Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K90 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K90

43 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi K90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi K90

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, vs Xiaomi Redmi K90, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 206g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi K90
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7100mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K90
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming 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
Smartphones:
Redmi Note 8 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi K90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.53 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1156x2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi n/a
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 640 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 89.9 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 157.49 mm (6.2 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 75.25 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %
Xiaomi Redmi K90
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 2.0 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 144 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Xiaomi Redmi K90
2856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Xiaomi Redmi K90
8814
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6022856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16848814
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24427
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Redmi K90]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
Xiaomi Redmi K90
3218814
CPU120779916055
GPU786521150313
Memory72733513749
UX96826638697
NanoReview Score3689903218814
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1321n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Writing score8202n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5662n/a
Data manipulation7000n/a
NanoReview Score8104n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
OS Size 10.3 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 7100 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 2:00 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
Video Playback12:01 hn/a
Games05:02 hn/a
Standby Mode115 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KGW1Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.71/1.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50M
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08F
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K3T1 Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/4
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)n/a
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi K90
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 370
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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