On April 21, Xiaomi will re-enter the Gaming Phone market with Redmi K90 Max, a Chinese-exclusive that should also find space here with us as the Xiaomi 17T Pro (albeit with some concessions specifically on the gaming side).
Waiting to learn more about the international release, let’s start taking a look at the model coming to the homeland. This time it’s Geekbench’s turn to show us what the new Redmi is made of, equipped with the latest flagship Dimensity.
Redmi K90 Max: what the first Geekbench benchmarks say
The flagship appears on the benchmark platform with the code 2604FRK1EC, now widely linked to Redmi K90 Max thanks to earlier leaked certifications. The flagship arrives with the Dimensity 9500 chipset on board, also confirmed by Xiaomi: it is MediaTek’s flagship SoC, the number 1 rival of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
We are talking about a 3 nm solution with an All-Big-Core architecture and a maximum frequency of 4.21 GHz — via the new ARM C1 Ultra core. The new Mali GPU improves both performance and energy efficiency, continuing to offer goodies like hardware ray tracing.
In the single-core and multi-core tests, the device scored 3,513 and 10,711 points, with 16 GB of RAM and Android 16 on the software side. Below you will find an overview of the specifications, awaiting the debut: recall that the Chinese launch is set for April 21. The phone is expected in Global form as Xiaomi 17T Pro, but in this case there are rumors that there will be a wait, though not too long (they’re already aiming for May).
Presumed technical specifications
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- Certification: IP66/IP68/IP69
- Display: Flat AMOLED LTPO 6.83″ 1.5K (2,760 × 1,256 pixels) with 165 Hz refresh rate, up to 3,600 nits brightness, 12-bit color
- Security: under-display fingerprint reader (ultrasound)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber + internal fan
- SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 9500, 3 nm TSMC
- CPU octa-core
- 1 x 4.21 GHz – ARM C1-Ultra
- 3 x 3.50 GHz – ARM C1-Premium
- 4 x 2.7 GHz – ARM C1-Pro
- GPU: ARM Mali G1-Ultra
- RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5X
- Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 not expandable
- Battery: 8,550 mAh, silicon-carbon
- Charging: 100W, reverse 22.5W
- Camera: 50 MP (f/?) with Light Fusion, OIS and ultra-wide
- Selfie camera:
- Connectivity and more: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C, IR sensor, Surge T1 chip, D2 chip for graphics
- Operating system: Android 16 with HyperOS 3
