Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 vs iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 scores 6,657, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and iQOO 15R offer the same screen size of 6.59 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and iQOO 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 15R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 offers 20 MP, making iQOO 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 delivers 16h 05m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 and iQOO 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 is rated 8.4.

User Rating: iQOO 15R receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5

₹40,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 2026

03 2026

03 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7540 mAh	7600 mAh	4000 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

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

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Too many pre-installed apps
Thermal management needs improvement

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.2/5

(733 ratings)

4.4/5

(884 ratings)

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹40,999

@ Amazon

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹57,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

June 19, 2026

(Official)

February 24, 2026

(Official)

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

7 Years

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 826

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Liquid Cooling

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

3,078,708

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

13.0 s

N/A

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

5,071

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5000 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

480 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

466 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.81 %

90.69 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %

94.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.53 mm

157.61 mm

146.9 mm

Width

75.19 mm

74.42 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

8.18 mm

7.9 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

204 grams

202 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7540 mAh

7600 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 51% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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

18h 23m

N/A

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

51m

45m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands: