Redmi K50i 5G to get MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC ahead of launch
Redmi K50i 5G is launching in India on July 20. The Xiaomi-owned brand had recently shared the purported AnTuTu score of this upcoming handset, which revealed that it will offer faster performance than the A15 Bionic chip-powered iPhone 13. Now, the company has confirmed that the Redmi K50i 5G will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC, which is the reason for its fantastic AnTuTu benchmark score. Upon launch, this handset will be available on Amazon India and could come in three colour options.
Redmi recently tweeted confirming that the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC will be powering the upcoming Redmi K50i 5G. This chipset was launched earlier this year in March. It is built on TSMC’s 5nm process and offers peak speeds of 2.85GHz. It features four Cortex-A78 performance cores and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores, coupled with a Mali G610 MC6 GPU. The company had recently claimed that the Redmi K50i 5G achieved an AnTuTu benchmark score of 8,22,274 points. This score allegedly overshadows the 7,82,653 points recorded by the A15 Bionic SoC-powered iPhone 13.
Ever since the Redmi K50i 5G launch date was announced in India, the company hasn’t digged into details about the handset. This is the first official piece of information from Redmi regarding the handset. Rumors suggest that it could be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 11T Pro. It is expected to come in two configuration options — 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage at launch. Further, it is likely to arrive in Quick Silver, Phantom Blue, and Stealth Black color options.
A recent report has mentioned the speculated pricing of the upcoming Redmi K50i 5G. The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage base variant could be priced between Rs. 24,000 and Rs. 28,000. Meanwhile, the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model is expected to cost somewhere between Rs. 29,000 and Rs. 33,000.
