Xiaomi 17 Pro vs Realme GT 8 (China)
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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 Realme GT 8 (China), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month 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
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 3053 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.07 mm narrower
- Weighs 17 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 (China)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.49 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6300 mAh
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1440 x 3136 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 7000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 91% |
| 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
GT 8 (China)
6.79″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 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) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 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 | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27343 | 19212 |
| Single-core score | 3871 | 3053 |
| Multi-core score | 12033 | 9594 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004041 | 1006747 |
| GPU | 1307517 | 1186580 |
| Memory | 470024 | 432721 |
| UX | 787772 | 710862 |
| Total score | 3569354 | 3336910 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2404 | 3001 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 57 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10752 | 12974 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17802 | 30905 |
| Video editing | 8078 | 7273 |
| Photo editing | 37143 | 69025 |
| Data manipulation | 17701 | 18371 |
| Writing score | 24706 | 43824 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (40th and 51st place)
Recent User Tests
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 |
Realme GT 8 (China)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL) | AnTuTu 11 | 3313361 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquad | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquad | AnTuTu 11 | 3422025 |
| 📘 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa) | Battery life | SOT 10:20 / 17:47 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquad | Geekbench 6 GPU | 19556 |
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 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6300 mAh | 7000 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) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (40% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:45 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) 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/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | - |
| 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 | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.14 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 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 | 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, 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $410 |
| 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
If the camera, battery life, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro. But if the display and design are more of a priority – go for the Realme GT 8 (China).
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