Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max vs Poco F9 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
  • Comes with 2740 mAh larger battery capacity: 9070 vs 6330 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3722K versus 3228K)
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3662 and 3377 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
  • Weighs 32 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max and Poco F9 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
93.1
(Very good)
Value Index
77.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1156 x 2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 2200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 10000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi K100 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Poco F9 Pro
6.59″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 163.49 mm (6.44 inches) 157.49 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 77.94 mm (3.07 inches) 75.25 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.45 mm (0.33 inches) 8.79 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 238 g (8.4 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
Max clock 4610 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
27595
17372
Compute Score (GPU) 27595 17372
Single-core score 3662 3377
Multi-core score 11299 10344
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3722803
3228426
CPU 1035083 959225
GPU 1341391 1064864
Memory 514307 500444
UX 832022 703893
Total score 3722803 3228426
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (35th and 67th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
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Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Mj)AnTuTu 113457874

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 9070 mAh 6330 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:43 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 16:00 hr
Watching video - 25:47 hr
Gaming - 07:46 hr
Standby - 136 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP9 Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.0
Focal length 115 mm 60 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.3
Focal length 18 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 September 2026
Release date August 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $620 $699
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

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