Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Vivo S50 Pro mini
90
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85
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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 Vivo S50 Pro mini, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 2 months 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
- Has a 0.59 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1060 mAh larger battery capacity: 7560 vs 6500 mAh
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 2974K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 3029 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo S50 Pro mini
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 11% higher pixel density (461 vs 416 PPI)
- Better grip in hands β the body is 6.06 mm narrower
- Weighs 27 grams less
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Pro Max
6.9β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
S50 Pro mini
6.31β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) | 150.83 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) | 71.76 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3840 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 829 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27658 | - |
| Single-core score | 3687 | 3029 |
| Multi-core score | 11219 | 9401 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1131610 | 869186 |
| GPU | 1407372 | 1016895 |
| Memory | 516269 | 392372 |
| UX | 842570 | 695748 |
| Total score | 3897821 | 2974201 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [4 tests] |
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 and 104th 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 |
Vivo S50 Pro mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | Battery life | SOT 8:29 / 16:30 |
| π 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | CPU Throttle | 83% |
| π 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | AnTuTu | 2974201 |
| π 2026-07-18 (Quα»³nh) | AnTuTu | 3185790 |
| π 2026-04-17 -> Ruddy3410 | AnTuTu | 2902731 |
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 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7560 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (40 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:58 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 102Β° | 110Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 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 | 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | December 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $560 | $525 |
| 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, 90 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max. It has a better camera, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound.
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Total votes: 10