The Redmi K40 game enhanced version released by Redmi last year is equipped with the MediaTek Tianji 1200-MAX mobile platform, the upper limit is indeed limited, and it is almost interesting in terms of heat dissipation, and the overall feeling is not like a "game enhanced version" mobile phone.
And in 2022, the first Redmi mobile phone, the first one of the K50 universe launched an e-sports version, presumably still full of confidence in this product, so can the Redmi K50 e-sports version of the new generation of Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platform really perform?
In terms of hardware configuration, the Redmi K50 e-sports edition is all full, the new generation of Snapdragon 8 is also the best chip that can be used on the Android side this year, and there is a full version of LPDDR5 memory and an upgraded version of UFS3.1 high-speed flash memory, which is definitely not behind in hardware.
As we all know, although the performance of the new generation of Snapdragon 8 is good, the heat generation is not small at all, which gives manufacturers a problem in heat dissipation. As a mobile phone with the main performance, the Redmi K50 esports edition is also quite sufficient in this regard.
First of all, the 4860mm2 super large area double VC liquid-cooled vapor heating board was used, the main VC was responsible for the heat dissipation of the processor part, and the sub-VC was responsible for heat dissipating the charging IC, as well as the aerospace graphene of the fried rice set, which dissipated heat to the antenna area, as well as high-power graphite, and the thermal conductivity was further improved, which brought a comprehensive full use experience to the Redmi K50 e-sports version.
Half an hour of "Glory of Kings" phone back (left) & front (right) temperature
We measured the two games of "Glory of kings" and "Original God", of which the "Glory of Kings" game, open 120fps to play for half an hour, the average frame rate reached 118fps, the front temperature of the fuselage was 39.8 degrees, and the temperature on the back was 38.3 degrees.
Half an hour "Original God" phone back (left) & front (right) temperature
And the manufacturers' "old and difficult" problem "Original God" game, the Redmi K50 e-sports version of the performance is beyond my expectations. Under the full high quality, after half an hour of play, the average frame rate is 55.5fps, and there is no obvious frame rate fluctuation in the process, the front temperature of the phone is 43.7 degrees, and the back is 42.7 degrees, it seems that this wave of heat dissipation is still very effective.
This time, the charging power of the Redmi K50 gaming version has reached 120W, and it takes only 17 minutes to fill the 4700mAh capacity battery, and the phone can remain cool during charging.
Previously mentioned Redmi K50 e-sports version of the sub-VC vapor plate is to cool the charging IC, in order to solve the gamers want to charge while playing the pain point, the previous mobile phone can not be plugged in when playing the game, the heat of charging plus the heat of its own chip, will further reduce the performance of the phone, charging will become very slow, and even there will be a situation of "back-suction" of the battery.
The redmi K50 gaming version of the charging heat dissipation allows the mobile phone to complete the fast charge stably even when playing while charging, and the frame number is not much different. In this charging power map, you can see that the initial charging power can go to 100W, and in about 1 minute, the power has decreased, to about 90-80W, and after two minutes, the power drops to about 50W, and basically stabilizes this power.
Half an hour "Original God" while charging while playing the back of the phone (left) & front (right) temperature
Measured from 35% of the power to start playing the original god, it only takes ten minutes to charge to 78%, 15 minutes to charge to 96%, the maximum temperature on the back is only 44.2 degrees, the control is quite excellent.
In terms of screen, the Redmi K50 gaming edition uses an OLED direct screen with FHD resolution 120Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 480Hz. Officials say that this screen has received the evaluation of DisplayMate A+, it is estimated that it is the same screen as Xiaomi 12/12X, the supplier is Huaxing Optoelectronics, and the overall quality is still good.
The measured color gamut coverage is 99.8% sRGB, and the adjustment of the "primary color screen" makes the average △E of this screen reach 0.35, and the color accuracy performance is quite excellent.
It is worth saying that the Screen of the Redmi K50 E-sports Edition actually did 1920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, which is more eye-pleasing than the conventional 480Hz low-frequency dimming, and it is not easy to produce eye fatigue after watching the mobile phone for a long time. It is also a better choice than DC dimming.
The indispensable thing for the game mobile phone is the game shoulder button, which allows the player to have an extra dimension of control possibilities, and can also transfer the finger from the screen to the side of the mobile phone as much as possible to increase the visual area of the game.
This time, the shoulder key of the Redmi K50 esports version has been upgraded, increasing the number of internal magnets to 8, and the stability is more difficult to shake, and the button micro motion material has also been replaced by silicone material, which rebounds faster.
There is also a new segmented trigger function, in the press and lift action corresponding to different operations, choose more, this time the shoulder key also finally supports the custom shortcut function, you can double-click or long press to open the camera, but actually can not be used as a shutter key, it is a pity.
You can also set quick operations such as toggle mute, turn on flashlight, and record.
In the process of use found a problem, there is a particularly inconsistent with the normal operation logic of the setting, when I muted the media volume, slide the shoulder button to open the game mode, the game mode still emits a sound, and later found that it can be adjusted in the notification volume, I hope the official can fine-tune it in this regard in the later stage.
In terms of external playback, the Redmi K50 esports edition has made enough efforts to cram four speakers into the small size of the mobile phone, including two 1115 mid-woofers and two 0611 tweeters, and the symmetrical design brings a very shocking stereo experience.
The Redmi K50 esports edition has a built-in super-sized CyberEngine ultra-broadband X-axis motor, which is also the largest linear motor in the Android camp at present, with strong vibration effects and lower noise, and ultra-broadband characteristics allow the motor to achieve richer vibration effects. At the system level, there are also 95 exclusive tunings for the motor, and the vibration is crisp and delicate, and the vibration feeling is very good.
The imaging system has not been the focus of gaming phones, so the rear main camera of the Redmi K50 esports edition uses only a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens.
The front camera is the first IMX596 20-megapixel camera, the front camera is clearer, but presumably gamers will only take the face authentication.
There are also infrared remote control Pro and multi-function NFC with a longer remote control distance, all of which are fully equipped, and the sincerity is still very sufficient.
Appearance at the end of the talk, Redmi K50 and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team jointly launched a champion version, using a new color design, the middle of the phone has a Petronas-themed green waistline, as well as carbon fiber texture, the lower half of the phone has a checkered flag pattern and a double track highlight line.
In the upper right corner of the phone, there is also the LOGO of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, and the breathing light on the camera side is also the color of the theme green, and the texture is full.
Compared with the K40 Game Enhanced Edition, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition has a huge improvement in both hardware configuration and software tuning, and has a good temperature performance under heavy game loads.
And as a mobile phone that is biased towards games, the thickness of the 8.5mm machine and the weight of 210g are really not too heavy, and the appearance is not too publicity in the design language, and users who like to play games but do not want to buy game phones can indeed consider the K50 e-sports version.