Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs K80 Ultra
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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 Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 4 months before. 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
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 2926K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 2877 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3200 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% | 90% |
| 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) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3630 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27658 | 23887 |
| Single-core score | 3687 | 2877 |
| Multi-core score | 11219 | 9174 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1131610 | 880310 |
| GPU | 1407372 | 988809 |
| Memory | 516269 | 415150 |
| UX | 842570 | 642399 |
| Total score | 3897821 | 2926668 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [16 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 (36th and 123rd 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 |
Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 -> Tablet2023 | Battery life | SOT 8:43 / 34:56 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> Tablet2023 | Battery life | SOT 8:43 / 28:46 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Syed Shahzaib Subhani | AnTuTu 12 | 3103556 |
| π 2026-09-14 (1mpressa) | AnTuTu 12 | 2956884 |
| π 2026-08-22 (DinoXSMAX) | AnTuTu 11 | 3046337 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5333 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 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7560 mAh | 7410 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) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Hunter 950 | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Focal length | 115 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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) |
| 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 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.1 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | June 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $560 | $399 |
| 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, design, and sound.
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