Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs 17 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Xiaomi 17 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6300 mAh
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3998K versus 3569K)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro
- 12% higher pixel density (464 vs 416 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.8 mm narrower
- Weighs 27 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1220 x 2656 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 103% | 102.8% |
| PWM | 122 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 63 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
17 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27311 | 27343 |
| Single-core score | 3697 | 3871 |
| Multi-core score | 11010 | 12033 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1196188 | 1004041 |
| GPU | 1435952 | 1307517 |
| Memory | 526360 | 470024 |
| UX | 839645 | 787772 |
| Total score | 3998145 | 3569354 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 75% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2410 | 2404 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 42 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 48 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10958 | 10752 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5808 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17696 | 17802 |
| Video editing | 8079 | 8078 |
| Photo editing | 41496 | 37143 |
| Data manipulation | 18359 | 17701 |
| Writing score | 25803 | 24706 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (20th and 40th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> PocoF5hyperos | AnTuTu 11 | 3241083 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Eterion) | AnTuTu 11 | 4008895 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 (Chan) | AnTuTu 11 | 3852243 |
| 📘 2025-11-02 (Okekdjekei) | AnTuTu 11 | 3998145 |
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3569354 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu 11 | 3433545 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu 11 | 3705564 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3554073 |
| 📘 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 54 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (82% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:28 hr | - |
| Watching video | 25:18 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:04 hr | - |
| Standby | 143 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#11th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 102° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 950L | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 160 | - |
| Zoom | 137 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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