The Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has been teasing the upcoming Redmi K50 smartphone for a while now. Recent rumors indicated that the company will launch the K50 Gaming Edition first, which will be focusing on esports. Now popular tipster Digital chat station has revealed more details about the K50 Gaming Edition.
The tipster revealed that K50 Gaming Edition will be using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and therefore will not be a cheap product. Along with the powerful SoC, the device will also feature the AAC 1016 ultra-wideband X-axis motor, which is the most powerful vibration motor in the Android camp right now.
Other than that, the device has previously been touted to feature Gorilla Glass Victus and dual VC liquid cooling which is a premium heat-dissipation system to help keep the temperatures down during intensive gaming. It is also expected to feature a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast charging which can fill up the battery in just 17 minutes. Additionally, the device will also come equipped with gaming shoulder trigger keys.
Tipster Panda is Bald has previously revealed that the device will measure 162 x 76.8 x 8.45mm and weigh 210 grams. It houses a 6.67-inch display, which appears to be an OLED curved edge panel that supports a Full HD+ resolution.
For photography, it will feature a 16-megapixel front camera and a 48-megapixel / 64-megapixel (main) + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit.
Recently, a Geekbench 5 listing revealed a few specs about the vanilla Redmi K50 model. It will be re-using the Snapdragon 870 chip that the Redmi K40 featured and will support 67W fast charging. Its priciest variant could offer 12GB of RAM. The device will also most likely be booting into the latest MIUI 13 based on Android 12 out of the box.
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