Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs K100 Pro Max

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 Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max, which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
  • Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Comes with 1510 mAh larger battery capacity: 9070 vs 7560 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The phone is 10 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and K100 Pro Max 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
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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
98.7
(Very good)
Value Index
93.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1200 x 2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 91.6%
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) 163.49 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 77.94 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.45 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 238 g (8.4 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4600 MHz 4610 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 27658 27595
Single-core score 3687 3662
Multi-core score 11219 11299
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1131610 1035083
GPU 1407372 1341391
Memory 516269 514307
UX 842570 832022
Total score 3897821 3722803
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15760 -
Video editing 8107 -
Photo editing 35534 -
Data manipulation 18051 -
Writing score 23843 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (29th and 35th 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
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet

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 HyperOS 3
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7560 mAh 9070 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 (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
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 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 102Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/3.0
Focal length 115 mm 115 mm
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm 18 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus - No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 -
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
Network
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 2.1
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 August 2026
Release date October 2025 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $560 $620
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, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max.

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