Redmi K50i is now available at a discounted price in India. The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC-powered smartphone was launched in the country in July 2022. It features a 6.6-inch full-HD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) LCD display with 144Hz refresh rate. The handset runs Android 12-based MIUI 13 out of the box and is backed by a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support. The company on Thursday announced that the phone is now available at a discounted price with cashback offers.
Redmi K50i price in India, availability
The Redmi K-series smartphone was launched in India with two storage variants. The base 6GB + 128GB Redmi K50i variant was priced at Rs. 25,999, while the 8GB + 256GB variant was marked at Rs. 28,999. On Thursday, Redmi India announced on Twitter that the Redmi K50i is now being offered in the country for its lowest ever price, starting at Rs. 18,999, which is presumably for the base variant. The pricing of the higher storage configuration is not confirmed yet.
Redmi has added that ICICI Bank credit and debit cardholders can get up to Rs. 1,500 instant cashback offers on the phone if they have used those cards during the purchase for this sale. It is listed on the company’s Indian website as well as on Amazon.
The device is available in three colors: Phantom Black, Quick Silver and Stealth Black.
Redmi K50i Specifications, Features
The Redmi K50i features a 6.6-inch full-HD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) LCD display, offers a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, a touch sampling rate of up to 270Hz, a peak brightness level of 650nits, and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The panel also supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision.
The dual nano SIM supported smartphone is powered by an octa-core 5nm MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC, paired with an Arm Mali-G610 GPU, up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 onboard storage. The Redmi K50i runs Android 12 out of the box with MIUI 13.
A triple camera unit on the rear of the Redmi K50i includes a 64-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL GW1 primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor with a macro shooter, alongside an elliptical LED flash, placed on a slightly raised rectangular camera module at the top-left corner of the rear panel. The 16-megapixel sensor for the front-facing camera is housed in a centered punch-hole slot at the top of the display.
The Redmi K50i 5G is backed by a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support. It comes with an IP53 rating for dust and water resistance. It features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.55mm audio jack. It also supports 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.3, and GPS/ A-GPS connectivity. The phone weighs 200 grams and measures 163.64mm x 74.29mm x 8.87mm.
