Xiaomi 17T vs Xiaomi 14T

82 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi 14T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi 17T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Xiaomi 14T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra and came out 1 year 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T
  • Delivers 146% higher peak brightness (3326 against 1350 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 32% longer battery life (28:50 vs 21:55 hours)
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2173K versus 1598K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1704 and 1335 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 14T 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
79.6
(Good)
Value Index
67.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 4000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17T +146%
3326 nits
1350 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 14T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra
Max clock 3400 MHz 3350 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali G615 MP6
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 14T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17T +28%
1704
1335
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17T +63%
6686
4107
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 17T +58%
12671
8041
Compute Score (GPU) 12671 8041
Single-core score 1704 1335
Multi-core score 6686 4107
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17T +36%
2173332
1598339
CPU 649639 498423
GPU 699299 410822
Memory 361711 291621
UX 462683 397473
Total score 2173332 1598339
Samples [13 tests] [25 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 836
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 13 FPS
Section 1 - 14 FPS
Section 2 - 13 FPS
Section 3 - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 3346
Sources: 3DMark [5]

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
Xiaomi 14T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Zen)AnTuTu 111670904
📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN)AnTuTu 111664804
📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa)AnTuTu 111620414
📘 2026-07-04 (Raze)AnTuTu 111611939
📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu)AnTuTu 111658131

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size - 22 GB
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 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 No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:50 hr 10:03 hr
Watching video 18:40 hr 13:20 hr
Gaming 07:52 hr 05:09 hr
Standby 112 hr 95 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 17T +32%
28:50 hr
21:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/1.9
Focal length 115 mm 50 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN1
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 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 68
Zoom - 140
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 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
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced May 2026 September 2024
Release date May 2026 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $749 $549
Successor - - Xiaomi 17T
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
    - The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*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.

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