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Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs Redmi K80

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90
VS
78 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K80
Xiaomi Redmi K90
Xiaomi Redmi K80

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 28, 2025, against the Xiaomi Redmi K80, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. 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
  • 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3126K versus 2277K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3001 and 2120 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K80
  • 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 PPI)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Redmi K80 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
64.8
(Average)
Value Index
136.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K90
vs
Redmi K80

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
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 (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3200 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 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.4%
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) 160.26 mm (6.31 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 74.95 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.12 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi K90 +1%
89.9%
Redmi K80
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K80
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4470 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K80
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90 +42%
3001
Redmi K80
2120
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90 +45%
9442
Redmi K80
6524
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 +62%
25162
Redmi K80
15551
Compute Score (GPU) 25162 15551
Single-core score 3001 2120
Multi-core score 9442 6524
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90 +37%
3126494
Redmi K80
2277927
CPU 855427 648852
GPU 1149527 764835
Memory 475197 354007
UX 646343 510233
Total score 3126494 2277927
Samples [7 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi K90 +55%
2328
Redmi K80
1501
Stability - 87%
Graphics test 17 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2328 1501
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmi K90 +47%
10874
Redmi K80
7409
Graphics test 41 FPS 28 FPS
Section 1 47 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 28 FPS
Section 3 35 FPS 24 FPS
Graphics score 10874 7409
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmi K90
n/a
Redmi K80
4262
Graphics test - 25 FPS
Graphics score - 4262
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi K90 +12%
19246
Redmi K80
17231
Web score 21945 17939
Video editing 8458 7758
Photo editing 39118 33359
Data manipulation 16086 15562
Writing score 22647 21215
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90
DateBenchmarkResult
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
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Thien)AnTuTu 113223695
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Xiaomi Redmi K80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (MD RONY HOSSEN)AnTuTu 112184870
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Shakib)AnTuTu 112211156
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-07 (shir)AnTuTu 112195081
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-03 (Mux k80)AnTuTu 112476510
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-26 (Mux)Geekbench 6 GPU15551
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Capacity 7100 mAh 6550 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse 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 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
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 OmniVision OVX8000
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
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
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4" (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 -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
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 features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
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

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2025 November 2024
Release date October 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $429
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, 90 W
*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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
37 (68.5%)
17 (31.5%)
Total votes: 54

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