REDMI Turbo 5 Series Launch Tomorrow: 9000mAh Battery, Dimensity 9500s Power

Xiaomi is clearly in no mood to play safe in 2026. The company has officially confirmed that the REDMI Turbo 5 series will launch in China tomorrow, January 29, and this feels like one of Redmi’s boldest moves in years.

At a time when most brands are playing the “minor upgrade” game, Redmi is going all in on raw performance and battery life, two things users actually care about. The spotlight, unsurprisingly, is on the REDMI Turbo 5 Max, a phone that looks determined to embarrass devices costing much more.

The launch event kicks off at 7 pm China time (4:30 pm IST), and along with the phones, Xiaomi will also unveil the Redmi Buds 8 Pro and the Redmi Pad 2 Pro Harry Potter Edition.

REDMI Turbo 5 series positioning

According to Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group and head of the Redmi brand, the REDMI Turbo 5 series is aimed squarely at the fiercely competitive 2,500 Yuan price segment (roughly Rs 33,000). That’s a crowded battlefield, but Redmi seems confident.

The lineup includes two models:

• Redmi Turbo 5
• Redmi Turbo 5 Max

Both phones focus on performance, thermal management and long-term usability rather than gimmicks. That alone makes this launch feel refreshing.

REDMI Turbo 5 series Max battery

Let’s address the headline feature first. The REDMI Turbo 5 series, led by the Turbo 5 Max, introduces a massive 9,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. This is the largest battery Xiaomi has ever put into a smartphone.

Charging specs are equally aggressive:

• 100W wired fast charging with PPS support
• 27W reverse wired charging, effectively turning the phone into a power bank

Xiaomi claims real-world endurance that rivals some 10,000mAh phones, due to HyperOS-level power optimisation. If that holds true, battery anxiety might finally become a thing of the past, at least in this segment.

REDMI Turbo 5 series performance

Performance is where the REDMI Turbo 5 series Max really flexes. It becomes the world’s first smartphone powered by MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9500s chipset, built on TSMC’s advanced N3E 3nm process.

The CPU and GPU setup includes the following:

• Cortex-X925 prime core clocked at 3.73GHz
• Three Cortex-X4 cores at 3.30GHz
• Four Cortex-A720 efficiency cores
• Mali Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU

Redmi claims an AnTuTu score north of 3.61 million, putting it dangerously close to flagship phones powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chips. Add LPDDR5X Ultra RAM, UFS 4.1 storage and an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and you’re looking at a near-flagship experience for much less money.

REDMI Turbo 5 series display and design

Design-wise, Redmi hasn’t cut corners. The Turbo 5 Max features a 6.83-inch M10 OLED display with:

• 3,500 nits peak brightness
• High-frequency PWM + DC dimming
• Near-zero flicker eye protection

The phone sports ultra-slim bezels, large rounded corners, a CNC metal frame and a fibreglass back. The metallic racetrack-style camera module with a turbine light strip adds character, while the new Sea Breeze Blue and Sunshine Orange colours look unapologetically bold.

The standard Turbo 5 gets a smaller 6.59-inch AMOLED display, a metal frame, glass back and runs on the Dimensity 8500-Ultra chip with a still-impressive 7,560mAh battery.

REDMI Turbo 5 series extras

Xiaomi is also launching the Redmi Buds 8 Pro alongside the REDMI Turbo 5 series. These earbuds pack:

• Dual 6.7mm ceramic drivers + 11mm dynamic driver
• LHDC-V5, MIHC codec and Hi-Res Wireless Audio
• Up to 55dB adaptive noise cancellation

Simply put, Xiaomi is clearly building an ecosystem around performance-focused users.

REDMI Turbo 5 series global outlook

For now, the REDMI Turbo 5 series is confirmed only for China. But let’s be real, these phones are almost certainly headed for global markets under the POCO branding. The Turbo 5 Max could arrive as the POCO X8 Pro Max and if pricing stays aggressive, competitors should be worried.

This launch proves Redmi still understands value better than most brands. Big battery, cutting-edge chipset, clean design, no fluff. If Xiaomi gets the pricing right internationally, the Turbo 5 series could easily become one of 2026’s most talked-about smartphones.

Tomorrow’s launch might just reset expectations for what “mid-range” really means.

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