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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Honor 500 Pro

85 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
90 out of 100
Honor 500 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Honor 500 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on January 29, 2026, against the Honor 500 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 8000 mAh
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3155 and 2877 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Honor 500 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
138.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
64.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
vs
500 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Aluminosilicate
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
500 Pro
6.55β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 155.8 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 7.75 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
90.2%
500 Pro +1%
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Honor 500 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3730 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Honor 500 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
2877
500 Pro +10%
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
9236
500 Pro +2%
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +4%
24941
500 Pro
24091
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 24091
Single-core score 2877 3155
Multi-core score 9236 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
3100039
500 Pro +4%
3233535
CPU 923416 1090319
GPU 1068085 1124612
Memory 433276 339026
UX 675262 679587
Total score 3100039 3233535
Samples [16 tests] [2 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (95th and 72nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (NAIM KHAN)AnTuTu 123115755
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Naim)AnTuTu 122872829
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (srxftwd)AnTuTu 112983608
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (mehdiafkhamipour)AnTuTu 112901493
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Nobody)AnTuTu 112903108
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Honor 500 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 123254498
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 113155685
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (e)AnTuTu 113233535
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:00 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 117Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2026 November 2025
Release date January 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $505
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor 500 Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max.

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