Xiaomi Redmi K90 vs Redmi K60

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90
VS
62 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K60

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 K60, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3126K versus 1425K)
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 5500 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K60
  • 26% higher pixel density (526 vs 419 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 30W
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Redmi K60 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)

Should I update?
No 87% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi K60 to Xiaomi Redmi K90 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

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) No
Max rated brightness - 1400 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% 87.4%
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) 162.78 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 75.44 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.59 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi K90 +3%
89.9%
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K60
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 4470 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K90 and Xiaomi Redmi K60
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K90 +126%
3001
1325
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K90 +134%
9442
4041
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi K90 +157%
25162
9778
Compute Score (GPU) 25162 9778
Single-core score 3001 1325
Multi-core score 9442 4041
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K90 +119%
3126494
1425621
CPU 855427 533079
GPU 1149527 241414
Memory 475197 239810
UX 646343 411318
Total score 3126494 1425621
Samples [7 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi K90 +173%
2328
854
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 17 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 2328 854
3DMark Solar Bay
10874
n/a
Graphics test 41 FPS -
Section 1 47 FPS -
Section 2 41 FPS -
Section 3 35 FPS -
Graphics score 10874 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
2662
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 15 FPS
Graphics score - 2662
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
19246
n/a
Web score 21945 -
Video editing 8458 -
Photo editing 39118 -
Data manipulation 16086 -
Writing score 22647 -

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
Xiaomi Redmi K60
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Smofan)AnTuTu 111433942
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Nam)AnTuTu 111411729
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-04 (NotMenhera)AnTuTu 111440153
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-04 (trΓΉm lọ chΓ’u mΔ©)AnTuTu 111439283
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-03 (K60 hyperos2.2😍)AnTuTu 111425621

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Capacity 7100 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:51 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
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 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 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
Focal length - 1.12 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 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/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
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 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 2022
Release date October 2025 January 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $450
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, 67 W
Further details
Notes on Redmi K60:
    - This is the Chinese version of the Xiaomi Poco F5 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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