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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
86 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo

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 Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7600 mAh
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Weighs 17 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
141.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Redmi Turbo 5 Max
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iQOO Z11 Turbo

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1260 x 2750 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 466 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 5500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.8%
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
iQOO Z11 Turbo
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 157.61 mm (6.21 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 74.42 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3730 MHz 3800 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 21211
Single-core score 2877 2732
Multi-core score 9236 9106
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +1%
3100039
iQOO Z11 Turbo
3068959
CPU 923416 926038
GPU 1068085 1050943
Memory 433276 404976
UX 675262 687002
Total score 3100039 3068959
Samples [16 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 1823
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 35 FPS
Section 1 - 40 FPS
Section 2 - 35 FPS
Section 3 - 29 FPS
Graphics score - 9094
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 18849
Video editing - 7194
Photo editing - 40238
Data manipulation - 15237
Writing score - 25119
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (82nd and 87th 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“˜ 2026-08-03 (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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Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> Vivo IqooAnTuTu3154986
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Π‘ΡƒΠ±Π°)AnTuTu3135649
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu3075422
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Dior)AnTuTu2867447
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> paco_ratertaGeekBench CPU2732 / 9106
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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 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 OriginOS 6
OS updates - 5 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7600 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 27 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16320 x 12240
Zoom Digital Digital (lossless), 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 - 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
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 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 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 No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 January 2026
Release date January 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $469
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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