Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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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 80 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
- 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 2101K)
- Comes with 1560 mAh larger battery capacity: 7560 vs 6000 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 1824 points
- Weighs 21 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1320 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 455 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 8000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 89.9% |
| 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) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 4 + 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 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27658 | 6977 |
| Single-core score | 3687 | 1824 |
| Multi-core score | 11219 | 5701 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1131610 | 689717 |
| GPU | 1407372 | 347164 |
| Memory | 516269 | 581062 |
| UX | 842570 | 483865 |
| Total score | 3897821 | 2101808 |
| 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 (#32nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Max) | AnTuTu 11 | 4119955 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Xioami) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3713 / 11324 |
| π 2026-09-03 (DARK) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3760 / 11149 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Xiaomi User) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3685 / 11205 |
| π 2026-08-17 (WoW !!) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3676 / 11184 |
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7560 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:50 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 6.2x |
| 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 | 102Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 91 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/1.7" (β 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $560 | $1100 |
| 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, 100 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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