Redmi K50i 5G Review - Gaming King

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Redmi K50i 5G price in India starts from Rs 25,999 for 6GB RAM + 128GB storage in India.

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CAMERAS

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Don’t expect the cameras to be good, its decent cameras that will take good images under good lighting but when it comes to low light, they will suffer. The images will come out a bit saturated, in short, it’s average cameras.

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When you shoot videos at 4k@30fps, the footage doesn’t come out stable but the same doesn’t happen with 1080p@60fps. So just stick to the 1080p@60fps for better videos.

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In case you don’t like the images then try out Gcam whenever it’s available because the Redmi K50i 5G does have support for camera2api.

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Overall, for the price of Rs 25999, the Redmi K50i 5G has decent cameras that will capture useable images but don’t expect more than that.

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Redmi K50i 5G Review with Pros and Cons

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The phone comes with a 6.60-inches 144Hz LED Display. The front is protected with corning gorilla glass 5 while the frame & back are made out of Plastic.

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Overall, there won’t be any kind of problems with the display unless and until you wanted an AMOLED display.

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The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is a new processor from MediaTek and it will give a close performance to Snapdragon 888 SoC, so don’t worry about the performance.

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By the way, the phone has 12 5G Bands, Dual Speakers, and 2x2 MIMO Carrier aggregation

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The Redmi K50i 5G runs on MIUI 13 based on Android 12, Redmi has also promised 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates.

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The Redmi K50i 5G comes with a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support which will charge the device from 1% to 100% in 46 Minutes.

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The Redmi K50i comes with dual speakers and they’re also good too. Again, you will be more than happy with its quality.

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As I have said earlier, Redmi K50i 5G is a gaming smartphone that is available at a good price, so if you don’t want to spend more than 26k then this is a good option for gaming only but

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if you can spend up to 30k then just go with IQOO Neo 6 5G.

– POCO F4 5G – Motorola Edge 30 5G – OnePlus Nord 2T 5G – iQOO Neo 6 5G

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Redmi K50i 5G Review - Gaming King

Redmi K50i 5G price in India starts from Rs 25,999 for 6GB RAM + 128GB storage in India.

Redmi K50i 5G price in India starts from Rs 25,999 for 6GB RAM + 128GB storage in India.

CAMERAS

CAMERAS

It has a 64MP primary sensor + 8MP ultra-wide lens + 2MP Macro while there is a 16MP selfie shooter.

It has a 64MP primary sensor + 8MP ultra-wide lens + 2MP Macro while there is a 16MP selfie shooter.

Don’t expect the cameras to be good, its decent cameras that will take good images under good lighting but when it comes to low light, they will suffer. The images will come out a bit saturated, in short, it’s average cameras.

Don’t expect the cameras to be good, its decent cameras that will take good images under good lighting but when it comes to low light, they will suffer. The images will come out a bit saturated, in short, it’s average cameras.

When you shoot videos at 4k@30fps, the footage doesn’t come out stable but the same doesn’t happen with 1080p@60fps. So just stick to the 1080p@60fps for better videos.

When you shoot videos at 4k@30fps, the footage doesn’t come out stable but the same doesn’t happen with 1080p@60fps. So just stick to the 1080p@60fps for better videos.

In case you don’t like the images then try out Gcam whenever it’s available because the Redmi K50i 5G does have support for camera2api.

In case you don’t like the images then try out Gcam whenever it’s available because the Redmi K50i 5G does have support for camera2api.

Overall, for the price of Rs 25999, the Redmi K50i 5G has decent cameras that will capture useable images but don’t expect more than that.

Overall, for the price of Rs 25999, the Redmi K50i 5G has decent cameras that will capture useable images but don’t expect more than that.

Redmi K50i 5G Review with Pros and Cons

Redmi K50i 5G Review with Pros and Cons

The phone comes with a 6.60-inches 144Hz LED Display. The front is protected with corning gorilla glass 5 while the frame & back are made out of Plastic.

The phone comes with a 6.60-inches 144Hz LED Display. The front is protected with corning gorilla glass 5 while the frame & back are made out of Plastic.

Display

Display

Overall, there won’t be any kind of problems with the display unless and until you wanted an AMOLED display.

Overall, there won’t be any kind of problems with the display unless and until you wanted an AMOLED display.

The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is a new processor from MediaTek and it will give a close performance to Snapdragon 888 SoC, so don’t worry about the performance.

The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is a new processor from MediaTek and it will give a close performance to Snapdragon 888 SoC, so don’t worry about the performance.

Perforamnce

Perforamnce

By the way, the phone has 12 5G Bands, Dual Speakers, and 2x2 MIMO Carrier aggregation

By the way, the phone has 12 5G Bands, Dual Speakers, and 2x2 MIMO Carrier aggregation

The Redmi K50i 5G runs on MIUI 13 based on Android 12, Redmi has also promised 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates.

The Redmi K50i 5G runs on MIUI 13 based on Android 12, Redmi has also promised 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates.

OS

OS

The Redmi K50i 5G comes with a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support which will charge the device from 1% to 100% in 46 Minutes.

The Redmi K50i 5G comes with a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support which will charge the device from 1% to 100% in 46 Minutes.

Battery Life

Battery Life

The Redmi K50i comes with dual speakers and they’re also good too. Again, you will be more than happy with its quality.

The Redmi K50i comes with dual speakers and they’re also good too. Again, you will be more than happy with its quality.

Audio Quality

Audio Quality

As I have said earlier, Redmi K50i 5G is a gaming smartphone that is available at a good price, so if you don’t want to spend more than 26k then this is a good option for gaming only but

As I have said earlier, Redmi K50i 5G is a gaming smartphone that is available at a good price, so if you don’t want to spend more than 26k then this is a good option for gaming only but

Verdict

Verdict

if you can spend up to 30k then just go with IQOO Neo 6 5G.

if you can spend up to 30k then just go with IQOO Neo 6 5G.

– POCO F4 5G – Motorola Edge 30 5G – OnePlus Nord 2T 5G – iQOO Neo 6 5G

– POCO F4 5G – Motorola Edge 30 5G – OnePlus Nord 2T 5G – iQOO Neo 6 5G

Other Options

Other Options