Redmi K50 to be launched in February; Specifications leaked

Ankita Garg (India TOday) 

The Redmi K50 smartphone is on the way and its launch will officially take place in China in February this year. The latest teaser of the smartphone doesn’t reveal the launch date, but confirms some of the key specifications of the upcoming Redmi K50.

The announcement confirms that the Redmi K50 series will arrive with support for 120W fast charging, similar to the Xiaomi 11T Pro smartphone. It will pack a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC as well as a 4,700mAh battery. The teaser claims the new smartphone will sport a dual vapour chamber, which will offer twice as powerful liquid-cooling heat dissipation with a super-large area.

The rest of the details are yet to be revealed. However, Xiaomiui.net has leaked the specifications and renders of the phone ahead of the launch. The smartphone could have a punch-hole cutout on the front and a triple rear camera setup in a rectangular camera module, as per the leaked renders.

Redmi K50 leaked specifications

The cited source claims that the upcoming Redmi K50 could have a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, which will operate at full-HD+ resolution. It will support 120Hz refresh rate. As mentioned above, it will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired with a dual VC liquid-cooled heat. In terms of optics, there could be a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 primary camera, and a 13-megapixel OV13B10 (OmniVision) ultra-wide-angle camera. The third sensor could either be a 2-megapixel GC02M1 or an 8-megapixel OV08A10 macro camera. It is expected to ship with Android 12 out of the box.

 

• Redmi has confirmed charging, battery, and chipset specs for the K50 series.
• The device promises to pack better cooling and faster charging than its predecessor.
• The lineup will make its debut in February 2022.

What about Redmi K50 India launch?

Xiaomi hasn’t yet confirmed whether it is planning to bring this device to the Indian market too. In India, the brand launched the Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro as the rebranded version of the Redmi K40 series. So, there are chances that Xiaomi might bring the new Redmi K50 series to India with different branding.

At the moment, Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the 11T Pro smartphone in India on January 19. It is already available in global markets, and comes with features like Snapdragon 888 SoC, 120W fast charging, 108-megapixel triple rear camera setup, 120Hz 10-bit display, Dolby Vision support and more.

The Redmi K50 series was first teased in June 2021, but the brand has not confirmed many details since. Now, details of the device line are slowly slipping through as Redmi gears up for its debut.

Stemming from Redmi’s official Weibo account, the latest tease sheds light on the mid-range line’s power system, chipset details, and launch date.

So what can we expect on the power front? For starters, a larger battery and quicker charging are in the offing. The K50 series will feature a 4,700mAh battery with 120W charging support. That combo reportedly results in 17-minute charging spells.

It’s unclear if all K50 devices will feature this setup, but it’s worth noting that the Redmi K40 trio did share battery and charging specs. In comparison, the outgoing series took 50 minutes to charge their 4,520mAh cells through a 33W system.

In terms of processing power, Redmi talks up the “coldest Snapdragon 8” chilled by a vapor chamber heat-wicking system. Presumably, the chip in question will be the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Again, not every K50 variant could use this chipset, especially considering the base Redmi K40 employed the Snapdragon 870 instead of the swifter, pricier 888.