Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Tecno Camon 50 Ultra

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 Tecno Camon 50 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
  • 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3100K versus 971K)
  • Comes with 2850 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 6150 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2877 and 1035 points
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Weighs 41 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Tecno Camon 50 Ultra 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1208 x 2644 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 162.4 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange Black, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Max clock 3730 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 12 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 -
Single-core score 2877 1035
Multi-core score 9236 2980
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3100039
CPU 923416 359514
GPU 1068085 156774
Memory 433276 184436
UX 675262 270357
Total score 3100039 971081
Samples [16 tests] [3 tests]

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
Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Ben)AnTuTu 12990046
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 -> LyshwinAnTuTu 121064810
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Ivry)AnTuTu 11949836
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ko)AnTuTu 11896448
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (ekiz)AnTuTu 11968989

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HIOS 16
OS updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 6150 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 45 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 (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:44 hr
Watching video - 21:09 hr
Gaming - 06:57 hr
Standby - 100 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) -
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
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/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 70 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.61 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 14 mm
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

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 155
Zoom - 125
Samples - Photo samples of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 8160 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
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, Galileo
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 No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2026
Release date January 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $399 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 45 W
*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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7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Total votes: 9

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