Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Realme GT 8 Pro

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 Realme GT 8 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 22% higher pixel density (508 vs 416 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Realme GT 8 Pro 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
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12 / 256 GB
98.7
(Very good)
Value Index
33.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1440 x 3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 7000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 60-120
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 91%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
4000 nits

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 161.8 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 76.87 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.24/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) Β· 60 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.9%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Realme GT 8 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4600 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Realme GT 8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT 8 Pro +1%
3711
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 8 Pro +1%
28004
Compute Score (GPU) 27658 28004
Single-core score 3687 3711
Multi-core score 11219 11175
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 8 Pro +3%
4024736
CPU 1131610 1129296
GPU 1407372 1516328
Memory 516269 465192
UX 842570 913920
Total score 3897821 4024736
Samples [3 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT 8 Pro +15%
3001
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 19 FPS 22 FPS
Graphics score 2613 3001
3DMark Solar Bay
GT 8 Pro +5%
12974
Graphics test 47 FPS 49 FPS
Section 1 54 FPS 57 FPS
Section 2 47 FPS 49 FPS
Section 3 39 FPS 42 FPS
Graphics score 12330 12974
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Graphics score 6490 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
GT 8 Pro +45%
26260
Web score 15760 30905
Video editing 8107 7273
Photo editing 35534 69025
Data manipulation 18051 18371
Writing score 23843 43824
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (36th and 25th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu 114119955
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Xioami)Geekbench 6 CPU3713 / 11324
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (DARK)Geekbench 6 CPU3760 / 11149
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Xiaomi User)Geekbench 6 CPU3685 / 11205
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (WoW !!)Geekbench 6 CPU3676 / 11184
Realme GT 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Mj.)AnTuTu 114016269
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (Gulhark)AnTuTu 113957182
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Zergo)AnTuTu 113898421
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh)AnTuTu 114243822
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (mrt)AnTuTu 114379440

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 16
ROM HyperOS 3 Realme UI 7.0
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 7560 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable Yes No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (86% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:40 hr
Battery cycles - 1100 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 16:17 hr
Watching video - 24:49 hr
Gaming - 08:34 hr
Standby - 157 hr
General battery life

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 Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.6
Focal length 115 mm 65 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.5 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 16 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 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 6.0
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
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 - No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 October 2025
Release date October 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $560 $999
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, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 Pro. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max.

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