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Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro vs Redmi K100

89 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
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86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi K100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Xiaomi Redmi K100, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3474 and 3024 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100
  • Comes with 1420 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 8580 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Redmi K100 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
101.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
121.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Redmi K100 Pro
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Redmi K100

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1280 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi K100
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Redmi K100 Pro
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 162.91 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 77.93 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 8.65 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 234.5 g (8.27 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K100
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4610 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Redmi D2
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K100
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K100 Pro +15%
3474
Redmi K100
3024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K100 Pro +12%
10594
Redmi K100
9471
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 20875 -
Single-core score 3474 3024
Multi-core score 10594 9471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K100 Pro +7%
3531378
Redmi K100
3298726
CPU 1072515 961536
GPU 1108332 1189758
Memory 543094 484604
UX 807437 662828
Total score 3531378 3298726
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (56th and 69th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (BATBOLD)AnTuTu 123645532
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (BATBOLD)Geekbench 6 GPU21184
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (BATBOLD)Geekbench 6 CPU3501 / 10663
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (BATBOLD)AnTuTu 123520171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
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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 17
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 4
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 8580 mAh 10000 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) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 60 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08F
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution - 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
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 October 2026
Release date August 2026 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $550 $450
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.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro. It has a better camera and connectivity.

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