Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs K100 Pro

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 Pro, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and came out 9 months after. 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 K100 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Comes with 1480 mAh larger battery capacity: 8580 vs 7100 mAh
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3531K versus 3126K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The phone is 9 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3474 and 3001 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and K100 Pro 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
101.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1156 x 2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 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% 89.9%
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) 157.49 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 75.25 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.55 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
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 4.61 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 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3001
3474
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9442
10594
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 +21%
25162
Compute Score (GPU) 25162 20875
Single-core score 3001 3474
Multi-core score 9442 10594
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3126494
3531378
CPU 855427 1072515
GPU 1149527 1108332
Memory 475197 543094
UX 646343 807437
Total score 3126494 3531378
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 17 FPS -
Graphics score 2328 -
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]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 21945 -
Video editing 8458 -
Photo editing 39118 -
Data manipulation 16086 -
Writing score 22647 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (97th and 59th 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
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (BATBOLD)AnTuTu 123645532
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (BATBOLD)Geekbench 6 GPU21184
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (BATBOLD)Geekbench 6 CPU3501 / 10663
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (BATBOLD)AnTuTu 123520171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094

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 7100 mAh 8580 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

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 60 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Omnivision OV08F -
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 Omnivision OV20B OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
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
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 October 2025 August 2026
Release date October 2025 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $550
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro -
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro. It has a better battery life, connectivity, and sound.

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