Xiaomi 17 Pro vs OnePlus Ace 6T
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the OnePlus Ace 6T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 2 months after. 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
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 3047K)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 3057 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.24 mm narrower
- Weighs 19 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6T
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 6300 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 3600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Crystal Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 102.8% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Ace 6T
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | 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 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3840 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 829 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27343 | 21241 |
| Single-core score | 3871 | 3057 |
| Multi-core score | 12033 | 10447 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004041 | 924772 |
| GPU | 1307517 | 1009895 |
| Memory | 470024 | 394779 |
| UX | 787772 | 718188 |
| Total score | 3569354 | 3047634 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2404 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10752 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17802 | - |
| Video editing | 8078 | - |
| Photo editing | 37143 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17701 | - |
| Writing score | 24706 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (36th and 92nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu | 3569354 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu | 3433545 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu | 3705564 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu | 3554073 |
| 📘 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | GeekBench CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
OnePlus Ace 6T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-30 (dogityx) | AnTuTu | 2693734 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (AYMAN TOTOO) | AnTuTu | 3053526 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (K1r1eshcka) | AnTuTu | 2918664 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Mike) | AnTuTu | 3308014 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (ndke) | GeekBench GPU | 21241 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 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 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6300 mAh | 8300 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) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 23 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:57 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Focal length | 115 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | December 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $350 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 17 Pro. It has a better camera, gaming, connectivity, and sound.
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