Honor Magic 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

Comparing the Honor Magic 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.61 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making Honor Magic 9 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Honor Magic 9 offers 6.37 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Honor Magic 9's OLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 16 MP, making Honor Magic 9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 9000 mAh, while Honor Magic 9 offers 8000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor Magic 9 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making Honor Magic 9 the better option for storage.

Honor Magic 9

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

81%

Release Date

N/A	17 Sep, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Display

6.37 inches (16.18 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
OLED	AMOLED
N/A	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

200 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Camera	N/A

Front Camera

50 MP

16 MP

Battery

8000 mAh	9000 mAh
N/A	67W Fast Charging

Storage

512 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Excellent battery life
Sharp and vibrant AMOLED display
Impressive software support
Solid build quality

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Performance could have been better
Average secondary camera

User Ratings

N/A	4.1/5 (51 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	949,300 AnTuTu Score
N/A	21h 55m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 15, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

949,300

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

24.0 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.

N/A

772

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.37 inches (16.18 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

N/A	1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

N/A

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

89.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

N/A

163.45 mm

Width

N/A

78.27 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.46 mm

Weight

N/A

226 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69K IP69 IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

200 MP
Telephoto Camera1/1.56" sensor size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

8000 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A	Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes	Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes	Yes 22.5W Reverse 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

21h 55m

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

N/A	1h 36m 36s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A	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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)