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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Nothing Phone (4a)

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
69 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4a)
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Nothing Phone (4a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on January 29, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 1 month after. 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
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3100K versus 1039K)
  • Comes with 3920 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 5080 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 50W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Nothing Phone (4a) 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
8 / 128 GB
141.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
vs
Phone (4a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.14/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 100 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +3%
90.2%
Phone (4a)
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Nothing Phone (4a)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 3730 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 1612 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Nothing Phone (4a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +130%
2877
Phone (4a)
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +178%
9236
Phone (4a)
3324
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +424%
24941
Phone (4a)
4758
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 4758
Single-core score 2877 1249
Multi-core score 9236 3324
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +198%
3100039
Phone (4a)
1039119
CPU 923416 436236
GPU 1068085 83260
Memory 433276 228236
UX 675262 291387
Total score 3100039 1039119
Samples [16 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (srxftwd)AnTuTu2983608
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (mehdiafkhamipour)AnTuTu2901493
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Nobody)AnTuTu2903108
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (amogussam1)AnTuTu2811519
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (EJ)AnTuTu3158192
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Nothing Phone (4a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Angedonia)AnTuTu1039119
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Nothing OS 4.1
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 50 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:06 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:51 hr
Watching video - 19:02 hr
Gaming - 05:21 hr
Standby - 111 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung GN9
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.9
Focal length - 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 22 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No 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 Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2026
Release date January 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max is definitely a better buy.

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