Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Huawei Mate 70 Air
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 23, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 70 Air, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020A. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 1504K)
- Comes with 1060 mAh larger battery capacity: 7560 vs 6500 mAh
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 1212 points
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70 Air
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 7 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1320 x 2760 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Huawei Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) | 165 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) | 81.5 mm (3.21 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.6 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020A |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27658 | 3730 |
| Single-core score | 3687 | 1212 |
| Multi-core score | 11219 | 3483 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1131610 | 537902 |
| GPU | 1407372 | 242916 |
| Memory | 516269 | 412154 |
| UX | 842570 | 311997 |
| Total score | 3897821 | 1504969 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 78% | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2613 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 54 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12330 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6490 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15760 | - |
| Video editing | 8107 | - |
| Photo editing | 35534 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18051 | - |
| Writing score | 23843 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#25th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-03 (Xioami) | GeekBench CPU | 3713 / 11324 |
| π 2026-09-03 (DARK) | GeekBench CPU | 3760 / 11149 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Xiaomi User) | GeekBench CPU | 3685 / 11205 |
| π 2026-08-17 (WoW !!) | GeekBench CPU | 3676 / 11184 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Kazuki) | AnTuTu | 3699282 |
Huawei Mate 70 Air
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 5.1 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7560 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 | 1/1.3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.7 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 |
| 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 | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $560 | $600 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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