Home > Smartphone comparison > Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs T4 Ultra – which one to choose?

Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Vivo T4 Ultra

85 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
76 out of 100
Vivo T4 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Vivo T4 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 Vivo T4 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 5500 mAh
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3100K versus 2286K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
Reasons to consider the Vivo T4 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Weighs 27 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo T4 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
138.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
92.6
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
vs
T4 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 160.56 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 7.45 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +1%
90.2%
T4 Ultra
89.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo T4 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max clock 3730 MHz 3400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Vivo T4 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +28%
2877
T4 Ultra
2252
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +37%
9236
T4 Ultra
6749
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +70%
24941
T4 Ultra
14713
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 14713
Single-core score 2877 2252
Multi-core score 9236 6749
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +36%
3100039
T4 Ultra
2286808
CPU 923416 728686
GPU 1068085 750320
Memory 433276 291780
UX 675262 516022
Total score 3100039 2286808
Samples [16 tests] [3 tests]
Submit your benchmark results

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
Add View all (21)
Vivo T4 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Purushotam Prajapat)AnTuTu 122403705
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Olliver1006)AnTuTu 112348248
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-09 (Forhad)AnTuTu 111890510
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-06 (Bumble bee)AnTuTu 112286808
Add View all (4)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3.0 Funtouch OS 15

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 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 -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:48 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 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) 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 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX921
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/2.6
Focal length - 85 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX882
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - 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) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 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 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, 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 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 June 2025
Release date January 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $450
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, 90 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
6 (100%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: 6

Related comparisons

1. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
2. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Honor Win
3. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Honor 500 Pro
4. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Oppo K13 Turbo Pro
5. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
6. Vivo T4 Ultra vs Vivo T3 Ultra
7. Vivo T4 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 60 Pro
8. Vivo T4 Ultra vs Vivo X200 FE
9. Vivo T4 Ultra vs Oppo Reno 14
10. Vivo T4 Ultra vs Vivo V50 5G
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский