Xiaomi announced the flagship smartphone under the Redmi brand, dubbed Redmi K50 Extreme Edition, which is also known as the Redmi K50 Ultra, a few days back, and now from today, the company has officially started selling the device in China. The Redmi K50 Extreme Edition has a starting price of 2,999 yuan and is available for purchase in three color options — Black, Silver, and Blue.
The base model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage costs 2,999 yuan (US$ 445), while the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage mode is priced at 3,299 yuan (US$ 487) but will be available at a discounted rate of 3,099 yuan (US$ 457) for the first sale. The 12GB RAM and 256GB model, priced at 3,599 yuan (US$ 531), has been discounted to 3,399 yuan (US$ 502) for the first sale. Similarly, the 12GB RAM and 512GB storage model is also discounted to 3,699 yuan (US$ 546) compared to the regular price of 3,999 yuan (US$ 590). There’s also a Champion Edition which is priced at 4,199 yuan (US$ 620).
The Redmi K50 Extreme Edition features a 6.67-inch
OLED display with a screen resolution of 2712 x 1220 pixels and comes with
support for a 120hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, 500nit brightness,
12bit color depth, Dolby Vision, HR10, and HDR10+. Under the hood, the device
is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor, coupled with up
to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It also has a 3725mm²
VC vapor chamber to keep the temperature in check.
In the camera department, the phone has a
triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 108-megapixel Samsung S5KHM6
primary camera, an 8-megapixel Samsung S5K4H7 ultra-wide-angle lens, and a
2-megapixel Geke GC02M1 macro lens. On the front side, there’s a 20-megapixel
Sony IMX596 snapper for taking selfies and video calling. The phone runs the
Android 12 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own MIUI 13
custom interface on top. It is powered by a 5,000mAh battery which comes with
support for 120W fast charging that is claimed to charge the device in just 19
minutes.
