iQOO 3 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

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Comparing the iQOO 3 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 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: iQOO 3 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making iQOO 3 256GB the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while iQOO 3 256GB offers 6.44 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making iQOO 3 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 3 256GB offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both iQOO 3 256GB and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 55m, while iQOO 3 256GB delivers 21h 43m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: iQOO 3 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making iQOO 3 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO 3 256GB and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G equally at 8.


User Rating: iQOO 3 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G has a rating of 3.8.

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Summary

Release Date

04 Mar, 2020
17 Sep, 2026
08 Oct, 2026

Performance
N/A
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera
N/A
16 MP
16 MP
16 MP

Battery
N/A
4440 mAh
9000 mAh
8000 mAh
55W Super Flash Charging
67W Fast Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10
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8.0/10
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N/A

Pros

  • Ultra-fast performance 
  • Capable cameras
  • 55W charging is insanely fast
  • Excellent battery life
  • Sharp and vibrant AMOLED display
  • Impressive software support
  • Solid build quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No high refresh rate screen
  • Scope for improvement in the software department
  • No current use for 5G functionality in India
  • Performance could have been better
  • Average secondary camera
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(18,217 ratings)
3.8/5
(4 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

589,793
AnTuTu Score
949,300
AnTuTu Score
N/A
21h 43m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
21h 55m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Mar 04, 2020
(Official)
Sep 15, 2026
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

IQOO UI
HyperOS
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 Kryo 585
Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

589,793
949,300
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
24.0 s
N/A

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
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.5 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
3500 nits
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
447 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.46 %
89.32 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
163.45 mm
162.56 mm

Width

74.8 mm
78.27 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.46 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

214.5 grams
226 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69K IP69 IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
Beautify

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

4440 mAh
9000 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
N/A
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging
Yes 10W 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.

21h 43m
21h 55m
N/A

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

42m 2s
1h 36m 36s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
N/A
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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)
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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
No
No

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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