Xiaomi 17 vs Google Pixel 10
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77
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 1 month before. 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
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3404K versus 1549K)
- Shows 53% longer battery life (33:58 vs 22:10 hours)
- Comes with 1360 mAh larger battery capacity: 6330 vs 4970 mAh
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (3463 against 2026 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 10% higher pixel density (464 vs 422 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 102.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.06 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple | Gray, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.67/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27737 | 12448 |
| Single-core score | 3583 | 2311 |
| Multi-core score | 10772 | 6277 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 961758 | 734567 |
| GPU | 1232901 | 183228 |
| Memory | 517802 | 222379 |
| UX | 692155 | 409624 |
| Total score | 3404616 | 1549798 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 78% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2354 | 1010 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10821 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5976 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17608 | 15214 |
| Video editing | 8079 | 7103 |
| Photo editing | 37146 | 26830 |
| Data manipulation | 15067 | 15057 |
| Writing score | 25125 | 19911 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#46th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Ivan) | AnTuTu 11 | 3632260 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Wallt) | AnTuTu 11 | 3277818 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Missed) | AnTuTu 11 | 3722570 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Paul) | AnTuTu 11 | 3220143 |
| 📘 2026-07-22 (Arsen) | AnTuTu 11 | 3378411 |
Google Pixel 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-02 -> bang | AnTuTu 11 | 1719659 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 74% |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4116 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 72% |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2311 / 6277 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 35 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6330 mAh | 4970 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (71% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 15:00 hr | 10:27 hr |
| Watching video | 24:44 hr | 16:52 hr |
| Gaming | 08:15 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 77 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#19th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.6x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.22 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 6E (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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | 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 | August 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| 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 | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10:
- The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB version uses UFS 4.0.
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 36
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