iQOO Neo 10R vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10R vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 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 Neo 10R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,139, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G scores 2,333, making iQOO Neo 10R the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.99 inches, while iQOO Neo 10R offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10R features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G's OLED, making iQOO Neo 10R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Neo 10R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 8 MP, making iQOO Neo 10R better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Neo 10R delivers longer battery life with 16h 22m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G delivers 16h 14m, making iQOO Neo 10R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G has a rating of 3.3.

iQOO Neo 10R

₹24,300

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G

₹27,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

12 Aug, 2026

02 Mar, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Snapdragon 4 Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.99 inches (17.75 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	Super AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2396 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	5 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6400 mAh	8000 mAh	5000 mAh
80W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging	45W Super Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.0/10

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7.5/10

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Pros

Good display
Reliable cameras
Snappy performance
Solid battery

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

Excellent multimedia output
Smooth & capable One UI 7
Reliable camera setup
6 years of software support

Cons

No NFC support
Build quality could've been better

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

No expandable storage
Performance could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,564 ratings)

3.3/5

(101 ratings)

4.4/5

(6,542 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,476,651 AnTuTu Score	622,466 AnTuTu Score	655,225 AnTuTu Score
16h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	9h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Year

6 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Adreno

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 10416 mm²

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.

1,476,651

622,466

655,225

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

30.0 s

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

183

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.1 %

N/A

28.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.99 inches (17.75 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2396 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

1800 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

376 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

87.84 %

86.64 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

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)

93.4 %

N/A

87.8 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

169.70 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.88 mm

79.14 mm

78 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.4 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

196 grams

225 grams

195 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Filters
Voice Shutter

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

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30/120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6400 mAh

8000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

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 22m

16h 14m

9h 21m

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

43m

1h 19m

1h 3m 27s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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