Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 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 S26 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,573, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G scores 2,713, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 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 S26 FE offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 55m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G is rated 8.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

92%

83%

87%

Release Date

18 Sep, 2026

17 Sep, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4900 mAh	9000 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	67W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Performance could have been better
Average secondary camera

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A

4.1/5

(58 ratings)

1/5

(1 rating)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Sep 15, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Galileo

Adreno 710

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

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

2,471,984

949,300

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 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.

5,513

772

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

382 ppi

447 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.69 %

89.32 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.69 %

N/A

96.0 %

Design

Height

161.6 mm

163.45 mm

156.5 mm

Width

76.9 mm

78.27 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.46 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

193 grams

226 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

N/A

Back: Glass

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 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

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

N/A

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
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 Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

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
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4900 mAh

9000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

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

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless 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.

10h 16m

21h 55m

N/A

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

1h 6m

1h 36m 36s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)