The Redmi K50 Ultra is like a mix of the K50 Pro and K50 Gaming, but better than them in some ways. This is the first Redmi phone to feature the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, following only the 12S flagships and the new Mix Fold 2 in the Xiaomi stable.
The chipset is attached to a vapor chamber measuring 3,725mm² that promises to keep the chip cool even after over 2 hours of gaming. And more importantly, it can maintain close to 120fps after all that. But we’ll get to the screen, for now let’s just say that the chipset is paired with 8/12GB of LPDDR5 RAM (6,400Mbps) and 128/256/512GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
The AMOLED display measures 6.67” in
keeping with its siblings. However, this is a rare 12-bit panel, which can
render 68.7 billion colors. For comparison, the K50 Gaming has a 10-bit panel
(1,080 x 2,400px) and the K50 Pro has an 8-bit panel (1,440 x 3,220px). The
display has perfect color calibration (deltaE is around 0.38) and it stays that
way t hanks to the ambient color temperature sensor. HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
are supported.
The K50 Ultra has a rare 12-bit panel with
resolution that balances image quality with power consumption The K50 Ultra has
a rare 12-bit panel with resolution that balances image quality with power
consumption The K50 Ultra has a rare 12-bit panel with resolution that balances
image quality with power consumption The K50 Ultra has a rare 12-bit panel with
resolution that balances image quality with power consumption
The resolution is between FHD+ and QHD+,
1,220 x 2,712px, which works out to 446ppi. According to Xiaomi, this display
looks almost as good as a QHD+ panel, but it uses less power. A few more stats
to mention: 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate and 1,920Hz high
frequency PWM dimming. One last interesting tidbit about the screen is that the
built-in fingerprint reader can also measure your heart rate.
The Redmi K50 Ultra borrows the power
system from the K50 Pro – a 5,000mAh battery that offers 120W fast charging
thanks to the in-house Surge P1 chip. According to the official numbers, this
battery is good to last you over a day (thanks to the new chipset and efficient
display).
The camera is very similar to the Pro. It
stars a 108MP main sensor with OIS, specifically the 1/1.67” HM6 sensor with
0.64µm native pixels, which can be combined (9-to-1) into 1.92µm effective
pixels. This camera has a combination lens with 1 glass and 5 plastic elements
that lets through more light and a bright f/1.6 aperture to boot. Also on the
back is a fairly basic 8MP ultra wide camera and a 2MP macro lens, the selfie
camera on the front has a 20MP sensor (IMX596).
This is a 5G phone with Wi-Fi 6E
connectivity and there is both NFC an an IR blaster on board. The stereo
speakers boast Dolby Atmos support, while the wired (over USB-C) and wireless
output to headphones bear the Hi-Res Audio mark. The Redmi K50 Ultra starts at
CNY 3,000 (US$ 445/€ 430/₹ 35,500), check the table below for the other memory
configurations. The phone is available in Black, Silver and Blue. You can leave
a CNY 100 despoit to reserve a place in Queue, sales will start soon.
A special edition is available for F1 fans
the “Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team Summer Edition”. Yes, that is quite
a mouthful of a name, but note that it is limited to only 20,000 units, so
Hamilton and Russell fans may want to grab one soon. If they have the CNY 4,200
to spare, of course (that’s CNY 500 more than the regular 12/512GB version).
