Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Note 17 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 and came out 6 years and 11 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Weighs 23 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro
- Comes with 3840 mAh larger battery capacity: 8340 vs 4500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (876K versus 495K)
- Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1052 against 640 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 18W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 6 years and 11 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
- Stereo speakers
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 1060 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17 Pro
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Redmi Note 8 Pro
6.53″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.45 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 78.27 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 2.0 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G76MC4 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 96 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1951 | 3045 |
| Single-core score | 635 | 1009 |
| Multi-core score | 1762 | 2950 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 199526 | 277639 |
| GPU | 52690 | 237833 |
| Memory | 102043 | 172711 |
| UX | 141379 | 188800 |
| Total score | 495638 | 876983 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 381 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7027 | - |
| Video editing | 5648 | - |
| Photo editing | 18399 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6971 | - |
| Writing score | 8199 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-25 (Airfx) | AnTuTu 12 | 634931 |
| 📘 2026-10-03 (EbE) | AnTuTu 12 | 609510 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ammar) | AnTuTu 11 | 466935 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | AnTuTu 11 | 498114 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 16 |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 8340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 67 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 (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 34 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:01 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | - |
| Standby | 115 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | 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 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2019 | July 2026 |
| Release date | October 2019 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $389 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | 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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