Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7560mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 830 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 91.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 163.33 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 77.82 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
89.8 %
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
3719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
11287
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17523719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)405411287
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
3865467
CPU2980581163106
GPU4216391394796
Memory208897546277
UX227840761288
NanoReview Score11564343865467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
n/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test48 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8045n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score15686n/a
Web score12358n/a
Video editing7351n/a
Data manipulation10467n/a
NanoReview Score13487n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin One UI 5.1 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7560 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No Yes
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:59 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Omnivision Light Hunter 950
Sensor size1/1.331/1.31
Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/3.0
Focal length230 mm115 mm
SensorSony IMX574n/a
Sensor size1/3.521/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom137n/a

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.82 1/3.44
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 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 DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B3/B5/B8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 2.1
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi K90 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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