait much longer before these devices land in European hands.