Redmi has officially unveiled its new Redmi K50 smartphone in China. It comes in Silver, Black, Iridescent and Green colors. The handset is up for order and will start selling in China from March 22nd. It was announced along side Redmi K40s.
Redmi K50 Specifications
The mobile has measurements of 163.1 x 76.15 x 8.48 mm and weighs 201 grams. It comes with dual stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos and supports USB Type-C Audio.
It has dual Nano SIM slots and brings support for 5G (bands n1/n3/n5/n8/n28a/n38/n41/n77/n78) and dual 4G VoLTE. It has fingerprint sensor for biometrics and is powered by Android 12 based MIUI 13.
The Redmi K50 specs include 6.67-inch OLED display offering 3200 x 1440 pixels resolution. It has 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1200nits (peak) brightness and 16000 levels of automatic brightness adjust. The screen supports HDR 10/10+, 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Dolby Vision and includes Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
Under the hood is an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 8100 processor with 6-core Mali-G610 GPU. It has 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM options and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage variants. It has new Stainless steel VC cooling system with 3950mm² total area. It uses 7-layer graphite, copper sheets, thermal paste. Its T-shaped design covers 72% of motherboard and constitutes a 3D dissipation system for max performance.
The Redmi K50 feature in 20MP front camera with Sony IMX596 sensor and supports 1080p video at 30fps. At the back side are triple cameras with LED Flash. It has 48MP (main 1/2-inch Sony IMX582 sensor, OIS), 8MP (ultra-wide, 119° FOV) and 2MP (Macro, F/2.4) lens. These shooters can handle 4K video at 30fps.
The smartphone comes with IR Blaster and integrates X-Axis linear motor for vibrations. It has multi-functional NFC, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth V5.2, dual band GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/QZSS/NavIC and USB Type-C. A 5000mAh battery powers the hardware and supports 67W fast charging.
Redmi K50 Price
- 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage: 2,399 Yuan (Rs.28,681 / US$ 377 approx)
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: 2,599 Yuan (Rs.31,078 / US$ 409 approx)
- 12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: 2,799 Yuan (Rs.33,469 / US$ 440 approx)