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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs Poco F8 Pro

85 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
85 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Xiaomi Poco F8 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 Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 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 2790 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 6210 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Poco F8 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
85.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
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Poco F8 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1156 x 2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Poco F8 Pro
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 157.5 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3730 MHz 4470 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 Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +36%
24941
Poco F8 Pro
18324
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 18324
Single-core score 2877 3013
Multi-core score 9236 9287
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
3100039
Poco F8 Pro +1%
3124552
CPU 923416 947041
GPU 1068085 1160694
Memory 433276 387566
UX 675262 629251
Total score 3100039 3124552
Samples [16 tests] [32 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (95th and 90th 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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Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (poco f8 pro)AnTuTu 123478780
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main)AnTuTu 123251600
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> Jayjellyjafetjessy_88AnTuTu 113084676
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Takehashi)AnTuTu 113167640
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (Chilliadx)AnTuTu 113043142
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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 HyperOS 3
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 6210 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 No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:39 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 12:55 hr
Watching video - 21:09 hr
Gaming - 07:36 hr
Standby - 122 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, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
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
- RAW support
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 Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 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/2.2
Focal length - 60 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.612 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08F
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 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 -
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2026 November 2025
Release date January 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $579
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 battery life is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
73 (65.2%)
39 (34.8%)
Total votes: 112

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