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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 vs Note 17 4G

37 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
VS
63 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660) that was released on January 10, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 7 years and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
  • Weighs 38 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Comes with 3700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 4000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (531K versus 347K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • The phone is 7 years and 9 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Thinner bezels – 8.2% more screen real estate
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Note 17 4G 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 85% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: battery life, display, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 7
vs
Redmi Note 17 4G

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2396 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 409 ppi 375 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 550 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 81.4% 89.6%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% -
PWM 2336 Hz -
Response time 43.2 ms -
Contrast 1639:1 -
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17 4G
7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.6 in2
Redmi Note 7
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) 169.7 mm (6.68 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 79.1 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Waterproof No IP65
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 7
81.4%
Redmi Note 17 4G +10%
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max clock 2200 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 14 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 680 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 512 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 850 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~165.6 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 380
Single-core score 360 461
Multi-core score 1115 1525
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 7
347995
Redmi Note 17 4G +53%
531619
CPU 154446 234118
GPU 25654 45437
Memory 73588 109175
UX 94307 142889
Total score 347995 531619
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5521 -
Video editing 5256 -
Photo editing 10096 -
Data manipulation 5354 -
Writing score 6394 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-23 (Mihnea)Geekbench 6 CPU359 / 1318
📘 2026-02-26 (4x4)AnTuTu 11341240
📘 2026-01-25 (Seeker)AnTuTu 11347995
📘 2026-01-07 (udachnik)CPU Throttle87%
📘 2024-09-15 (Mẫn Văn Công)Geekbench 6 CPU357 / 1312
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 9 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) Android 16
ROM MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 3
OS size 13 GB -

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 7700 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4 (60% in 50 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:50 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:45 hr -
Watching video 11:59 hr -
Gaming 04:43 hr -
Standby 110 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 -
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV13855 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No 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* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support - Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2019 August 2026
Release date January 2019 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $190 -
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G -
SAR (head) 0.59 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.27 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*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 4G is definitely a better buy.

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