Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Redmi K90

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 K90, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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

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
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 3126K)
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 3001 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Redmi K90 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
98.7
(Very good)
Value Index
64.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1156 x 2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Pro Max
6.9β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Redmi K90
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~9% more screen space

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 157.49 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 75.25 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.9%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi K90
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4470 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi K90
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3687
3001
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11219
9442
Compute Score (GPU)
27658
25162
Compute Score (GPU) 27658 25162
Single-core score 3687 3001
Multi-core score 11219 9442
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3897821
3126494
CPU 1131610 855427
GPU 1407372 1149527
Memory 516269 475197
UX 842570 646343
Total score 3897821 3126494
Samples [3 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
2613
2328
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 19 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 2613 2328
3DMark Solar Bay
12330
10874
Graphics test 47 FPS 41 FPS
Section 1 54 FPS 47 FPS
Section 2 47 FPS 41 FPS
Section 3 39 FPS 35 FPS
Graphics score 12330 10874
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Graphics score 6490 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi K90 +6%
19246
Web score 15760 21945
Video editing 8107 8458
Photo editing 35534 39118
Data manipulation 18051 16086
Writing score 23843 22647
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (36th and 87th 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 K90
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Khao D)AnTuTu 113059889
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Bahodir)AnTuTu 113143183
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (ThanhTai)AnTuTu 113126494
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 -> BaominhAnTuTu 113248037
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Thien)AnTuTu 113223695

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

Battery

Capacity 7560 mAh 7100 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 -
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2.5x
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) 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) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/3.0
Focal length 115 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
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‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution - 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 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/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 -
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
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 October 2025
Release date October 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $560 $370
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, gaming, and connectivity.

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Tharke Htet January 10, 2026 at 06:13 AM
Redmi K Series is Flp Series. But Need Some performance as E-sim . Some midrange also have E-sim.
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Leno December 21, 2025 at 03:59 AM
K90 display is better than k90 pro max? Something wrong i can feel K90 display can't variable 1-120hz K90 pro max display can only do that
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Hani November 8, 2025 at 08:39 PM
It is the time to put esim It is enough Take the place this phones deserve
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