Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G vs vivo S2 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo S2 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,825, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G scores 2,333, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.99 inches, while vivo S2 5G offers 6.83 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the larger display of the two. vivo S2 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G's OLED, making vivo S2 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 8 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 14m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G and vivo S2 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: vivo S2 5G receives a higher user rating of 4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G has a rating of 3.3.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G

₹27,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,118

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Aug, 2026

11 Aug, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 4 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.99 inches (17.75 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2396 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
2 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	32 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


8000 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Massive, sharp AMOLED display
Battery can last up to 2 days
Top-notch software support
Acceptable performance for basic tasks

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Only 128GB internal storage
Comes with single speaker
Cameras could be better

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

3.3/5

(101 ratings)

4/5

(44 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

622,466 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
16h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹27,999

@ Amazon

₹39,118

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 10416 mm²

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

622,466

956,029

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

23.0 s

17.0 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.

183

851

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.99 inches (17.75 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2396 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

3000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

376 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.84 %

91.03 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.82 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

169.70 mm

164.42 mm

162.7 mm

Width

79.14 mm

75.25 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.99 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

225 grams

197 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Filters
Voice Shutter

10 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30/120 fps

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 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.

16h 14m

14h 57m

14h 01m

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

1h 19m

1h 5m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

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