Nubia Red Magic 5S vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 5S 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: Nubia Red Magic 5S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 5S the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 6.65 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 5S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Nubia Red Magic 5S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 50 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 5S better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 9000 mAh, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 4500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 5S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Nubia Red Magic 5S

₹40,690

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

₹36,999

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Summary

Spec Score

83%

81%

Release Date

02 Jan, 2022

17 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 865	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Display


6.65 inches (16.89 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	9000 mAh
55W Fast Charging	67W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

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 v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

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)

7 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Adreno

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

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 Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.42 %

89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

168.5 mm

163.45 mm

Width

78 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

8.46 mm

Weight

220 grams

226 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla 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

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @15 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 55W Fast Charging 68% in 20 minutes

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A	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

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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