Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra vs Poco F8 Pro
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 Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 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 Ultra
- Comes with 2340 mAh larger battery capacity: 8550 vs 6210 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- The phone is 7 months newer
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3261 and 3013 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Weighs 28 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1156 x 2510 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 9500 nits | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi K90 Ultra
6.83β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Poco F8 Pro
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.91 mm (6.41 inches) | 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4470 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24370 | 18324 |
| Single-core score | 3261 | 3013 |
| Multi-core score | 10224 | 9287 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 924949 | 947041 |
| GPU | 1161971 | 1160694 |
| Memory | 466704 | 387566 |
| UX | 680071 | 629251 |
| Total score | 3233695 | 3124552 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [32 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (72nd and 91st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
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Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-08 (Poco f8 pro TECH) | AnTuTu 12 | 3367109 |
| π 2026-10-05 (poco f8 pro) | AnTuTu 12 | 3478780 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main) | AnTuTu 12 | 3251600 |
| π 2026-08-07 -> Jayjellyjafetjessy_88 | AnTuTu 11 | 3084676 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Takehashi) | AnTuTu 11 | 3167640 |
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 | 5 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8550 mAh | 6210 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (80% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:39 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:55 hr |
| Watching video | - | 21:09 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:36 hr |
| Standby | - | 122 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#44th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| 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 | 1920 FPS (710p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 |
| 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 | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 60 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.612 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | November 2025 |
| Release date | June 2026 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $440 | $579 |
| 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
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra. But if the connectivity is more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro.
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