Redmi K50 Gaming review: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 gaming phone with pop-up triggers.
The Poco F4 GT's twin.
Redmi K50 Gaming (sold globally as the Poco F4 GT) brought pop-up magnetic shoulder triggers, 120W charging and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to $470 — a true gaming phone at a mid-range price, with the 3.5 mm jack gamers still wanted.
01Display
88/10088/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
02Camera
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.
03Performance
92/100At 92/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2022 — 7 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
88/100At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2022 — 7 points above the cohort average.
05Build
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
- Pop-up physical shoulder triggers + 120W
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 + OIS at $470
- 3.5 mm jack retained
- 8 Gen 1 runs warm
- 2 MP macro filler
- Heavy 210 g
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .