Upper mid-range · 2026

Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S26+ Camera shares the Xiaomi 17T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 100W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play

6.83″ AMOLED · 165Hz

9500 12 / 256 GB

8550 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.83″ · AMOLED · 1280 × 2772 · 165 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.83"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1280 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

165 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

3500 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+ · HDR Vivid

HDR

Protection

Dragon Crystal Glass

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) · 8-core 4.21 GHz · Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

3,485,900

v11

CPU

8-core, 4.21 GHz

GPU

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

Process

3 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.1

CPU layout

1x4,21 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3,5 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,7 GHz C1 Pro

Software & updates

Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 20 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.7

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50 Light Fusion 800, 1/1.55", 1µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 17T , Xiaomi 15T

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

8K video, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

8550 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8550 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 16/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB · 16/1TB

Storage type

UFS 4.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B19, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

227 g · 8.2 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

227 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · proximity · gyro

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1280 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.83″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.5M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.7 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 20 MP vs 12 MP selfie

113% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 8,550 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1280 × 2772 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.83″ vs 6.3″ screen

99% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 8,550 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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