The author | HENG
Source| Polar Fruit Laboratory
The young man's first Mercedes? "Mercedes-Benz phone"?
Yes, it started warming up years ago... But the Redmi K50, which was released after the end of the year, is finally here!
In recent times, K50 can be said to be full of appetite, more luxurious than the new generation of Snapdragon 8, Xiaomi 12 Pro more luxurious heat dissipation structure, comparable to the iPhone vibration motor, while playing while charging and not slowing down the 120W fast charging, and Mercedes AMG F1 co-brand... Wait, I guess everyone can't wait, right?
The first today is the K50 esports version equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen1, focusing on performance and configuration.
The performance of Snapdragon 8 should be familiar to everyone, and there are now many models equipped, including the Xiaomi Mi 12 of "Friendly Business".
Running score, K50 esports version GeekBench single-core score of 1215, multi-core score of 3364, AnTu rabbit also over a million, reaching 1020053 points; GPU, jam using GFXBench 1080P Manhattan off-screen 3.0 test, K50 esports version can reach 251 fps, not bad.
In terms of game performance, turn on the performance mode, while adjusting the game quality and frame rate to the highest, the glory of the king 30 minutes down, K50 esports version of the performance is very good, almost full frame (dropped partly because the game restarted).
Then the performance "black hole" - the original god, the game frame rate is adjusted to 60 frames, the picture quality is set to the highest, try to play for 30 minutes, from the test of the frame rate curve can see that the fluctuation is still very obvious, especially after about 12 minutes, the frame rate is maintained below 45 frames, may have touched the temperature control line set by Redmi.
Needless to say, everyone is more concerned about temperature. On several Snapdragon 8 models released a few years ago, including the Xiaomi Mi 12, they all showed a "fire dragon" attribute comparable to the Snapdragon 888, that... What about K50 Esports Edition?
Similarly, or use the original god test, turn on the performance mode, the picture quality, frame rate are full. Note that before starting the game, you have to go to the game space of the system to adjust the GPU's game quality to a high quality.
After 30 minutes of actual measurement, the fuselage temperature reached a maximum of 47.9 degrees, which was very hot. However, fortunately, only near the camera is this temperature, that is, the processor area, the overall back shell is less than 42 degrees, warm. However, because the frame in the phone is made of metal, the perception will be more obvious when the temperature rises.
Speaking of which, the K50 esports edition is indeed stacked hard enough on heat dissipation this year, even surpassing the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro. Specifically, structurally, Redmi separates the two heat sources of the processor and the charging chip to achieve zoning and temperature control, which can make the temperature distribution of the entire machine more uniform.
The second is to increase the VC area, K50 e-sports version this time a total of two VCs, respectively, covering two heat sources, the total area of up to 4860 m ㎡, is currently the largest in the industry. Moreover, the materials and processes of the main VC have also been upgraded to further improve the heat dissipation efficiency.
The last is to upgrade the graphite material before and after the mobile phone to improve the thermal conductivity, for example, the use of graphene, 3D high-power graphite, the second generation of aerospace graphene and so on.
With such a large number of heat dissipation structures "broken", K50 e-sports version naturally does not have to worry about the temperature is too high, and single use of frequency reduction and other means to maintain the temperature, after all, it is "e-sports mobile phone", performance is definitely a priority.
Speaking of performance, take a look at the body design of the K50 esports edition.
Like the K40 Game Enhanced Edition, the K50 Esports Edition is not as exaggerated as other gaming phones, and looks more "normal". In addition, the AG glass on the back, plus the matte body process, the feel is also very good, that is, it is easy to stain fingerprints.
In terms of overall appearance, Redmi said that the design inspiration for the K50 e-sports version was derived from the sports car. For example, the streamlined fuselage, the high-gloss sports car line on the back, and the texture design of the waist, etc., can indeed see a lot of sports car elements.
More interesting is the speaker, which is said to resemble the intake grille of a sports car, I don't know if you have seen it?
This one in jam is still a joint version of the Mercedes-AMG F1 team. Yes, you read that right, the first "Mercedes" of young people is coming...
It can be seen that it has newly added the Mercedes AMG team logo on the back, the "waist line" in the middle, the breathing lights on the lens, and also replaced by the mercedes of the same green, and there are more textures similar to the checkered flag design below, and even the mobile phone packaging has a very special small thought.
