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Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max vs Xiaomi 17T

88 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
VS
82 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
Xiaomi 17T

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 Xiaomi 17T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra and came out 1 month 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 K90 Max
  • 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3760K versus 2173K)
  • Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3352 and 1704 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Weighs 27 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and Xiaomi 17T 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
88.1
(Very good)
Value Index
56.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K90 Max
vs
Xiaomi 17T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1268 x 2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 1100 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Max
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Xiaomi 17T
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi K90 Max
n/a
Xiaomi 17T
3372 nits

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 157.6 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.17 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and Xiaomi 17T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max clock 4210 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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		 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 16 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max and Xiaomi 17T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90 Max +97%
3352
Xiaomi 17T
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90 Max +56%
10402
Xiaomi 17T
6686
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 Max +98%
25045
Xiaomi 17T
12671
Compute Score (GPU) 25045 12671
Single-core score 3352 1704
Multi-core score 10402 6686
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90 Max +73%
3760662
Xiaomi 17T
2173332
CPU 1048345 649639
GPU 1432351 699299
Memory 476680 361711
UX 803286 462683
Total score 3760662 2173332
Samples [3 tests] [13 tests]
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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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Xiaomi 17T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Litegrey)AnTuTu 122216950
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Bipper)AnTuTu 122325053
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Sakolin)AnTuTu 112117709
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Τ±Υ’Φ…-techπŸ‡¦πŸ‡²)AnTuTu 122261643
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu)Geekbench 6 GPU12528
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5333 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 - 5 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8550 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:50 hr
Watching video - 18:40 hr
Gaming - 07:52 hr
Standby - 112 hr
General battery life
Redmi K90 Max
n/a
Xiaomi 17T
28:50 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Omnivision OV50
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/3.0
Focal length - 115 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size - 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
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 6E (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 Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 May 2026
Release date April 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $749
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 17T.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
2 (33.3%)
4 (66.7%)
Total votes: 6

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