Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,657, while Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM scores 3,364, making Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 offers 6.59 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM's Flexible AMOLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 delivers longer battery life with 16h 05m, while Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM delivers 14h 42m, making Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5

₹40,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM

₹38,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 2026

03 2026

10 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7540 mAh	5400 mAh	8000 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	50W Quick Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Premium build with class-leading durability
Bright, immersive display
Excellent gaming & overall performance
Massive battery & fast charging

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Too many pre-installed apps
Thermal management needs improvement

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(733 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,818 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹40,999

@ Amazon

₹38,990

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

June 19, 2026

(Official)

March 5, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 810

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Liquid Cooling

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,135,669

1,176,492

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

21.0 s

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,175

1,116

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

4500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

480 Hz

2500 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

440 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.81 %

87.37 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %

N/A

93.6 %

Design

Height

157.53 mm

163.9 mm

162.56 mm

Width

75.19 mm

77.5 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.18 mm

8.5 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

204 grams

205 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7540 mAh

5400 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 51% in 30 minutes

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 05m

14h 42m

18h 49m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

51m

1h 11m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)