Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 28, 2025, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China), which is powered by the same chip. 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
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 22% higher pixel density (510 vs 419 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China) 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
65.5
(Good)
Value Index
151.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 419 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass Rock Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 163.37 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 76.71 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.05 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4470 MHz 4320 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 3.53 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 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 25162 25182
Single-core score 3001 2936
Multi-core score 9442 9211
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3126494
3225862
CPU 855427 1012692
GPU 1149527 1121085
Memory 475197 400893
UX 646343 691192
Total score 3126494 3225862
Samples [7 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 49%
Graphics test 17 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2328 2406
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 41 FPS -
Section 1 47 FPS -
Section 2 41 FPS -
Section 3 35 FPS -
Graphics score 10874 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi K90 +23%
19246
Web score 21945 18845
Video editing 8458 7438
Photo editing 39118 33345
Data manipulation 16086 11728
Writing score 22647 16618
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (97th and 85th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (Faysal)AnTuTu 123314295
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
Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> MaximumAnTuTu 123347504
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (uncrownedgang)AnTuTu 123355738
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 -> Knsvmc442AnTuTu 113241530
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Rafi)Geekbench 6 CPU2936 / 9211
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Abama)AnTuTu 113314923

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 OriginOS 6

Battery

Capacity 7100 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes 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, 2.5x 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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 Sony LYT-700C
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 (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/3.0 -
Sensor Omnivision OV50M -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08F -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus - No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 - 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
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 No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 October 2025
Release date October 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $370
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro - Vivo iQOO Neo12
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, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China).

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Turjo November 2, 2026 at 01:39 PM
Antutu:3150450 Device redmi k90
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Benjamin July 18, 2026 at 01:38 PM
Iqoo Neo11 has Vivo eSports Q2 Chip btw
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Abir Hasan June 1, 2026 at 07:56 AM
Redmi K90 overall is better than IQOO Neo 11 πŸ’€πŸ”₯
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Mushfiqur Rahman December 19, 2025 at 09:21 PM
iQOO's optimization is much better
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Arafat November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
K 90 Best ,it provides best value for money.
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TriplerYT November 6, 2025 at 04:20 AM
both phones launch in same price.. but k90 offering best value for money πŸ€‘
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