TL; DR
- Redmi has officially teased the Turbo 5 for India, marking the first official launch of the Turbo series in the country.
- The phone is expected to closely match the Chinese Redmi Turbo 5 with the Dimensity 8500 Ultra chipset, 120 Hz AMOLED display, and up to 12 GB RAM.
- India pricing is expected to be around ₹30,000, though the Indian variant may use a smaller 6,500 mAh battery instead of the 7,560 mAh battery used in China.
Redmi has officially started teasing the Redmi Turbo 5 for the Indian market, confirming that the performance-focused Turbo series is finally making its way to India. This will be the first Turbo-branded Redmi phone to launch officially in the country.
The Turbo lineup sits between Redmi’s regular mid-range phones and full flagship devices, focusing heavily on performance, gaming, thermals, and aggressive pricing.
The Indian Redmi Turbo 5 is expected to remain very close to the Chinese Redmi Turbo 5 that launched back in January 2026. That phone came with the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra chipset built on a 4 nm process, paired with up to 16 GB RAM and up to 512 GB UFS 4.1 storage. However, the Indian version could only offer up to 12 GB RAM.
The chipset uses an octa-core CPU setup with one Cortex-A725 core clocked at 3.4 GHz, three Cortex-A725 cores at 3.2 GHz, and four Cortex-A725 efficiency cores at 2.2 GHz. Graphics are handled by the Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
On the front, the phone uses a 6.59-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 1268 x 2756, 120 Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision support, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, and extremely high 3840 Hz PWM dimming. Peak brightness is rated at 3,500 nits.
ALSO READ: OPPO Find X9 Ultra and Find X9s India Launch Set for May 21
The Chinese version also packs a massive 7,560 mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100W wired charging support along with 27W reverse wired charging. However, leaks currently suggest the Indian model may switch to a smaller 6,500 mAh battery (like the POCO X8 Pro).
Camera hardware includes a 50 MP main camera using a 1/1.95-inch sensor with OIS along with an 8 MP ultra-wide camera. The front camera is a 20 MP shooter.
The phone also includes an aluminum frame, stereo speakers with Hi-Res audio support, an in-display optical fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, IR blaster support, USB Type-C 2.0, and IP68/IP69K water and dust resistance.
The device is expected to launch with Android 16 and HyperOS 3 out of the box.
Redmi Turbo 5 Expected Pricing
As for pricing, current expectations place the Redmi Turbo 5 around the ₹30,000 segment in India. Redmi is expected to confirm the official launch date, India-specific specifications, and final pricing in the coming weeks.
You can follow Smartprix on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google News. Visit smartprix.com for the latest tech and auto news, reviews, and guides.
