The Redmi K90 Max is finally official in China, after weeks of teasers and updates. It has launched alongside the budget Redmi Buds 8 and is positioned between the standard Redmi K90 and the top-tier Redmi K90 Pro Max. Positioned as a performance-driven premium mid-range offering, this is the first "K90 series" phone to feature an active cooling fan along with a flagship Dimensity processor.
Redmi K90 Max Specifications and Features
Before we even dive into the internals of the Redmi K90 Max, the design of the smartphone makes it a major talking point. It builds on the design of the Redmi K90 Pro Max, with its edge-to-edge camera island. However, it swaps the Bose-branded woofer for a physical cooling fan.
It even features narrow ventilation slits at the bottom of the camera deco for airflow and heat dissipation. Redmi claims that this physical cooling implementation allows the K90 Max to drop its temperature by 10°C within 100 seconds via a dedicated high-speed cooling mode. It is further aided by the aerospace-grade aluminium alloy mid-frame for even heat distribution.
At the front, the Redmi K90 Max features a 6.83-inch 1.5K 12-bit OLED display with 165 Hz refresh rate and 3,500 nits of peak brightness. The panel also brings Eye Protection Mode 3.0 support, full-brightness DC Dimming and 1 nit of low brightness.
For performance, the smartphone relies on the flagship Dimensity 9500 chipset, making it the most powerful K90 series phone. The phone is paired with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1 TB of UFS 4.1 storage. For software, K90 Max ships with Android 16-based HyperOS 3 and five years of software support promise.
Moving to the cameras, the Redmi K90 Max features a dual rear camera setup backed by a 50 MP Light Hunter 950 main camera and an 8 MP ultra-wide angle lens. It also features a 20 MP selfie camera capable of recording 1080p videos at 30 FPS.
Coming to the battery and charging capabilities of the phone, it packs the biggest battery in the entire lineup with an 8,550mAh capacity. It brings 100W fast USB-C charging and 22.5W reverse wired charging to the table, along with support for Bypass Charging during gaming. Sadly, the phone misses out on wireless charging.
Aside from that, the Redmi K90 Max brings an official IP66 + IP68 + IP69 + IP69K dust and water resistance rating, an in-display fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, dual 5G SIM support and more.
Lastly, coming to pricing, the Redmi K90 Max starts at 3,199 Chinese yuan (approximately Rs 44,000) for 12 GB + 256 GB. It is also available in four other RAM and storage options and the top-of-the-line model costs 4,699 Chinese yuan (approximately Rs 65,000) for 16 GB + 1 TB. The phone is currently up for pre-order and interested folks can place their order in Space Silver, Shadow Black and Sky Blue colourways.
-356w.webp "Infinix Note 60 Pro front and back in Mocha Brown")
