Yesterday, three smartphones supposedly belonging to the Redmi K50 series got certified by TENAA. At the same time, one of these handsets had also appeared on BIS. Let’s check out what we can expect from this device.
According to Yash (@i_hsay), a Xiaomi group phone with model number 22021211RI has been certified by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). Hence, we can expect this handset to launch in India.
The BIS listing of the said smartphone went live, following the TENAA certification of its Chinese variant with model number 22021211RC. Digital Chat Station says that this device is part of the upcoming Redmi K50 series.
Unfortunately, the exact name of the phone is a mystery as of now. However, thanks to Geekbench, we know that it will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset.
This handset is long rumored as the vanilla Redmi K50. For the unaware, last year’s Redmi K40 is known as Mi 11X in India and POCO F3 in other international markets. Hence, the newer model could go official as Xiaomi 12X and POCO F4 outside mainland China.
However, there’s a problem with the ‘Xiaomi 12X’ branding. The company already sells a smartphone called Xiaomi 12X in China as a toned-down version of vanilla Xiaomi 12.
We expect to learn more about this phone in the coming days as it is anticipated to launch by the end of February in China. Perhaps, we may learn its official names very soon.
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