Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs 17 Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
VS
91 out of 100
Xiaomi 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and 17 Pro crucial features
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
96*
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)

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12 / 512 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
14.6
(Bad)
Value Index
38.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

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
Display tests
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)
1026 nits
17 Pro +1%
1039 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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
92.4%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 17 Pro
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 17 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3697
17 Pro +5%
3871
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11010
17 Pro +9%
12033
Compute Score (GPU)
27311
27343
Compute Score (GPU) 27311 27343
Single-core score 3697 3871
Multi-core score 11010 12033
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17 Pro Max +12%
3998145
3569354
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
2410
2404
Stability 75% 81%
Graphics test 18 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2410 2404
3DMark Solar Bay
10958
10752
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
5808
n/a
Stability - 71%
Graphics test 34 FPS -
Graphics score 5808 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
19616
18486
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 -> PocoF5hyperosAnTuTu 113241083
📘 2026-06-03 (Eterion)AnTuTu 114008895
📘 2025-12-27 (Chan)AnTuTu 113852243
📘 2025-11-02 (Okekdjekei)AnTuTu 113998145
Xiaomi 17 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.)AnTuTu 113569354
📘 2026-03-27 (Mm)AnTuTu 113433545
📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy)AnTuTu 113705564
📘 2026-01-09 (.)AnTuTu 113554073
📘 2025-12-13 -> JuubidaraGeekbench 6 CPU3860 / 12136

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:28 hr -
Watching video 25:18 hr -
Gaming 09:04 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
36:26 hr
n/a

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
Standard lens
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
Telephoto lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
n/a
Video quality
n/a
Generic main camera score
n/a
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
Network
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
85.8 dB
85.6 dB

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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Budi July 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Samsung S5KJN5 using sensor 1/2.76?
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Hani October 14, 2025 at 09:08 PM
Display and conectivity in pro max should not be like this
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