Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra vs K70 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 30, 2026, against the Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 2 years before. 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 Ultra
  • Comes with 3050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 5500 mAh
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3233K versus 2384K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3261 and 2256 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and K70 Ultra 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
131.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
116.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 4000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 9500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.91 mm (6.41 inches) 160.4 mm (6.31 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Green, Orange, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max clock 4320 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Immortalis-G720 MC12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
24370
Compute Score (GPU) 24370 13185
Single-core score 3261 2256
Multi-core score 10224 7541
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3233695
2384849
CPU 924949 690068
GPU 1161971 778300
Memory 466704 370642
UX 680071 545839
Total score 3233695 2384849
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1474
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 25 FPS
Section 1 - 27 FPS
Section 2 - 25 FPS
Section 3 - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 6488
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 3834
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 15413
Video editing - 6546
Photo editing - 27049
Data manipulation - 14781
Writing score - 17583
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (81st and 184th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (oxcy)AnTuTu 112523358
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Caleb)Geekbench 6 GPU13185
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Caleb)Geekbench 6 CPU1988 / 7243
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Caleb)AnTuTu 112384849
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Caleb)AnTuTu 112384849

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 14
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 8550 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full charging time - 0:24 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital 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 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor - Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size - 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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)
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 2 -
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort 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 No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2026 July 2024
Release date June 2026 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $440 $360
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
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
Further details
Notes on Redmi K70 Ultra:
    - Also known as Redmi K70 Extreme Edition in China.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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