Redmi K50i First Impressions: New gaming smartphone KING under Rs. 30,000?

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In recent times, the continuous wave of gaming smartphones in the sub-Rs. 30,000 segment have seen a surge. The iQOO Neo 6, Poco F4 5G, and Realme Narzo 50 Pro, are just a few amongst many that we all have been catered with lately. Main focus? Gaming. To give tough competition to all, Redmi came back with its K-series in India after three years, the Redmi K50i. Well, when you have a look at its specs, the most highlighted reason to consider this new Redmi mid-range phone will be the Mediatek Dimensity 8100. The same chipset that boosts the latest Oppo Reno 8 Pro and the Realme GT Neo 3, though, both smartphones jump the Rs. 35,000 price tag. On the other hand, Redmi K50i will set you back at just Rs. 25,999.

So, is the comeback of the Redmi K-series in India after a long time with a powerful Dimensity 8100 chipset under Rs. 30,000 leaps over other mid-range gaming smartphones? Well, this will be too early to say with limited usage, but still, there's a lot about the Redmi K50i to know.

Another smartphone with colour gradient looks! This year, the trend of the shuffling of hues with light at the pack panel is something that is serving with almost every other smartphone. Redmi K50i follows the footsteps of the same trendy design while featuring a colour gradient finish at the back. It is entirely made of a plastic body including the frame, weighing around 200grams (amm.. quite heavy for a plastic body?) Well, the weight distribution and build manage it all, feels comfortable to use with subtle curves at the edges.

To my surprise at this price, I found an AMOLED display missing, as it features a 6.6-inches Liquid FFS Display with support of 144hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate. Also, there is Corning Gorilla Glass