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Xiaomi 17 vs OnePlus Ace 6

90 out of 100
Xiaomi 17
VS
87 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
Xiaomi 17
OnePlus Ace 6

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 OnePlus Ace 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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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Memory
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17
  • The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3583 and 2928 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.24 mm narrower
  • Weighs 22 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6
  • Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1470 mAh larger battery capacity: 7800 vs 6330 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus Ace 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Xiaomi 17
86*
Ace 6
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Xiaomi 17
96
Ace 6
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Xiaomi 17
90*
Ace 6
87*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
35.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
72.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 17
vs
Ace 6

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 464 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 91%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 102.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Ace 6
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Xiaomi 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17
3448 nits
Ace 6
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 8.06 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple White, Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17
89.9%
Ace 6 +1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus Ace 6
SoC
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 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus Ace 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +22%
3583
Ace 6
2928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +14%
10772
Ace 6
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 17 +23%
27737
Ace 6
22547
Compute Score (GPU) 27737 22547
Single-core score 3583 2928
Multi-core score 10772 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17 +2%
3404616
Ace 6
3332530
CPU 961758 974868
GPU 1232901 1185998
Memory 517802 433972
UX 692155 737692
Total score 3404616 3332530
Samples [9 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 17
2354
Ace 6 +6%
2501
Stability 78% 83%
Graphics test 17 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 2354 2501
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 17
10821
Ace 6 +6%
11482
Graphics test 41 FPS 44 FPS
Section 1 46 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 38 FPS
Graphics score 10821 11482
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 17 +43%
5976
Ace 6
4170
Graphics test 35 FPS 24 FPS
Graphics score 5976 4170
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 17 +25%
18794
Ace 6
15068
Web score 17608 17311
Video editing 8079 6924
Photo editing 37146 26538
Data manipulation 15067 13886
Writing score 25125 19446
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (54th and 60th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Hoàng Hải)AnTuTu 123638992
📘 2026-09-28 (Nikko)AnTuTu 113512813
📘 2026-08-18 (Ivan)AnTuTu 113632260
📘 2026-08-16 (Wallt)AnTuTu 113277818
📘 2026-08-16 (Missed)AnTuTu 113722570
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OnePlus Ace 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-25 (Dipsan)AnTuTu 113150253
📘 2026-08-19 (Sumiya)AnTuTu 113292436
📘 2026-07-04 -> pntAnTuTu 113199330
📘 2026-07-01 (Twik)Geekbench 6 CPU2845 / 8818
📘 2026-06-29 (Twik)AnTuTu 113083201
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 35 GB -
OS updates 6 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6330 mAh 7800 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 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 (71% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 20 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 0:44 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:00 hr -
Watching video 24:44 hr -
Gaming 08:15 hr -
Standby 131 hr -
General battery life
Xiaomi 17
33:58 hr
Ace 6
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS 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
Standard lens
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 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 60 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
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 6.0 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
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* Yes 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
Xiaomi 17
86.2 dB
Ace 6
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 October 2025
Release date September 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $489
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, 120 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. It has a better camera, connectivity, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (36.4%)
7 (63.6%)
Total votes: 11

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