Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs Redmi K70
87
out of 100
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68
out of 100
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 K70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 year and 10 months 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- 78% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3126K versus 1757K)
- Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 5000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Reverse charging feature
- 57% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3001 and 1915 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K70
- 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 PPI)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 526 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 4000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.1% |
| 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) | 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.21 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25162 | 6840 |
| Single-core score | 3001 | 1915 |
| Multi-core score | 9442 | 5560 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 855427 | 553922 |
| GPU | 1149527 | 434880 |
| Memory | 475197 | 311861 |
| UX | 646343 | 456381 |
| Total score | 3126494 | 1757044 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2328 | 1016 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 94% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10874 | 4951 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3600 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 13957 |
| Video editing | 8458 | 7265 |
| Photo editing | 39118 | 32179 |
| Data manipulation | 16086 | 14272 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 17828 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#80th 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 Redmi K70
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-22 (@stay_driven) | AnTuTu 11 | 1808163 |
| π 2026-06-18 (MaNameBin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1778097 |
| π 2026-05-25 (MaNameBin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1757044 |
| π 2026-05-05 (Zamu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1769084 |
| π 2026-05-02 (AmogusLol) | AnTuTu 11 | 1762724 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (64% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:27 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | OmniVision OVX8000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 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 | December 2023 |
| Release date | October 2025 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $370 | $475 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi K90 |
| 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, 120 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi K70:
- Xiaomi Redmi K70 is a Chinese version of Poco F6 Pro.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi K90 is definitely a better buy.
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