Xiaomi‘s sub-brand Redmi is preparing to launch its upcoming flagship devices dubbed the Redmi K50 series. The K50 series is rumored to debut with four devices- the Redmi K50, the K50 Pro, the K50 Pro+ and the K50 Gaming. They are powered by Dimensity 8000, Snapdragon 870, Dimensity 9000, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, respectively.

And now, a new report from SparrosNews has revealed that the K50 Pro+ will be released after the K50 Gaming edition.

Redmi GM Lu Weibing took to Weibo to tease the upcoming press conference at which the company is poised to launch its next flagship line of devices. Under his blogpost, a Weibo user asked when the company will release the Dimensity 9000 variant of the smartphone to which Lu Weibing replied that it will be released “A little later than Snapdragon 8.” A recent leak has revealed that the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will be coming with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset while the Redmi K50 Pro+ will feature the unreleased MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC.

So it appears that the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will indeed debut before the Redmi K50 Pro+. And as per a previous leak, the device might even be the first phone to be released in the K50 lineup.

Redmi K50 Gaming Edition specs (rumored)

So far, leaks have revealed that the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition 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. The screen will have Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

For photography, it will feature a 16-megapixel front camera and a 64-megapixel (main) + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit.

The device will feature a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC with 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 and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Redmi has already announced that the K50 series will debut in February 2022. And going by Lu Weibing’s recent Weibo post, we can expect the launch to occur in the second week of February.

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It was revealed today that the first model to launch as part of the K50 series will likely be the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition that will be focusing on esports.

The information comes from notable industry insider Digital Chat Station who made a post on Weibo saying that the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, complemented by a premium heat-dissipation system to help keep the temperatures down during intensive gaming.

The post further reveals that other variants of the series with MediaTek Dimensity 8000/9000 processors will make their way a little later and that they may be priced higher.

The blogger had also tipped earlier that the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will be coming with an X-axis haptics motor, JBL speakers, Gorilla Glass Victus, and dual VC liquid cooling.

Another post from Lu Weibing, Gen Manager of the Redmi product line, showed that the “Redmi K50 Universe” will pack a 4,700mAh battery that can be filled up to 100% in just 17 minutes using a 120W charging brick, and that the entire lineup be will be launched sometime next month.

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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