Redmi K50 Gaming Edition and Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition were launched in China on Wednesday. The difference between Redmi K50 Gaming Edition and Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition is design, RAM, and storage. Apart from this, the phones are the same.
The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition runs Android 12-based MIUI 13 and features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel. The display gets a 120Hz refresh rate, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, Displaymate A+ rating, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. Under the hood, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition phones get Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoCs with IO Turbo, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
For photography, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphones come with a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor, which is paired with a 6P lens. There is an 8MP ultrawide camera with a 120-degree field-of-view, and a 2MP macro shooter. The camera setup also gets a Flicker Sensor. For selfies, the phone comes with a 20MP Sony IMX596 sensor.
Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS/ A-GPS/ NFC, Infrared (IR) blaster, and a USB Type-C port. The Redmi phones also come with a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast wired charging, which is claimed to fully charge the phones from zero to 100 percent in 17 minutes.
The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone comes in 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model that is priced at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 39,000), a 12GB + 128GB configuration that is priced at CNY 3,599 (roughly Rs. 42,600), and 12GB + 256GB variant priced at CNY 3,899 (roughly Rs. 46,000). It comes in three color options namely, Black, Blue, and Silver. The special-edition Redmi K50 AMG F1 Champion Edition is available with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage priced at CNY 4,199 (roughly Rs. 49,700).
Pre-bookings for the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will start tonight with the sale starting from February 18. As of now, there is no information on international availability for the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition, including in India.