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Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 14

89 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
VS
77 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
Xiaomi 14

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 23, 2025, against the Xiaomi 14, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 years 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 Pro Max
  • Comes with 2950 mAh larger battery capacity: 7560 vs 4610 mAh
  • Has a 0.54 inch larger screen size
  • 65% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3897K versus 2363K)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 67% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3687 and 2206 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.32 mm narrower
  • Weighs 25 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi 14 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 65% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi 14 to Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi K90 Pro Max
vs
Xiaomi 14

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1200 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 429 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Xiaomi 14
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.33 mm (6.43 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 77.82 mm (3.06 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Silver, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi K90 Pro Max +3%
91.9%
Xiaomi 14
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi 14
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4600 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 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 840 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max and Xiaomi 14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90 Pro Max +67%
3687
Xiaomi 14
2206
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90 Pro Max +67%
11219
Xiaomi 14
6701
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 Pro Max +84%
27658
Xiaomi 14
15039
Compute Score (GPU) 27658 15039
Single-core score 3687 2206
Multi-core score 11219 6701
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90 Pro Max +65%
3897821
Xiaomi 14
2363726
CPU 1131610 735611
GPU 1407372 746981
Memory 516269 344459
UX 842570 536675
Total score 3897821 2363726
Samples [3 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi K90 Pro Max +73%
2613
Xiaomi 14
1511
Stability 78% 83%
Graphics test 19 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2613 1511
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmi K90 Pro Max +63%
12330
Xiaomi 14
7582
Stability - 80%
Graphics test 47 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 54 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 47 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 39 FPS 25 FPS
Graphics score 12330 7582
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmi K90 Pro Max +43%
6490
Xiaomi 14
4551
Stability - 87%
Graphics test 38 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 6490 4551
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi K90 Pro Max +15%
18083
Xiaomi 14
15662
Web score 15760 15681
Video editing 8107 7814
Photo editing 35534 31599
Data manipulation 18051 14650
Writing score 23843 17307
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (37th and 182nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Max)AnTuTu 114119955
📘 2026-09-03 (Xioami)Geekbench 6 CPU3713 / 11324
📘 2026-09-03 (DARK)Geekbench 6 CPU3760 / 11149
📘 2026-08-18 (Xiaomi User)Geekbench 6 CPU3685 / 11205
📘 2026-08-17 (WoW !!)Geekbench 6 CPU3676 / 11184
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Xiaomi 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-10 (Ahmad Syits)AnTuTu 122582733
📘 2026-10-05 (xfyros)AnTuTu 122560825
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)Geekbench 7 GPU9730
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)Geekbench 7 CPU1824 / 6030
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)AnTuTu 122519660
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size - 28 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7560 mAh 4610 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable Yes No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:59 hr
Watching video - 17:04 hr
Gaming - 05:15 hr
Standby - 111 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 102° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Hunter 950 OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.0
Focal length 115 mm 75 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 14 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 73
Zoom - 134
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus - Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 October 2023
Release date October 2025 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $560 $999
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- 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 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total votes: 4

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