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Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max vs OnePlus 15R

88 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
VS
88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
OnePlus 15R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on April 21, 2026, against the OnePlus 15R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 5 months before. 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 K90 Max
  • Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 7400 mAh
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3760K versus 3039K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3352 and 2787 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and OnePlus 15R 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
VS
12 / 256 GB
88.1
(Very good)
Value Index
71.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K90 Max
vs
OnePlus 15R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 447 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi K90 Max
n/a
OnePlus 15R
3547 nits

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and OnePlus 15R
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 4210 MHz 3840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 16 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and OnePlus 15R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90 Max +20%
3352
OnePlus 15R
2787
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90 Max +13%
10402
OnePlus 15R
9181
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 Max +20%
25045
OnePlus 15R
20796
Compute Score (GPU) 25045 20796
Single-core score 3352 2787
Multi-core score 10402 9181
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90 Max +24%
3760662
OnePlus 15R
3039097
CPU 1048345 935642
GPU 1432351 1004668
Memory 476680 384268
UX 803286 714519
Total score 3760662 3039097
Samples [3 tests] [12 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (41st and 106th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (ALDRINSSS)AnTuTu 113760662
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (ΠšΡ€ΠΎΡ‚)AnTuTu 113790255
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (ZainπŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ)AnTuTu 113752181
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OnePlus 15R
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Ketrox)AnTuTu 122895140
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Luky)AnTuTu 123282930
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu 112919996
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Jawad)Geekbench 6 CPU2787 / 9181
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Jawad)AnTuTu 112893343
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 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 OxygenOS 16
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8550 mAh 7400 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:53 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 16:57 hr
Watching video - 27:30 hr
Gaming - 09:10 hr
Standby - 157 hr
General battery life
Redmi K90 Max
n/a
OnePlus 15R
38:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV32C
Sensor size - 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 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 No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 December 2025
Release date April 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $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, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 15R.

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