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Xiaomi 17T vs Xiaomi 11T

82 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T
VS
54 out of 100
Xiaomi 11T
Xiaomi 17T
Xiaomi 11T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi 17T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Xiaomi 11T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and came out 4 years and 9 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 317% higher peak brightness (3326 against 797 nits)
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2173K versus 904K)
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 27% longer battery life (28:50 vs 22:44 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The phone is 4 years and 9 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 395 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 11T 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 98% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi 11T to Xiaomi 17T is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, gaming, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 17T
vs
Xiaomi 11T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 85.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2.8 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17T +317%
3326 nits
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) 164.1 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 76.9 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17T +6%
89.9%
Xiaomi 11T
85.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 11T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Max clock 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 1024 288
GPU clock 1508 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~510.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 11T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17T +58%
1704
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17T +119%
6686
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 12671 -
Single-core score 1704 1076
Multi-core score 6686 3051
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17T +140%
2173332
Xiaomi 11T
904519
CPU 649639 346820
GPU 699299 148373
Memory 361711 187659
UX 462683 221667
Total score 2173332 904519
Samples [13 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 442
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1311
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9284
Video editing - 6385
Photo editing - 25491
Data manipulation - 10275
Writing score - 14338
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-28 -> Art1452AnTuTu 121984317
📘 2026-10-28 -> NagumoAnTuTu 122424087
📘 2026-10-02 (ismoiljon)AnTuTu 121960195
📘 2026-09-27 (Litegrey)AnTuTu 122216950
📘 2026-09-27 (Bipper)AnTuTu 122325053
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Xiaomi 11T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-04 (Варфоломей Игоревич)AnTuTu 11773735
📘 2026-03-23 (Mario)AnTuTu 11904519
📘 2026-02-10 (Gofer)AnTuTu 111017918
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 26 GB
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:50 hr 08:33 hr
Watching video 18:40 hr 14:58 hr
Gaming 07:52 hr 05:23 hr
Standby 112 hr 108 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 17T +27%
28:50 hr
Xiaomi 11T
22:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9024
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/3.0 -
Focal length 115 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 50 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K5E9
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Omnivision OV16A10
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 110
Video - 124

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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
LTE Cat* - 18
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
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 September 2021
Release date May 2026 October 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $749 $500
Successor - - Xiaomi 17T
SAR (head) - 0.55 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.95 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 17T is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (88.9%)
1 (11.1%)
Total votes: 9

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