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The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro (Mi 9T Pro) and the Poco X3 Pro are pretty alike when you take their purpose into consideration. Both devices were built with nothing but performance on mind.

To grant them both the flagship-killer tag, Xiaomi had to make some sacrifices to accommodate flagship Qualcomm processors (Snapdragon 855 on the Redmi K20 Pro and the Snapdragon 860 on the Poco X3 Pro) into them.

Needless to say, the Redmi K20 Pro was way pricier than the Poco X3 Pro at the time of release and thus comes with a more premium feature set including a Super AMOLED display and a glass back – both of which are lacking on the Poco X3 Pro.

And on the software side of things, the Redmi K20 Pro came with Android Pie out of the box, being launched back in 2019. In contrast, the Poco X3 Pro is already running the latest version of Android given its recent release.

Both devices have been in queue for the MIUI 12.5 update.

But being flagship-killers sure comes with its perks as the devices have now bagged the MIUI 12.5 stable update, joining the likes of the Xiaomi Mi 11 and proving that they’ve been prioritized with regards to updates.

The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro has bagged the MIUI 12.5 update based on Android 11 as a stable beta in China currently. A global rollout shouldn’t be too far off though.

The download link and changelog for the MIUI 12.5 update for the Redmi K20 Pro has been given below:

  • Device: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro
  • Codename: raphael
  • Channel: China Stable Beta
  • Version: 12.5.4.0.RFKCNXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link
  • MD5: 1d376aa388f1a316df109728ca71a3d2

Things are a little different for the Poco X3 Pro though as it has bagged the MIUI 12.5 stable update in Europe, indicating an imminent wider global rollout soon.

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 1d376aa388f1a316df109728ca71a3d2

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 1d376aa388f1a316df109728ca71a3d2

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro

  • Codename: vayu

  • Channel: Europe Stable Beta

  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJUEUXM

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 8f1ef5258e5a352ab55842a7a329a2a4

Do keep in mind that the updates may take a while to make it to your devices since they’re still in the stable beta stage and are being seeded to select users only for now.

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 8f1ef5258e5a352ab55842a7a329a2a4

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 8f1ef5258e5a352ab55842a7a329a2a4

Update 1 (June 08)

03:31 pm (IST): The Global Poco X3 Pro is now receiving the MIUI 12.5 update as stable beta:

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro

  • Codename: vayu

  • Channel: Global Stable Beta

  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJUMIXM

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Download: Link

Update 2 (June 10)

04:07 pm (IST): The Russian and Taiwan variants of the Poco X3 Pro are now receiving the MIUI 12.5 update as stable beta:

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro

  • Codename: vayu

  • Channel: Russia Stable Beta

  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJURUXM

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro

  • Codename: vayu

  • Channel: Taiwan Stable Beta

  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJUTWXM

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

Update 3 (June 15)

06:37 pm (IST): The Poco X3 Pro MIUI 12.5 update is now out of the stable beta testing phase and is being rolled out widely for all, beginning with Taiwan. Other regions are set to follow suit.

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro

  • Codename: vayu

  • Channel: Taiwan Stable

  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJUTWXM

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Fastboot

  • Download: Link

  • Type: Fastboot

  • Download: Link

Update 4 (June 17)

07:15 pm (IST): The MIUI 12.5 global update is now rolling out to the Pilot Testers of the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and Mi 9 as per this report.

Update 5 (June 22)

02:24 pm (IST): Xiaomi has released the MIUI 12.5 update for the Global variant of the Redmi K20 Pro partially as version 12.5.1.0.RFKMIXM according to information shared on the Xiaomi Global Community group on Telegram.

Update 6 (June 26)

06:47 pm (IST): The Poco X3 Pro has now received the MIUI 12.5 stable update in Turkey.

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro
  • Codename: vayu
  • Channel: Turkey Stable
  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RJUTRXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Fastboot
  • Download: Link

Update 7 (July 06)

04:58 pm (IST): The Poco X3 Pro has now received the MIUI 12.5 stable update in India.

  • Device: Poco X3 Pro
  • Codename: vayu
  • Channel: India Stable Beta
  • Version: 12.5.3.0.RJUINXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link

Update 8 (July 07)

12:05 pm (IST): The Mi 9T Pro has now received the MIUI 12.5 stable update in Europe.

  • Device: Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
  • Codename: raphael
  • Channel: EEA Stable Beta
  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RFKEUXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link

Update 9 (July 09)

12:05 pm (IST): The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro has now received the MIUI 12.5 stable update in India. It is only being seeded to pilot testers for now though.

  • Device: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro
  • Codename: raphael
  • Channel: India Pilot Stable
  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RFKINXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link

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