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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max vs K80 Ultra

85 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
VS
83 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra

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 Redmi K80 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 7 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 (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
  • Comes with 1590 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7410 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and K80 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
138.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
99.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 5 Max
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Redmi K80 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1280 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90%
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) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.93 mm (3.07 inches) 77.9 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Orange White, Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500s MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max clock 3730 MHz 3630 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max and Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24941 23887
Single-core score 2877 2877
Multi-core score 9236 9174
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 5 Max +6%
3100039
Redmi K80 Ultra
2926668
CPU 923416 880310
GPU 1068085 988809
Memory 433276 415150
UX 675262 642399
Total score 3100039 2926668
Samples [16 tests] [16 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (96th and 124th 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“˜ 2026-10-07 (Taokodeprai)AnTuTu 123110819
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
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Xiaomi Redmi K80 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (KhΓ‘nh)AnTuTu 122949218
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Tablet2023Battery lifeSOT 8:43 / 34:56
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Tablet2023Battery lifeSOT 8:43 / 28:46
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Syed Shahzaib SubhaniAnTuTu 123103556
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (1mpressa)AnTuTu 122956884
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5333 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 15
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7410 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
Full charging time 1:00 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
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 - 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) 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 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
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 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 -
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus 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)
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 No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2026 June 2025
Release date January 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $399
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max. It has a better battery life, software, and sound.

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RandomAccessMemory January 29, 2026 at 08:35 PM
Choose Redmi K80 Ultra for Overall specs and 1tb and Dual Chip for gaming Choose Redmi turbo 5 max for Battery Performance: They are the same just slight tweak improvements on Turbo 5 but doesn't have Dual Chip and 1tb Variant
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Manu October 15, 2026 at 12:08 AM
There is 1tb variant dawg
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