During the course of yesterday, Xiaomi has announced the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition, a powerful gaming smartphone, which also has a special edition that was built with the Mercedes-AMG F1 team. As you can easily guess, this is the direct successor to last year’s K40 Gaming. The smartphone was unveiled yesterday in China and it will be introduced under the POCO brand and released outside of the country. In this article, let us find out what are the technical specs, price, and release date of the Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone below.
Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming Edition Smartphone Specs
Xiaomi recently presented the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition, the first model of the much-anticipated Redmi K50 series. In terms of technical specifications, this new Redmi smartphone has everything that the market has to offer. For example, it has a 6.67-inch 10-bit AMOLED display with FullHD+ resolution, with 2400×1080 pixels, up to 120Hz refresh rate, 1920Hz PWM high-frequency, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
Inside the smartphone, we will find Qualcomm’s most powerful chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which is supported by up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. Still inside, we have a 4700mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging.
In the photographic sector, this Redmi K50 Gaming Edition consists of a triple camera system at the rear that includes a 64MP IMX686 sensor, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro camera, while at the front we have a 20MP selfie camera.
Other specs include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Gorilla Glass Victus technology to protect the screen, improved haptic feedback, Wi-Fi 6E support, NFC interface, and out-of-the-box MIUI 13 operating system, which is based on Android 12. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will be available in blue, silver, and black colors as well as in the Mercedes AMG F1 edition.
Price and Release Date
Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone was officially announced exclusively for the market in China. There it costs the following:
- 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage – around 457 euros
- 12GB of RAM with 128GB of storage – around 499 euros
- 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage – around 582 euros
Although not yet confirmed, it is very likely that this smartphone will reach the global market as the Poco F4 GT under the POCO brand. Open sales in China are scheduled for today February 18. Global pricing and availability have yet to be disclosed. It is rumored that the announcement will take place next month.