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Xiaomi 17 vs Realme GT 7 (Global)

91 out of 100
Xiaomi 17
VS
83 out of 100
Realme GT 7 (Global)
Xiaomi 17
Realme GT 7 (Global)

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 Realme GT 7 (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17
  • Delivers 138% higher peak brightness (3448 against 1450 nits)
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3404K versus 2505K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 (Global)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 and Realme GT 7 (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
VS
8 / 256 GB
36.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
75.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 17
vs
GT 7 (Global)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 464 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.8%
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
GT 7 (Global)
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Xiaomi 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17 +138%
3448 nits
GT 7 (Global)
1450 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) 162.42 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) 76.13 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.06 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Good (3.4/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Very good (B) · 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17
89.9%
GT 7 (Global)
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 and Realme GT 7 (Global)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
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 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 and Realme GT 7 (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +64%
3583
GT 7 (Global)
2184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +48%
10772
GT 7 (Global)
7300
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 17 +74%
27737
GT 7 (Global)
15981
Compute Score (GPU) 27737 15981
Single-core score 3583 2184
Multi-core score 10772 7300
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17 +36%
3404616
GT 7 (Global)
2505807
CPU 961758 734964
GPU 1232901 830537
Memory 517802 358578
UX 692155 581728
Total score 3404616 2505807
Samples [9 tests] [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 17 +23%
2354
GT 7 (Global)
1916
Stability 78% 59%
Graphics test 17 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 2354 1916
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 17 +35%
10821
GT 7 (Global)
8040
Graphics test 41 FPS 31 FPS
Section 1 46 FPS 33 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 10821 8040
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 35 FPS -
Graphics score 5976 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 17 +23%
18794
GT 7 (Global)
15256
Web score 17608 17009
Video editing 8079 6480
Photo editing 37146 26452
Data manipulation 15067 15003
Writing score 25125 22746
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (54th and 147th 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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Realme GT 7 (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Aziz)AnTuTu 122571021
📘 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 122579291
📘 2026-09-05 (montyy)AnTuTu 112483073
📘 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0CPU Throttle76%
📘 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 112456694
Add View all (40)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 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 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 Realme UI 6.0
OS size 35 GB -
OS updates 6 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6330 mAh 7000 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 (56% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 0:36 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:00 hr 18:23 hr
Watching video 24:44 hr 22:53 hr
Gaming 08:15 hr 09:51 hr
Standby 131 hr 113 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 17
33:58 hr
GT 7 (Global) +1%
34:22 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 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 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 60 mm 47 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 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, 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 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
Xiaomi 17
86.2 dB
GT 7 (Global)
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 May 2025
Release date September 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $749
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
Further details
Notes on GT 7 (Global):
    - The Dream Edition is thicker at 8.73 mm and 5 grams heavier.
*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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
16 (55.2%)
13 (44.8%)
Total votes: 29

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Hani October 14, 2025 at 09:01 PM
17 must have e.sim Maybe ib global
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