Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Poco F7 Ultra

Here we compared two 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 Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 5 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 Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
  • Comes with 4700 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 5300 mAh
  • Shows 89% longer battery life (49:44 vs 26:17 hours)
  • Delivers 115% higher peak brightness (3443 against 1598 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3060K versus 1007K)
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 18% higher pixel density (526 vs 447 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2753 and 1099 points
  • Weighs 17.5 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and Poco F7 Ultra 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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8 / 128 GB
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12 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 526 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1060 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Poco Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
3443 nits
1598 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 160.26 mm (6.31 inches)
Width 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) 74.95 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.39 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 229.5 g (8.1 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.61/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 2600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 812 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 256 1536
GPU clock - 1100 MHz
FLOPS - ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4250 16908
Single-core score 1099 2753
Multi-core score 3481 8410
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3060993
CPU 348694 876139
GPU 119297 1135602
Memory 267736 434324
UX 271413 614928
Total score 1007140 3060993
Samples Less than 3 [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 77%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2190
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 38 FPS
Section 1 - 43 FPS
Section 2 - 39 FPS
Section 3 - 33 FPS
Graphics score - 10116
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 22176
Video editing - 8080
Photo editing - 36202
Data manipulation - 18123
Writing score - 23212
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#103rd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV)Geekbench 7 GPU14153
📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV)Geekbench 7 CPU2548 / 8876
📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV)AnTuTu 123512055
📘 2026-10-06 (RuxeLV)AnTuTu 113193869
📘 2026-09-28 (Yunon)AnTuTu 123325373

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels - 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3.0
OS size - 33 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 10000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 0:30 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 20:44 hr 11:39 hr
Watching video 33:14 hr 14:46 hr
Gaming 09:29 hr 05:50 hr
Standby 223 hr 124 hr
General battery life
49:44 hr
26:17 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 32 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.6
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 OmniVision OVX8000
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 8 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size - 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6.0
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 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
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

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced August 2026 March 2025
Release date August 2026 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $649
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
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 F7 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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