As expected, Redmi officially announced the next generation flagship gaming phone in China on Wednesday night, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition. The smartphone is the successor to the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition and consists of all the high-end components such as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform, 120W fast charging and dual VC heat dissipation system. Here’s everything you need to know about this phone.
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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition: Specifications and Features
The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition has a small rectangular camera hump on the back, as revealed earlier. Lightning type LED flash (Much like Redmi K40 Gaming), and punched hole screens. Edge also has a magnetic pop-up shoulder key 2.0 trigger to provide a gamepad-like experience.
The 6.67 inch Full HD + AMOLED display supports 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus coating. It has a DisplayMate A + rating and also supports MEMC and HDR10 +. As mentioned earlier, the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
The camera department 64MP Sony IMX686 main camera, 8MP ultra wide camera, 2MP macro camera. There is a 20MP selfie snapper. 4K video, super night mode, cine mode, super image stabilization, and other camera features are supported.
Redmi K50 Gaming Edition is 4,700mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging, Very similar to the Xiaomi 11i Hyper Charge and Xiaomi 11T Pro. Run MIUI 13 based on Android 12.
Additional features include 5G support, 4-unit JBL speaker, Cyber Engine Ultra Wideband X-Axis MotorDedicated gaming antenna, etc.
Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition
Xiaomi has also announced the AMG F1 Champion Edition of the Redmi K50. Many are similar to the standard Redmi K50 Gaming Edition model, with minor design tweaks, RAM + storage configurations, and pricing.
phone Get design inspiration from the Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 racing car It features carbon fiber texture, checkered flag pattern elements and green tones. There is also a Mercedes logo in the upper left corner of the rear panel. The Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition is available in a single variation with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Price and availability
The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition and Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition are currently available for pre-order in China and will be available for purchase from February 18th. The prices are as follows:
Redmi K50 Gaming Edition
- 8GB + 128GB: RMB 3,299 (~ Rs 39,000)
- 12GB + 128GB: RMB 3,599 (~ Rs 42,000)
- 12GB + 256GB: RMB 3,899 (~ Rs 46,000)
Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition
- 12GB + 256GB: 4,199 RMB (about 49,000 rupees)
The Redmi K50 gaming phone has the potential to reach the global market as soon as the Poco F4 GT, just as it happened with the Poco F3 GT. Currently, it has not been announced when this will happen. Please wait for a while for more information.
