When I first came into contact with the information of Redmi K50, I was very surprised, after all, last year's K40 series has been very good, no matter how you think it should be a small repair, regular iteration, it is difficult to have a big action - the result of the big action is really like this, and even the starting price of this standard version of the model is still to 2399 yuan, which is really amazing.
Of course, before we get into the "real surprise" part, we'll have to look at what it looks like. The design of the back cover of the Redmi K50 series has been greatly changed again in a very inherited way, and the three-shot rotation is located in the upper left corner of the back cover, and it is also specially circled with a "star ring", which is actually quite designed.
And Redmi also specially did a "super black" treatment on this lens module, using the ultimate black to make it look more integrated, and it can be seen that it has indeed put a lot of effort into polishing.
As for the back cover, the Redmi K50 series this time still provides four colors to choose from, namely ink feathers, silver traces, illusions and glows, we received this time is silver traces, silver substrate is a fine frost, with the lens module, there is really a "future battleship" look, good looks.
In terms of design, the body control of the Redmi K50 is actually quite good, with a thickness of 8.48mm and a weight of 201g. Friends who may have used the K40 series will feel that "this is not bad", obviously "thickened and heavier". Don't worry, you can remember this data first, and then I will tell you in detail where the K50's fuselage is controlled.
Frankly, this screen was the first highlight of the Redmi K50 that surprised me. After all, last year's K40 series of Samsung E4 screen itself is a very good configuration, who knows K50 can not only inherit such excellent color, but also upgrade the resolution from 1080P to 2K level, it looks clearer and more delicate.
In the redmi K50 display options, we can find the option of "anti-flicker mode", which can be turned on to prevent the pressure of the screen flickering on the eyes when the brightness is low, so that the screen becomes more eye-catching. However, it should also be added that similar to Xiaomi 12, after opening the anti-flicker mode, its maximum refresh rate will drop to 60Hz, and friends who value a smooth experience with a high refresh rate may have to consider the trade-off problem.
The second surprise highlight is the MediaTek Tianji 8100 mobile platform chosen by Redmi this time, the initial positioning of this chip is to challenge the Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 870 that have now come to the flagship positioning, and its actual performance really makes people have to shout "Fa Ge has become".
Official data shows that its highest Antu rabbit running score can reach 850,000, and we can easily run to more than 840,000 points in the more sweltering indoor test, which shows that the release of K50 has indeed reached the level it deserves.
For comparison, last year when we evaluated the K40 Pro, the running score was only 700,000, even if the score inflation caused by the change of the Antutu version was removed, the standard version of the K50 has reached the level beyond the old Pro version, as an updated iteration product, it has indeed been full of sincerity.
The last surprise is its battery life configuration. It is difficult to imagine that Redmi will be equipped with a large battery such as 5500mAh on the Redmi K50 this time, coupled with the excellent power consumption ratio of the Tianji 8100 mobile platform, the specific endurance performance will naturally rise with the capacity of the battery. Seeing this, let's recall its 8.48mm thick and 201g heavy fuselage, and praise its excellent fuselage control, it is really not too much, right?
Finally, let's talk about the imagery of the Redmi K50. In this regard, it did not show a particular surprise, the choice is the IMX582, a 48-megapixel sensor as the main camera, with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a macro lens to form a rear three-camera module.
However, this time it has more OIS and deeper optimizations, and overall the imaging of the Redmi K50 is enough for daily use. Or take a look at the sample, although there is indeed some gap with the Pro version equipped with a 100 million pixel main camera, but this imaging effect is still good, the main camera after 2 times the digital zoom after the picture quality can still play, but the color will be slightly lighter, not very gorgeous.
▲Wide-angle main camera sample
▲ 2x zoom sample
▲Ultra-wide angle main camera sample
From the perspective of all aspects of the configuration, Redmi's investment in the K50 series is indeed very large, on the one hand, it is a top-level hardware configuration to continue the competitiveness of the K series, on the other hand, the repositioning of the two processors of the Tianji 8100 and the Tianji 9000 makes the positioning of the K50 series a big step up, and the title of the flagship seems to have become more appropriate.
Under this premise, looking at it again to the price of 2399 yuan, I believe that many friends will be like me, remembering the word "welder" that Lu Weibing talked about. As for whether it can withstand the pressure of other brands, it can successfully "weld the door" at the price of 2500 yuan? We'll see.