Xiaomi 17T Pro vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T Pro
VS
93 out of 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 17T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 3 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 17T Pro
  • Comes with 2712 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4288 mAh
  • Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4719 and 3334 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.6 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Apple iPhone 18 Pro 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
56.8
(Average)
Value Index
39.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1206 x 2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Ceramic Shield 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 90.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
17T Pro
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
iPhone 18 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
3507 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 150 mm (5.91 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
17T Pro +1%
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Apple iPhone 18 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Apple A20 Pro
Max clock 4210 MHz 4930 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz:
- 2 cores at 4.93 GHz:
L3 cache 16 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 7 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~2903 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T Pro and Apple iPhone 18 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3334
4719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10348
12677
Compute Score (GPU)
22721
54892
Compute Score (GPU) 22721 54892
Single-core score 3334 4719
Multi-core score 10348 12677
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3323591
3428810
CPU 933780 878447
GPU 1300550 1412240
Memory 397001 421127
UX 692260 716996
Total score 3323591 3428810
Samples [25 tests] Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (hi)AnTuTu 123413066
📘 2026-09-25 (Zloto120)AnTuTu 123448034
📘 2026-09-22 (Máximo)AnTuTu 123660205
📘 2026-09-19 (hi)AnTuTu 123291469
📘 2026-08-22 (Querty)AnTuTu 113415483
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 CPU4707 / 12705
📘 2026-09-25 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 GPU65077
📘 2026-09-24 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 113659652
📘 2026-09-20 (Théo's)AnTuTu 113428810
📘 2026-09-12 (hiya)Geekbench 6 GPU64915

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 3
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 iOS 27
ROM HyperOS 3 -
OS size 35.4 GB -
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 4288 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 60 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:30 hr -
Watching video 24:44 hr -
Gaming 09:34 hr -
Standby 131 hr -
General battery life
36:42 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950 LightHunter -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.8
Focal length 115 mm 100 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 18 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4896 x 3672
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 September 2026
Release date May 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $1199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 18 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 17T Pro.

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