Xiaomi Redmi K50 Game Standard Edition Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi K50 Game Standard Edition - on the way to a gaming ideal

Lots of people choose Android smartphones as their primary gaming tool. The reason for this is the availability, compactness, the emergence of an increasing number of large projects, ports from personal computers or consoles, as well as emulators of the latter. The famous Chinese company Xiaomi is also aware of this situation, which is noticeable by phones like the hero of today's review.

The appearance of the novelty is not far from its predecessor from the K40-series. The design of the triple camera has slightly changed, the fingerprint scanner has moved under the screen, but the beautiful texture, glass and metal as the main materials for assembling the case remained. Of course, the branded retractable trigger buttons have not disappeared anywhere either. While the 16-megapixel front-facing camera lens hasn't changed much, the bezels of the 6.67-inch AMOLED screen have become more modest. However, the same cannot be said about the quality of the display. The still-current FullHD + resolution is combined with an impressive 120Hz refresh rate to deliver stunningly smooth and crisp images. The applied AMOLED panel is also not devoid of brightness and contrast, the oleophobic coating also deserves flattering words.

The technical characteristics have also undergone a tangible improvement. The newest Mediatek Dimensity 7000 CPU is a follow-up to the 1200 chip and offers reduced heating and improved energy efficiency in a 5Nm process technology. The combination of a processor with 8GB / 12GB of RAM and an "overclocked" video adapter Mali G77 MC9 gains about 750 thousand points in the Antutu benchmark and guarantees maximum or close to them graphics presets in demanding applications like PUBG: New State. Besides, the chipset leaves some performance headroom for the future. The size of the internal storage has reached 128 / 256GB , there is no expansion of memory with microSD cards, so it is recommended to take a closer look at the second option of ROM.

The 64-megapixel Samsung GW3 photo sensor and auxiliary 8- and 2-megapixel modules turn into one of the weaknesses of the device. There is no need to talk about low-quality images even in the evening, however, the lack of optical stabilization still affects the amount of noise and the clarity of the smallest objects. Autonomy causes more positive emotions, because the battery of 5180mAh and fast charging with a capacity of 67W has, and gives up to ten hours of active screen time. The elaborate stereo sound , contactless NFC payments and the MIUI shell, which is not bad in terms of functionality, although sometimes annoying with advertising recommendations, provide almost no room for shortcomings in an extremely interesting and balanced device.