Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra vs Vivo X300 FE

88 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
VS
86 out of 100
Vivo X300 FE

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 30, 2026, against the Vivo X300 FE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
  • Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3233K versus 2869K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3261 and 2818 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo X300 FE
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 40W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Weighs 37 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.17 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Vivo X300 FE 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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131.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
75.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.31 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 9500 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 360 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Ultra
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
X300 FE
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1073 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.91 mm (6.41 inches) 150.83 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 71.76 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Vivo X300 FE
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 4320 MHz 3800 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra and Vivo X300 FE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3261
2818
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10224
9052
Compute Score (GPU)
24370
16659
Compute Score (GPU) 24370 16659
Single-core score 3261 2818
Multi-core score 10224 9052
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3233695
2869139
CPU 924949 861821
GPU 1161971 1005345
Memory 466704 381541
UX 680071 620432
Total score 3233695 2869139
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (72nd and 130th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Vivo X300 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Omar)AnTuTu 123231104

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 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 OriginOS 6
OS size - 27 GB
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8550 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:58 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED 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 1920 FPS (710p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 110°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 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 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.6
Focal length - 70 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX882
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
79.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2026 March 2026
Release date June 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $440 $649
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

If the gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Vivo X300 FE.

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