Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro vs Tecno Camon Air

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4) that was released on July 14, 2026, against the Tecno Camon Air, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate and came out 2 months after. 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
  • Comes with 3000 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 6000 mAh
  • 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (876K versus 566K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1011 and 719 points
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon Air
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 58 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Tecno Camon Air 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 87.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.45 mm (6.44 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 78.27 mm (3.08 inches) 77.7 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.46 mm (0.33 inches) 6.39 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.5%
87.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Tecno Camon Air
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~140.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Tecno Camon Air
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2924
1893
Compute Score (GPU)
3043
1745
Compute Score (GPU) 3043 1745
Single-core score 1011 719
Multi-core score 2924 1893
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
876983
566228
CPU 277639 222766
GPU 237833 50503
Memory 172711 159774
UX 188800 133185
Total score 876983 566228
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 HIOS 16.3
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 60 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV08F CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.1 5.3
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, Galileo
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 No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2026 September 2026
Release date July 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $240 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 60 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 is definitely a better buy.

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