Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6 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: OnePlus Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G scores 3,495, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 59m, while OnePlus Nord 6 delivers 20h 46m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G is rated 7.8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

₹49,998

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OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

90%

Release Date

25 Sep, 2026

09 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


10000 mAh	9000 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	80W Super Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Easy two days of battery life
Big, vibrant AMOLED display
Great durability
Decent software support

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Cons

The phone is underpowered
Cameras are not as good as rivals
High price

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

User Ratings

4.3/5

(15 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,773 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

992,266 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score
23h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 15, 2026

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 812

Adreno 825

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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.

992,266

2,366,913

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 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.

1,223

4,499

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

27.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

3200 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.32 %

89.41 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

Design

Height

163.44 mm

162.5 mm

Width

78.27 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.65 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

229 grams

217 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

10000 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W 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.

23h 59m

20h 46m

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

1h 17m 40s

1h 5m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)