Upper mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi Redmi K50

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 7 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A51's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 67W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8100 8 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 67W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · OLED · 1440 × 3200 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3200 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1200 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.85 GHz · Mali-G610

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

824,926

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.85 GHz

GPU

Mali-G610

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A78 2.85 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, MIUI 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, MIUI 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP main · OIS · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

48 MP

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

20 MP

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.6µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A51 , Samsung Galaxy A34

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 67 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

201 g · 8.5 mm · IP53

Height

163.1 mm

Width

76.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

201 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1440 × 3200 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

68% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 18 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

825k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

201 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

49% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

825k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 48 MP vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

201 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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