This year we expect no less than three Turbo models on the way and the new addition may come first - Xiaomi posted a teaser for the Turbo 5 Max. The Max will be the fastest phone with the best battery in the CNY 2,500 price segment, says Xiaomi. This converts to $360/€305/₹32,500, though as always, keep in mind that global prices tend to be higher than a simple currency conversion would suggest.
A new hero loading...#StayTuned - This teaser message from Redmi India's official X account marks the beginning of the campaign, with the video prominently featuring the letter R and a 'hero mode' loading sequence, though specific device details remain undisclosed at this stage.
The Redmi Turbo 5 series contains the Redmi Turbo 5 Max, the brand has officially announced earlier this month. The Max suffix is new to this line, which previously only had vanilla and Pro models. Now the Redmi Turbo 5 Max has allegedly been pictured in the renders you can see below, which you should take with a hefty dose of salt since they look like they're AI-generated and we can't vouch for the source.
In September, Qualcomm is rumored to be unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, with the latter being the company's new top dog in the smartphone SoC space until 2027. Now a new rumor from China claims the Xiaomi 18 will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, and not the Pro version of the SoC, since the Elite Gen 6 Pro is apparently going to be too expensive.