Xiaomi 17T Pro vs Honor Magic 9
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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 Honor Magic 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 4 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 9
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4288K versus 3323K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3597 and 3334 points
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.37 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1236 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1100 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| 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
Magic 9
6.37″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.4 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 151 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 72.3 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22721 | 27104 |
| Single-core score | 3334 | 3597 |
| Multi-core score | 10348 | 10478 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 933780 | 1212902 |
| GPU | 1300550 | 1469542 |
| Memory | 397001 | 600024 |
| UX | 692260 | 1005914 |
| Total score | 3323591 | 4288382 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (61st and 15th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3413066 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Zloto120) | AnTuTu 12 | 3448034 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Máximo) | AnTuTu 12 | 3660205 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3291469 |
| 📘 2026-08-22 (Querty) | AnTuTu 11 | 3415483 |
Honor Magic 9
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 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 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | MagicOS 11 |
| OS size | 35.4 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 18:30 hr | - |
| Watching video | 24:44 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 131 hr | - |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950 LightHunter | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 55 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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* | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | May 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $745 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 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 17T Pro.
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