Xiaomi 17 Pro vs Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)

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 Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super and came out 9 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 2429K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 1567 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
  • Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (1855 against 1052 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 9 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global) 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
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 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
38.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
41.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 464 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 102.8% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1052 nits
1855 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) 151.21 mm (5.95 inches)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) 72.42 mm (2.85 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super
Max clock 4610 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17 Pro +102%
12033
Compute Score (GPU)
17 Pro +84%
27343
Compute Score (GPU) 27343 14852
Single-core score 3871 1567
Multi-core score 12033 5965
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17 Pro +47%
3569354
CPU 1004041 612932
GPU 1307517 952016
Memory 470024 394012
UX 787772 470174
Total score 3569354 2429134
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17802 -
Video editing 8078 -
Photo editing 37143 -
Data manipulation 17701 -
Writing score 24706 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (47th and 158th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (Mmm.)AnTuTu 113569354
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (Mm)AnTuTu 113433545
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-28 (aabdy)AnTuTu 113705564
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (.)AnTuTu 113554073
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-13 -> JuubidaraGeekbench 6 CPU3860 / 12136
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 ColorOS 16
OS size 54 GB 56 GB
OS updates 6 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6300 mAh 6700 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 1:03 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16320 x 12240
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 116Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950L LightHunter Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.8
Focal length 115 mm 80 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M GalaxyCore GC50F6
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 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, 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 Yes
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 June 2026
Release date September 2025 July 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $899
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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 17 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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