Friends who watch F1 must know that since 2014, Mercedes has defended the constructors' championship for 8 consecutive years, and is the only "eight champions" in the history of F1, so this joint model is also called "K50 Championship Version". Unfortunately, the K50 Championship Edition is limited to 10,000 units.
The shoulder button also has a little upgrade this time. The first is to increase the number of magnets that toggle the switch to strengthen its stability and ensure that it does not shake. But after opening, the shoulder key part is still slightly loose, of course, it may also be the reason for the engineering machine, and everyone can try again when they get the mass production machine.
However, the use is no problem, especially in the game of eating chicken, the assistance of the shoulder key is still very convenient, and the material inside the button is also replaced by the previous hard resin to the silicone material, and the rebound is faster.
In addition to gaming, the shoulder keys also support custom shortcuts, which can be quickly turned on by double-clicking or long pressing, which can quickly open the camera, flashlight, silent mode, etc. However, it should be noted that if it is during the game, the shortcut keys cannot be used to avoid conflicts with the game.
In terms of screen, the K50 e-sports version is equipped with a 6.67-inch OLED direct screen, 1080P, from Huaxing Optoelectronics. Although it is not as good as the top screen of the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro, it should be, the K50 esports edition also has, including 120Hz high brush, 480Hz touch sampling rate, 10bit color depth, P3 color gamut, HDR10+, DisplayMate A+ certification, 1920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming and so on.
In the camera part, the K50 esports version has not changed much, or a triple camera combination. The main camera is equipped with Sony's IMX686, 64 million pixels, the other two are 2 million pixel macro lens and 8 million ultra-wide lens, basically enough.
In addition to the main hardware configuration, the K50 esports version of the speaker and X-axis motor this time is also worth mentioning.
In terms of speakers, the K50 e-sports version is still in cooperation with JBL, equipped with JBL broadband four-unit speakers, and a 0611 tweeter is added on each side to enhance the high pitch performance.
Oh yes, the K50 esports edition has also moved the speaker openings on both sides up a bit, so that when you play games with your phone, you won't have palm occlusion.
In terms of vibration, the K50 e-sports version debuted the CyberEngine ultra-broadband X-axis motor 1016 this time, which is also bragged about by Redmi in the warm-up stage, and in terms of size, it is currently the largest in the Android camp.
However, the adaptation of the game, is not much now, only "Peace Elite", "Ace Racing", "Oracle" and other games support; system and application, such as input methods, digital dials, adjust the volume, take pictures and other scenes, MIUI has been adjusted, a total of 95 kinds of daily scenes.
Finally, the battery and fast charging, K50 e-sports version is equipped with a 4700mAh battery this time, although it does not use the surging P1 charging chip of Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro, but it still supports 120W fast charging. Measured down, from 1% to 100%, it took 18 minutes to fill.
In addition, thanks to the new heat dissipation structure, the K50 e-sports version is faster to play while charging, in a 25-degree room temperature environment, while playing the glory of the king (120 frames) while charging, 31 minutes can be fully charged (from 1% to 100%).
Price link, K50 e-sports version of 8GB + 128GB version priced at 3299 yuan, 12GB + 128GB version priced at 3599 yuan, 12GB + 256GB version priced at 3899 yuan, K50 champion version only 12GB + 256GB version, priced at 4199 yuan.
For the Redmi K50 universe, the overall performance of the "esports version" that took the lead this time is not bad, basically continuing the idea of last year's K40 game version - the design is not ostentatious, focusing on the game experience at the same time, but also taking into account the daily use of mobile phones.
In terms of performance, last year's Tianji 1200, more or less still received some doubts, and this year, the K50 e-sports version was directly replaced by Snapdragon 8, and piled up enough material to ensure heat dissipation, which is to make up for the performance shortcomings.
In terms of details, the 120W fast charge, JBL four-unit speaker, CyberEngine X-axis motor, and the newly upgraded shoulder button 2.0 are all commendable.
However, if you want to make game users willingly pay for it, it is difficult to say whether the K50 esports version can do it. After all, the next Snapdragon 8 model of the Red Devils and Lenovo Savior will also be released soon, and the pressure of Redmi is not small.
If... You want an e-sports mobile phone that is not completely e-sports, then the K50 e-sports version is indeed a choice worth considering, if you do not buy the Mercedes F1 joint version, the blue is also very beautiful.
Of course, if you have concerns about the temperature of the Xiao 8, you can also wait for the Tianji 9000 version K50 to be released later.