Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro vs Note 11 Pro (Global)

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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 and came out 4 years and 6 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
  • Comes with 3340 mAh larger battery capacity: 8340 vs 5000 mAh
  • 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (876K versus 463K)
  • Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (1052 against 740 nits)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 4 years and 6 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Note 11 Pro (Global) 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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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 95% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: battery life, camera, and display.

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 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, HDR10+ 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% 85.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.45 mm (6.44 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78.27 mm (3.08 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) 8.12 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Orange, Purple White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 MediaTek Helio G96
Max clock 2400 MHz 2050 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 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1010 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3045 -
Single-core score 1009 668
Multi-core score 2950 1787
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 277639 190698
GPU 237833 40125
Memory 172711 98352
UX 188800 134278
Total score 876983 463453
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-16 (Lahmacun)AnTuTu 11450527
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-26 (akbaar)AnTuTu 11508037
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 -> VNSLAnTuTu 11473040
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-04 (Skorpionjik1 Tokisaki)AnTuTu 11423396

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 32 GB 18 GB
OS updates 6 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 8340 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 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 (50% in 34 min) Yes (78% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 05:57 hr
Watching video - 10:16 hr
Gaming - 04:25 hr
Standby - 126 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 12032 x 9024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Omnivision OV12A10
Sensor size - 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size - 1.25 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV08F CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
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 5.1
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
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 Yes
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2026 January 2022
Release date August 2026 February 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $389 $229
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 67 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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