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Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs Redmi K100

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90
VS
86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100
Xiaomi Redmi K90
Xiaomi Redmi K100

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 Redmi K100, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

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
  • Weighs 28.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100
  • Comes with 2900 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 7100 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Redmi K100 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
65.5
(Good)
Value Index
121.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K90
vs
Redmi K100

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1280 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) 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 Tempered 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
Screen space comparison
Redmi K100
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Redmi K90
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 162.91 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 77.93 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.65 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 234.5 g (8.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
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
Redmi K90
89.9%
Redmi K100
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K100
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4470 MHz 4470 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 Redmi D2
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 Xiaomi Redmi K100
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90
3001
Redmi K100 +1%
3024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90
9442
Redmi K100
9471
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90
25162
Redmi K100
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 25162 -
Single-core score 3001 3024
Multi-core score 9442 9471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90
3126494
Redmi K100 +6%
3298726
CPU 855427 961536
GPU 1149527 1189758
Memory 475197 484604
UX 646343 662828
Total score 3126494 3298726
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 17 FPS -
Graphics score 2328 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmi K90
10874
Redmi K100
n/a
Graphics test 41 FPS -
Section 1 47 FPS -
Section 2 41 FPS -
Section 3 35 FPS -
Graphics score 10874 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi K90
19246
Redmi K100
n/a
Web score 21945 -
Video editing 8458 -
Photo editing 39118 -
Data manipulation 16086 -
Writing score 22647 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (94th and 69th place)
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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
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Xiaomi Redmi K100
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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 17
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 4

Battery

Capacity 7100 mAh 10000 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
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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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 -
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV08F
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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, 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 No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 October 2026
Release date October 2025 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $450
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 is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K100.

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