Samsung Galaxy S25 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 6.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G delivers 21h 55m, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G equally at 8.

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

₹58,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

29 Sep, 2025

17 Sep, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Deca Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 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
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4900 mAh	9000 mAh	4900 mAh
45W Fast Charging	67W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

8.4/10

Pros

Sleek, premium design
Vibrant display, great speakers
7 years of updates
Dependable cameras

Excellent battery life
Sharp and vibrant AMOLED display
Impressive software support
Solid build quality

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Limited 8GB RAM
Average battery life
Tends to heat up

Performance could have been better
Average secondary camera

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,798 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,069,599 AnTuTu Score	949,300 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
N/A	21h 55m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹58,999

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 04, 2025

(Official)

Sep 15, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Years

4 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Deca Core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 940

Adreno

Galileo

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 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.

2,069,599

949,300

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

24.0 s

16.0 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

772

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

447 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.99 %

89.32 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

Design

Height

161.3 mm

163.45 mm

161.6 mm

Width

76.6 mm

78.27 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.46 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

190 grams

226 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69K IP69 IP67 (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

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4900 mAh

9000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes

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

21h 55m

10h 16m

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

57m

1h 36m 36s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)