Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on September 1, 2026, against the Xiaomi 17T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3228K versus 2173K)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (35:27 vs 28:50 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (4089 against 3357 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3377 and 1704 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 10% higher pixel density (460 vs 419 PPI)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1268 x 2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2200 nits | 1100 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 10000 nits | 3500 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 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17372 | 12671 |
| Single-core score | 3377 | 1704 |
| Multi-core score | 10344 | 6686 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 959225 | 649639 |
| GPU | 1064864 | 699299 |
| Memory | 500444 | 361711 |
| UX | 703893 | 462683 |
| Total score | 3228426 | 2173332 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [13 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#67th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
Xiaomi 17T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Sakolin) | AnTuTu 11 | 2117709 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Τ±Υ’Φ -techπ¦π²) | AnTuTu 12 | 2261643 |
| π 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12528 |
| π 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1690 / 6497 |
| π 2026-09-08 (Cronchik) | AnTuTu 11 | 2241933 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6330 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:00 hr | 13:50 hr |
| Watching video | 25:47 hr | 18:40 hr |
| Gaming | 07:46 hr | 07:52 hr |
| Standby | 136 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (12th and 65th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 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 |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Omnivision OV50 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV13B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | Samsung S5KKD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/3.42" (β 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $749 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | 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 Poco F9 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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