Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs 17 Pro
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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 Xiaomi 17 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 month 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
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 6300 mAh
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 3126K)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 11% higher pixel density (464 vs 419 PPI)
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 3001 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1220 x 2656 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 102.8% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
17 Pro
6.3β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 4610 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25162 | 27343 |
| Single-core score | 3001 | 3871 |
| Multi-core score | 9442 | 12033 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 855427 | 1004041 |
| GPU | 1149527 | 1307517 |
| Memory | 475197 | 470024 |
| UX | 646343 | 787772 |
| Total score | 3126494 | 3569354 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 81% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2328 | 2404 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10874 | 10752 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 17802 |
| Video editing | 8458 | 8078 |
| Photo editing | 39118 | 37143 |
| Data manipulation | 16086 | 17701 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 24706 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (80th and 41st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-03 (Khao D) | AnTuTu 11 | 3059889 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Bahodir) | AnTuTu 11 | 3143183 |
| π 2026-07-21 (ThanhTai) | AnTuTu 11 | 3126494 |
| π 2026-06-29 -> Baominh | AnTuTu 11 | 3248037 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Thien) | AnTuTu 11 | 3223695 |
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3569354 |
| π 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu 11 | 3433545 |
| π 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu 11 | 3705564 |
| π 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3554073 |
| π 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 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 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 54 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7100 mAh | 6300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:47 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 102Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) 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 - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 115 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 |
| 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 |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $370 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro. But if the design is more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi K90.
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