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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Note 17 4G

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
VS
63 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 7 years and 1 month 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 8
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Weighs 34 grams less
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 508 and 461 points
  • 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
  • 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (531K versus 329K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • The phone is 7 years and 1 month newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Thinner bezels – 7.8% more screen real estate
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 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 81% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 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 8
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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 450 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 81.8% 89.6%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17 4G
7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.6 in2
Redmi Note 8
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) 169.7 mm (6.68 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 79.1 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Waterproof No IP65
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 8
81.8%
Redmi Note 17 4G +10%
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max clock 2000 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 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 11 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 380
Single-core score 508 461
Multi-core score 1549 1525
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 8
329457
Redmi Note 17 4G +61%
531619
CPU 147902 234118
GPU 24130 45437
Memory 68847 109175
UX 88578 142889
Total score 329457 531619
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6072 -
Video editing 5062 -
Photo editing 11822 -
Data manipulation 5151 -
Writing score 6677 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-12 (Marcel)AnTuTu 12353594
📘 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu 11345256
📘 2026-06-05 (Thomas 🇧🇷)AnTuTu 11319538
📘 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
📘 2026-05-09 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
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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 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 16
ROM MIUI 12.5 Enhanced HyperOS 3

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 4.0 (50% in 35 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:05 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:46 hr -
Watching video 12:22 hr -
Gaming 05:10 hr -
Standby 88 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 118° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM2 -
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV8856 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02A10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4224 x 3136 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 28.21 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV13855 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 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
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* 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 No Yes
LTE Cat* 12 -
5G support No 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 August 2019 August 2026
Release date September 2019 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $190 -
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G -
SAR (head) 0.191 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.034 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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