POCO F9 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi 17

Comparing the POCO F9 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi 17 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both POCO F9 Ultra 5G and Xiaomi 17 run at the same processing speed of 4.6 GHz.

Display: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6.3 inches, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. POCO F9 Ultra 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Xiaomi 17 offers 50 MP, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 8050 mAh, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6330 mAh, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Spec Score

98%

96%

Release Date

N/A	18 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.90 inches (17.53 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	OLED
1200x2608 px (FHD+)	2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))
185 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


8050 mAh	6330 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	100W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.2/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Elegant, compact build
Excellent display and speakers
Great performance output
Impressive camera system

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

User Ratings

N/A	4.4/5 (84 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	3,453,123 AnTuTu Score
N/A	16h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Mar 11, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Custom UI

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

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

3,453,123

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

15.0 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

5,751

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

16.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.90 inches (17.53 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

Peak Brightness

10000 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

2200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

185 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

4800 Hz

300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.52 %

89.45 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.49 mm

151.1 mm

Width

77.94 mm

71.8 mm

Thickness

8.74 mm

8.06 mm

Weight

235 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

N/A

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera5x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 950 2.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8150 x 6150 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

5 x Optical Zoom

Auto Flash

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/960 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

8050 mAh

6330 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless 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

16h 32m

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

N/A

38m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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)