Naijalicious fans, make we gather round as Xiaomi don kuku drop beta news wey dey burst our brain! Dem don announce say dem go launch di highly anticipated Redmi Turbo 5 series for January 29, 2026, for China, and dis one dey hot like akara for frying pan.
This new mid-range phone line-up go chop our money with two models: di regular Redmi Turbo 5 and di Max version wey dey shine like diamond. Di official photos don show say, even though dem get two models, di non-Max no too different from di Max. Dem still carry di dual-camera setup wey everyone dey craze about, but instead of two flashes behind, na one flash dey shine.
Wetin we know so far? Xiaomi don confirm say di Turbo 5 go run on di Dimensity 8500 chip, wey dem don drop alongside di 9500s. No clear picture yet if dis new chip go blow our mind pass di 8400, but we dey wait for benchmarks after di launch to see wetin e go fit do.
Di phone go still get beta style with metal mid-frame and fine display wey dey get large, rounded corners. Dis one go make di phone comfortable for hand, e no be like dem old bulky phone wey dey pain hand. Di screen size be 6.59 inches, which go fit nicely for pocket.
As for pricing, we go still wait make dem drop dat one. Last year, di Turbo 4 come out with starting price of CNY 1,999 (around $286), so we fit expect something sweet like dat for di Turbo 5 wey dey come.
But hold your horses! Make we quickly yan about di Turbo 5 Max wey also don launch. Dis one carry massive 9,000mAh battery and na di largest battery to ever land for Xiaomi smartphone. E dey support 100W wired fast charging! If dis one no make you dey jump up and down, I no know wetin go make you dey shout!
Di Max model get 6.83-inch 120Hz AMOLED display; e clear like crystal, and we sabi say e go make your eyes dey shine when you dey browse, watch films or play games. Plus di 50MP primary camera wey get OIS, no go disappoint your selfie game at all.
Inside di Turbo 5 Max, you go see di MediaTek Dimensity 9500s wey make am di first smartphone wey go use dis new SoC. Na wetin make dis phone runway model! E dey come with 12GB and even 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM options, plus up to 512GB storage. Plenty room for your jam and every tori wey you wan carry.
Chinese market dey wait as di Max variant starts at CNY 2,499 ($360) – sharp price for all di features wey e dey carry. And e come in four fine colors: Cloud White, Awesome Blue, Sunshine Orange, and Shadow Black. If you no pick your favorite, my brother, wetin you dey do?
So there you have am, my people! Xiaomi dey shake table, and di Redmi Turbo 5 series go burst our heads with beta features and prices wey go make sense. Mark your calendar for January 29 and prepare your minds because Naija no dey slack for tech!
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