Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 is a 2024 performance mid-ranger on the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, with a 6.67-inch 120 Hz OLED rated at 2400 nits, a 5000 mAh battery with 90 W charging, and an IP64 body at 179 grams. Our catalog scores it 90 on the everyday axis, 83 on screen and 92 on compactness, a combination that made it the value pick of its year. It launches near $350 for the 12/256 GB trim, with used examples around $306. The Redmi K80 continues the platform above it, and the Redmi Turbo 4 is the direct successor.

Display and design

The 6.67-inch flat OLED refreshes at 120 Hz with a 2400-nit peak, a genuinely bright panel that handles direct sun without squinting, a spec most 2024 mid-rangers skipped. The 179-gram body with an IP64 dust-and-splash rating is among the lightest performance phones of its generation, and the compactness axis of 92 reflects how rare this slimness is at this performance level. Design is restrained slab hardware.

Performance

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 earns an everyday axis of 90 and a gaming axis of 40 in our model: the trimmed flagship chip of 2024 runs current titles at high settings with composed sustained behavior, and everyday interaction on the 120 Hz panel feels flagship-fast. Twelve gigabytes of RAM in the base trim keep multitasking open, and the efficient platform pairs well with the 5000 mAh cell. Performance-per-dollar was the Turbo formula, and this generation executed it cleanly.

Camera

A 50-megapixel main sensor with optical stabilization leads the rear with an 8-megapixel ultrawide alongside, recording up to 4K60. The camera axis of 29 is the accepted trade: daylight shots are clean and stabilized video is reliable, but low-light consistency and zoom sit clearly above this price. For buyers whose shortlist is performance and screen, the camera asks nothing.

Battery and charging

The 5000 mAh battery scores 40 on our battery axis, a dependable full day of mixed use, and the 90 W charging scores 71, refilling it in under an hour. The light 179-gram body never advertises its battery, which is the point: endurance without the endurance-phone bulk. Wireless charging is absent, per the line's cost discipline.

Verdict

The Redmi Turbo 3 remains a reference point for value performance hardware: about $306 used buys a 2400-nit OLED, near-flagship silicon and 179 grams, with the camera as the honest compromise. Software support records are not fully cataloged for this model, which tempers long-term daily-driver plans. Buyers should weigh it against the newer Turbo 4's larger battery; the Turbo 3 wins on weight and price, and that trade is legitimate.