Apple iPhone 17 vs Xiaomi 17T

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs Xiaomi 17T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while Xiaomi 17T runs at 3.4 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17T offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Xiaomi 17T the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Xiaomi 17T's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 17T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi 17T better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17T offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making Xiaomi 17T better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17T delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Apple iPhone 17 delivers None, making Xiaomi 17T the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Xiaomi 17T offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17T receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Xiaomi 17T

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

08 Jun, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	67W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Excellent telephoto camera
Reliable all-day battery life
Sharp, vibrant display
Smooth everyday performance

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(13,939 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	2,136,906 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹59,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

2,136,906

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

3,457

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

3500 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.76 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

157.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

8.17 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

200 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

14h 00m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m 0s

1h 13m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)