Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 vs Note 17 4G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 6 years and 5 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 9
- Weighs 25 grams less
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 516 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)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2680 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 5020 mAh
- 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (531K versus 346K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
- Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 6 years and 5 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Thinner bezels – 6.1% more screen real estate
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | 7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2396 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 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 | 83.5% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.7% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 32.2 ms | - |
| Contrast | 4608:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17 4G
7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.6 in2
Redmi Note 9
6.53″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 169.7 mm (6.68 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 79.1 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 224 g (7.9 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP65 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 380 |
| Single-core score | 516 | 461 |
| Multi-core score | 1562 | 1525 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 155097 | 234118 |
| GPU | 28220 | 45437 |
| Memory | 78693 | 109175 |
| UX | 84485 | 142889 |
| Total score | 346495 | 531619 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-03 (viko) | AnTuTu 11 | 338364 |
| 📘 2025-11-08 (Ryuu) | AnTuTu 11 | 346495 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 16 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 16.5 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 09:31 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:21 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:45 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
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 | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 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 |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 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 |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 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 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, 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, Galileo | 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | - |
| 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 | April 2020 | August 2026 |
| Release date | June 2020 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | - |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 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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