Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5) that was released on August 27, 2026, against the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme and came out 4 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 Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Shows 66% longer battery life (49:44 vs 29:54 hours)
- Comes with 3500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 6500 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (3446 against 3186 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 1007K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1763 and 1099 points
- Weighs 46.5 grams less
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.6:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1060 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 5200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 92% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 229.5 g (8.1 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Purple | White, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 812 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | - | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4250 | 14563 |
| Single-core score | 1099 | 1763 |
| Multi-core score | 3481 | 6105 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 348694 | 668010 |
| GPU | 119297 | 675888 |
| Memory | 267736 | 357657 |
| UX | 271413 | 484706 |
| Total score | 1007140 | 2186261 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu | 2186261 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 12599 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 14850 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | - | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 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 | Hello UI |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 20:44 hr | 14:43 hr |
| Watching video | 33:14 hr | 23:48 hr |
| Gaming | 09:29 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Standby | 223 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony LYT-710 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 81 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2026 | April 2026 |
| Release date | August 2026 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $450 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 90 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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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