Regarding the reviews of the Redmi K50 esports edition, there are various kinds of cold-blooded flagship nicknames, some say that it is a balanced phone that balances gaming and daily life; of course, some people question that it is piling up selling points, and they think that the word "esports" is just a more subdivided label. I have been playing with it in my hand for more than ten days, so I would like to share my experience with you here.
Appearance, I prefer this ice chopper blue color scheme in my hand to Blade and Shadow Black. It basically continues the design style of the K40 game enhancement version, but many places in the K50 esports version this time emphasize "toughness", with a flater border, a rectangular camera module, and a more exaggerated waistline arrangement. Among them, the texture of the waist line of the back cover is also treated with a combination of gloss and frosted, and there will be a slight relief feeling to the touch, similar to this treatment and the CD pattern on the shoulder key switch, these details belong to the first impression of the plus.
The opening layout has been fine-tuned to avoid obstruction when holding the phone horizontally to play games, and the speaker opening is closer to the right side and more symmetrical in shape. The SIM card slot has been changed to the upper part of the left center box. The craftsmanship feels more refined than the previous generation, and the touch of the two shoulders is also tighter.
In order to emphasize the game experience, this time the K50 still uses an L-type interface, and is equipped with 6A cable and a 120W fast charging head. The elements of the breathing light are retained in the lens area, but the brightness is more restrained.
6.67-inch Huaxing Optoelectronics' domestic screen, support 1920 high-frequency PWM dimming, 120Hz OLED flexible direct screen, 480Hz touch sampling + gorilla Victus protective glass, the overall improvement is greater than the previous generation, not only the color is better and the color is more transparent, but also the eye feeling will be more comfortable when used at night. The thickness of the K50 e-sports version is controlled at 8.5mm, which is light and thin compared with other game phones, and the 210g fuselage is slightly heavier, but it is also acceptable, at least it can take into account the needs of feel and portability.
In terms of performance, if the previous generation of Tianji 1200 was used to play games, it was just a circle at the door of the game phone, then this K50 e-sports version with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+UFS3.1 is finally officially hitched a ride on the e-sports express. The strength of this year's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is obvious to all, the new architecture, ARM V9 instruction set, a new generation of GPUs, a new generation of ISPs, greatly improved performance, lower power consumption.
In the actual test, An Tutu ran out of 973620 points, Master Lu was 1098920 points, Geekbench single-core 1196 points, multi-core 3704 points, belonging to the regular level of Snapdragon 8.
Since it is to go to the game, then the heat dissipation has also become the focus of the K50 e-sports version to overcome, its large VC heating board this time, using a design scheme of spreading the heat dissipation area, the heat is dispersed on two boards, one covers the processor and the upper part of the battery, the other covers the small board, the total heat dissipation area is 4860mm.
Play "Original God" for 40 minutes, the average frame rate can reach 55 frames, whether it is flying or playing monster amplification moves, although it is not running at full frame, but the stability and fluency are no problem. If the time is stretched a little longer, there will be heat if you continue to fight for half an hour, but the heat does not have a clear sense of concentration, let alone "hot hands", it should be the design of the exhaust heat plate has played a certain role.
The two shoulder keys have added a segmented trigger function, when playing chicken, the opening and shooting correspond to the press and lift of the same key respectively, which is very user-friendly for players who are familiar with the shoulder button. Then there is the vibration effect, which can be very obvious to feel the strength of the motor. This CyberEngine ultra-wide frequency motor, should be the largest size of Android X-axis motor at present, it uses the latest generation of ESA integrated multi-pole magnetic steel structure, compared to ordinary motors, vibration is more powerful, according to different game scenarios, match different vibration effects to achieve real-time vibration. In other daily uses, you can also have a good experience.
In addition, this time the K50 gaming version uses a four-unit speaker, and the X-shaped speaker opening is also larger and more symmetrical than the previous generation. If you are worried that the headphones will affect your hearing for a long time, then in fact, its external playback effect can fully meet the needs of listening to sound recognition and immersive game atmosphere. When you play a song, you can also feel that the sound is relatively thick.
In terms of cameras, the main camera is Sony IMX 686, 64 million pixels, and the other two rear cameras are 2 million pixel macro lens and 8 million pixel 120 ° ultra-wide lens. Although there are still some small partners who disdain the photo quality of game phones, I personally use the K50 e-sports version this time but feel that it is not as bad as imagined. Here are some real samples for your reference.
▲The first two photos were taken on a sunny day, and the third was taken on a cloudy day. K50 e-sports version compared to some of the main camera of high-end machines, color, exposure, saturation and other aspects of more or less there are some gaps, but the degree of color reproduction is still good, belongs to the more restrained kind, and does not have the impression of the game console as unbearable.
▲ This is the shooting effect of two sets of ultra-wide angle contrast, the first set of samples can see that the distortion control is quite good, and the distant trees do not appear too much deformation; and the second set of samples can intuitively see that the shooting range is much larger.
▲ Night scene shooting, the performance of the light strips on both sides of the bridge in the first picture is more realistic, the halo is very natural, and the reflection of the lights on both sides of the bridge pier in the distance can also see some details. The lighting strip of the second distant building is also relatively clear, and although the sky clouds change very delicately, some layers can also be seen, and the performance of the reflection of the water surface light is far above many other game phones on the market.
▲ Macro shooting is an unexpected gain this time, the color saturation is higher, more transparent, and the film effect is even a fight with some high-end machines.
In addition, in Xiaomi's classic magic day change, magic double and other functions are still there, and the playability of the camera is not lost.
On the battery life, 4700 mAh battery, 120W fast charge, measured from power consumption shutdown to full 100% about 19 minutes, the speed is indeed very fast. When playing ordinary games, adjust the screen brightness to 40%, the performance mode is fully open, about 20% of the power consumption in 1 hour, and you can play continuously for nearly 5 hours. In the same environment, if you play the original god, the power consumption is larger, and the normal can at least 3 hours of battery life. However, the Redmi K50 e-sports version has a good cooling system blessing, playing games at the same time can also be fast charging, while playing while charging is about 40 minutes, so the battery life is nothing to worry about.
Overall, the large area of dual VC double heat dissipation, 120W flash charge, JBL broadband four-unit speakers, DisplayMate A+ certified esports direct screen, CyberEngine ultra-wideband X-axis motor, etc., many recognizable selling points make this K50 esports edition look particularly eye-catching, so some people will question that it may be playing with marketing terms. This time, my experience is: it is in the price range of three thousand yuan, the game is not pulled down, the heat dissipation effect is obvious, the low brightness is no strobe, the daily use of photography is enough, the charging is really fast, these intuitive feelings are enough to make the K50 e-sports version in the field of game phone segmentation for a while.