Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs K100 Pro Max
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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 Redmi K100 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 10 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90
- Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
- Comes with 1970 mAh larger battery capacity: 9070 vs 7100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3722K versus 3126K)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 416 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% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Redmi K100 Pro Max
6.9β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Redmi K90
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~9% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 163.49 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.94 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.45 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 238 g (8.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25162 | 27595 |
| Single-core score | 3001 | 3662 |
| Multi-core score | 9442 | 11299 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 855427 | 1035083 |
| GPU | 1149527 | 1341391 |
| Memory | 475197 | 514307 |
| UX | 646343 | 832022 |
| Total score | 3126494 | 3722803 |
| 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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | - |
| Video editing | 8458 | - |
| Photo editing | 39118 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16086 | - |
| Writing score | 22647 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (97th and 50th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-18 (Faysal) | AnTuTu 12 | 3314295 |
| 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 |
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
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 updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7100 mAh | 9070 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, 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 | 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: 200 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 | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 115 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 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 | - | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | OmniVision OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 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 | Omnivision OV20B | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.44" (β 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 |
| 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 | $620 |
| 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 Max. It has a better camera, battery life, connectivity, and sound.
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