The Redmi K50 flagship with SD8 Gen 1 will be available before the Dimensity-powered K50

by Ijlala Maqbool
The Redmi K50 flagship with SD8 Gen 1 will be available before the Dimensity-powered K50 Image Name

Xiaomi is preparing to release the Redmi K50 series as China prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year. These models will be launched in February and will include a mix of high-end Dimensity and Snapdragon chipsets – but not at the same time. According to Lu Weibing, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 model will be released first, followed by the Dimensity 9000 model.

There is still some uncertainty about which models will receive which chips and a total of four phones are on the way – the Redmi K50, K50 Pro, K50 Pro+, and K50 Gaming.

According to current speculation, the two Pro models will be equipped with Qualcomm chips, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 for the Redmi K50 Pro+ and a Snapdragon 870 for the regular Pro. 

The Redmi K50 is expected to be equipped with a new MediaTek chip known as the Dimensity 7000. (sometimes as the 8000). Unlike the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the Dimensity 9000, early rumors indicate that this will be a 5 nm chip with no Cortex-X2 core (so four A78 and four A55) and a Mali-G510 MC6. 

The K50 series will include MIUI 13, 50W charging for the base model, 120W charging for the Pros, a 108 MP camera, and a periscope. The Gaming model will retain its shoulder triggers and will likely be released in some regions as the next Poco F GT (Xiaomi also promises the best haptic engine yet).

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