Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500) 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
  • 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3068K versus 2112K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2732 and 1729 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 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
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
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12 / 256 GB
129.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1260 x 2750 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 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% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 157.61 mm (6.21 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 74.42 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3400 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2732
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9106
Compute Score (GPU)
21211
Compute Score (GPU) 13154 21211
Single-core score 1729 2732
Multi-core score 6949 9106
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2112047
3068959
CPU 598757 926038
GPU 656478 1050943
Memory 382028 404976
UX 474784 687002
Total score 2112047 3068959
Samples Less than 3 [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

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 -> Arun6194AnTuTu 112112047
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu 123113255
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> Vivo IqooAnTuTu 113154986
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Π‘ΡƒΠ±Π°)AnTuTu 113135649
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu 113075422
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Dior)AnTuTu 112867447

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 7560 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
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 27 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 0:56 hr

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 IMX882 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 6 (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) $369 $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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo is definitely a better buy.

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