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Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Xiaomi 17

60 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
VS
91 out of 100
Xiaomi 17
Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi 17

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on December 28, 2020, against the Xiaomi 17, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 4 years and 10 months after. 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 Mi 11
  • Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
  • 11% higher pixel density (515 vs 464 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 276% higher peak brightness (3448 against 918 nits)
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3404K versus 1102K)
  • Shows 90% longer battery life (33:58 vs 17:51 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1730 mAh larger battery capacity: 6330 vs 4600 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 55W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi 17 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 11
61
Xiaomi 17
86*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Mi 11
60
Xiaomi 17
91*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Mi 11 to Xiaomi 17 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1220 x 2656 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 515 ppi 464 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 900 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Xiaomi Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 89.9%
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
Mi 11
6.81″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Xiaomi 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 11
918 nits
Xiaomi 17 +276%
3448 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) 151.1 mm (5.95 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.06 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 11 +2%
91.4%
Xiaomi 17
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi 17
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 2840 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 840 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi 17
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 11
1705
Xiaomi 17 +110%
3583
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 11
4383
Xiaomi 17 +146%
10772
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 11
6113
Xiaomi 17 +354%
27737
Compute Score (GPU) 6113 27737
Single-core score 1705 3583
Multi-core score 4383 10772
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 11
1102627
Xiaomi 17 +209%
3404616
CPU 394288 961758
GPU 190657 1232901
Memory 214745 517802
UX 302937 692155
Total score 1102627 3404616
Samples [8 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Mi 11
476
Xiaomi 17 +395%
2354
Stability 88% 78%
Graphics test 4 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 476 2354
3DMark Solar Bay
Mi 11
n/a
Xiaomi 17
10821
Graphics test - 41 FPS
Section 1 - 46 FPS
Section 2 - 41 FPS
Section 3 - 36 FPS
Graphics score - 10821
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 11
1194
Xiaomi 17 +401%
5976
Stability 89% -
Graphics test 7 FPS 35 FPS
Graphics score 1194 5976
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 11
13255
Xiaomi 17 +42%
18794
Web score 12575 17608
Video editing 7614 8079
Photo editing 28730 37146
Data manipulation 9914 15067
Writing score 14770 25125
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
📘 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
📘 2026-06-21 (Abil)AnTuTu 111230004
📘 2026-05-07 (Goku)AnTuTu 111098795
📘 2026-03-01 (John Paul)AnTuTu 111069806
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 16
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3
OS size - 35 GB
OS updates - 6 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4600 mAh 6330 mAh
Max charge power 55 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:46 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:56 hr 15:00 hr
Watching video 10:13 hr 24:44 hr
Gaming 04:26 hr 08:15 hr
Standby 99 hr 131 hr
General battery life
Mi 11
17:51 hr
Xiaomi 17 +90%
33:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9204 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.6x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 102°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KHMX Omnivision 950L LightHunter
Sensor size 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 60 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Samsung S5K5E9 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Mi 11
127
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Video quality
Mi 11
107
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Generic main camera score
Mi 11
120
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 5380 x 3620 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Mi 11
112
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Photo 100 -
Video 133 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 24 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 11
n/a
Xiaomi 17
86.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2020 September 2025
Release date January 2021 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $750 $999
Successor - Xiaomi 17 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 100 W
*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.

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