Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Note 11 Pro Plus
75
out of 100
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50
out of 100
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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 4 years and 11 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
- Delivers 350% higher peak brightness (3405 against 757 nits)
- Shows 194% longer battery life (49:44 vs 16:55 hours)
- Comes with 5500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 4500 mAh
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1007K versus 745K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The phone is 4 years and 11 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Weighs 21.1 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1060 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 86.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.44 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 78.27 mm (3.08 inches) | 76.19 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.57 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 225.1 g (7.94 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Purple | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 920 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 812 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | - | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5049 | 2269 |
| Single-core score | 1099 | 936 |
| Multi-core score | 3481 | 2318 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 348694 | 308860 |
| GPU | 119297 | 75633 |
| Memory | 267736 | 137931 |
| UX | 271413 | 223413 |
| Total score | 1007140 | 745837 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 593 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8211 |
| Video editing | - | 6570 |
| Photo editing | - | 22079 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9410 |
| Writing score | - | 12083 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-29 (123) | AnTuTu 11 | 1077435 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Hard) | AnTuTu 11 | 767408 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2269 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2318 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | AnTuTu 11 | 745837 |
| 📘 2026-02-26 -> Hezufus | AnTuTu 11 | 737926 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | MIUI 14 |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 0:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 20:44 hr | 06:07 hr |
| Watching video | 33:14 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | 09:29 hr | 04:37 hr |
| Standby | 223 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV51A | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | Sony IMX 471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2026 | October 2021 |
| Release date | August 2026 | November 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 120 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 Redmi Note 17 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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