A few days ago, Redmi held a new product launch conference and launched two new models – Redmi K50 and Redmi K50 Pro. At 10:00 on March 22 (Chinese time), the standard edition Redmi K50 and K50 Pro will officially hit the shelves. Prices for these devices start at 2,399 yuan (US$377) and 2,999 yuan (US$472) respectively. In addition, there is also a Redmi K50 Pro 512GB version which will go on sale tomorrow.
Redmi K50 Pro comes with a flexible 2K straight screen that supports 120Hz high refresh rate, 16,000 levels auto brightness, DC dimming, HDR10+, etc. Resolution 3200 x 1440, PPI 526, peak brightness is as high as 1200 nits. It also got DisplayMate A+ certification, breaking 16 live screen records. This smartphone also comes with a built-in 5000mAh battery and supports 120W wired fast charging. According to the company, this device can get a full charge in 19 minutes.
The redmi K50 Pro uses Dimensity 9000 processor and adopts 1 + 3 + 4 triple-cluster Armv9 CPU architecture. AnTuTu operating score reaches 1.02 million. The average frame rate for a Genshin Impact running for half an hour at room temperature is 58.7. Also, the maximum temperature of the back plate is only less than 40°C. It can be seen that the Redmi tuning for Dimensity 9000 is in place.
In addition, the smartphone uses a combination of three rear cameras and is equipped with a self-developed image chip from Xiaomi – the Surge C1 chip.
Redmi K50 Pro specifications
- 6.67 x 2K OLED display (3200 x 1440 pixels), up to 120Hz refresh rate, touch sampling rate up to 480Hz; Contrast Ratio: 5,000,000:1; Supports Dolby Vision, HDR 10/10 +; 16,000 levels of automatic brightness adjustment, up to 1200 nits, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Octa-core processor up to 3.05GHz 90004nm with 10-core Mali-G710 GPU
- 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128 GB, 8 GB / 12 GB with 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM with 512 GB UFS 3.1
- Android 12 with MIUI 13
- Dual SIM (Nano + Nano)
- Rear cameras: 108MP Samsung HM2 (1/1.52″ sensor), OIS sensor, 8MP ultra-wide lens with 119-degree FOV, 2MP macro lens, flicker sensor; Video recording up to 4K at 30fps
- Front camera: Sony IMX596 sensor 20 MP; Video recording up to 1080p at 30 frames per second
- Dimensions: 163.1 x 76.15 x 8.48 mm; Weight: 201 grams
- USB Type-C Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Infrared sensor, X-axis linear actuators for immersive touches
- Dual 5G support (n1/n3/n5/n8/n28a/n38/n41/n77/n78 bands), Wi-Fi 6 (2.4/5GHz), supports 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, Beidou | GPS (L1 + L5) | Glonass | QZSS (L1 + L5) | NavIC: L5, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery supports 120W fast charging
