Honor 90 GT vs Redmi K70: Specs Comparison

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    Michele Ingelido
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    The niche of flagship killer is actually very wide and, if you want a phone that provides you the maximum performance at the most affordable price, you currently have a lot of choices. Among the latest and most interesting ones, are the new Honor 90 GT and the Redmi K70 by Xiaomi’s sub-brand. Two phones with a very affordable price tag sporting flagship-class hardware and excellent performance, especially for gamers and power users. If you need to know which one is the best, go ahead with this comparison between the main specifications of the Honor 90 GT and the Redmi K70.

    Honor 90 GT vs Xiaomi Redmi K70

    Honor 90 GT Xiaomi Redmi K70
    DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 161 x 74.2 x 7.9 mm,
    185 g    		 160.9 x 75 x 8.2 mm,
    209 g
    DISPLAY 6.7 inches, 1200 x 2664 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED 6.67 inches, 1440 x 3200 pixels (Quad HD+), OLED
    PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, octa-core 3.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, octa-core 3.2 GHz
    MEMORY 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 24 GB RAM, 1 TB 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 16 GB RAM, 1 TB
    SOFTWARE Android 13, Magic OS Android 14, HyperOS
    CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS
    CAMERA Dual 50 + 12 MP, f/1.7 + f/2.2
    Single 16 MP f/2.4 front camera    		 Triple 50 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.6
    16 MP front camera
    BATTERY 5000 mAh, Fast charging 100W 5000 mAh, fast charging 120W
    ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, reverse wired charging 5G, dual SIM

    Design

    The Redmi K70 and the Honor 90 GT are not made with premium materials: they feature a plastic body, so do not expect the most amazing look and feel. But they come with clean designs and very narrow bezels around the display, so they still look cool. With the Honor 90 GT, you can get a more compact phone: it is thinner and lighter, and it comes with narrower bezels around the screen. But I personally prefer the design of its rival because the camera module has the same color as the rest of the body, so it looks more elegant. Which one would you prefer?

    Display

    The Redmi K70 is equipped with a slightly better display, at least on the paper. It is an OLED panel with a diagonal of 6.67 inches, a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision support, and HDR10+ certification. The screen is able to show up to 68 billion colors with a peak brightness of 4000 nits, and it sports an in-display fingerprint scanner. The handset is also equipped with stereo speakers for an enhanced audio experience. The Honor 90 GT has an AMOLED display with a diagonal of 6.7 inches, a 1.5K resolution of 1200 x 2664 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR certification, and a peak brightness of 2600 nits. The display sports an in-display fingerprint reader and you can even get stereo speakers on this phone too.

    Specs & Software

    The Honor 90 GT and the Redmi K70 are both equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform, which is the best chipset by Qualcomm if we exclude the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The chipset is built with a 4 nm production process and it has an octa-core architecture including a Cortex X3 CPU running at a max frequency of 3.2 GHz, two Cortex A715 CPUs running at 2.8 GHz, two Cortex A710 CPUs running at 2.8 GHz, three Cortex A510 CPUs running at 2 GHz, and an Adreno 740 GPU. The Honor 90 GT wins the hardware comparison because it features up to 24 GB of RAM, while its rival stops at 16 GB of RAM. Both phones come with up to 1 TB of native storage. The big advantage of the Redmi K70 is the fact that it ships with Android 14 out of the box, customized by HyperOS, while the Honor flagship killer still comes with Android 13, customized by MagicOS 7.2.

    Camera

    The Honor 90 GT has a more interesting camera department: both phones come with a 50 MP main camera and OIS, but the Honor has a better 12 MP ultrawide camera, while the ultrawide shooter found on its opponent is an inferior 8 MP sensor. The Redmi sports an additional macro camera, but it is pretty useless, and both phones include a 16 MP selfie snapper.

    Battery

    The Honor 90 GT and the Redmi K70 are both equipped with a battery sporting a capacity of 5000 mAh. Given that they have the same battery capacity and the same processor, you can expect a similar battery life. However, the latter charges faster because it supports 120W fast charging instead of just 100W.

    Price

    The Honor 90 GT is actually available in China with a starting price of €330 or $350, while you need about €320 or $340 in order to purchase the base variant of the Redmi K70. Which one would you pick?

    Honor 90 GT vs Xiaomi Redmi K70: PRO and CONS

    Xiaomi Redmi K70

    PRO

    • Better display
    • Faster charging
    • Macro camera
    • Wi-Fi 7
    • Android 14 out of the box

    CONS

    • Inferior ultrawide camera

    Honor 90 GT

    PRO

    • Better ultrawide camera
    • Wider display
    • Reverse charging
    • More RAM

    CONS

    • Ships with Android 13

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