Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs Poco X8 Pro

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 Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra and came out 2 months after. 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
  • Comes with 1060 mAh larger battery capacity: 7560 vs 6500 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Poco X8 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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8 / 256 GB
129.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
145.9
(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 1268 x 2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
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% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
3628 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.53 mm (6.2 inches) 157.53 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) 75.19 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.18 mm (0.32 inches) 8.38 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 201.5 g (7.11 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max clock 3400 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6949
Compute Score (GPU)
13461
Compute Score (GPU) 13154 13461
Single-core score 1729 1707
Multi-core score 6949 6611
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2112047
2085754
CPU 598757 621995
GPU 656478 630489
Memory 382028 372899
UX 474784 460371
Total score 2112047 2085754
Samples Less than 3 [59 tests]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NexxG96AnTuTu 122231936
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NexxG96AnTuTu 112108794
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 -> Arun6194AnTuTu 112112047
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (ghostrider)AnTuTu 122411267
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Flisfy)AnTuTu 122130144
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Kunmeow22)Geekbench 6 CPU1547 / 6536
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ste69)AnTuTu 111906081
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Gb)AnTuTu 112193549

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 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3.0
OS size - 34 GB
OS updates - 5 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7560 mAh 6500 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 - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 0:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:43 hr
Watching video - 20:29 hr
Gaming - 07:35 hr
Standby - 113 hr
General battery life
28:11 hr

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 No
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) 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/1.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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 15 mm
Sensor - SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 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 6 (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 6.0
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 Depends on the region
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2026
Release date January 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $369 $329
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 and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro.

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41 (33.9%)
80 (66.1%)
Total votes: 121

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x8pro user June 27, 2026 at 02:46 AM
wtf 2800k antutu on dimensity 8500?
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Mr.Mobile June 17, 2026 at 08:19 AM
Both are having same chip same software and hardware then why this much difference in antutu ? Especially cpu ??
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