Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra vs K90 Pro Max

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 K90 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 990 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 7560 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 3233K)
  • 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 3261 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

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

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
131.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
98.7
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1200 x 2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness in HDR 9500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 91.9%
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) 163.33 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 77.82 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4320 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24370 27658
Single-core score 3261 3687
Multi-core score 10224 11219
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3233695
3897821
CPU 924949 1131610
GPU 1161971 1407372
Memory 466704 516269
UX 680071 842570
Total score 3233695 3897821
Samples Less than 3 [3 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
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 (70th and 35th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
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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

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 8550 mAh 7560 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No Yes
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital 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 1920 FPS (710p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 102Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 - Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/3.0
Focal length - 115 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 18 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No 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 Stereo 2.1
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2026 October 2025
Release date June 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $440 $560
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 camera, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max. But if the display, battery life, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra.

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