Xiaomi 17 vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 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: Xiaomi 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,459, while OnePlus Nord 6 scores 6,520, making Xiaomi 17 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6.3 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 6 features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while Xiaomi 17 delivers 16h 32m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 17 is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus Nord 6 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

@ Croma

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

09 Apr, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


6330 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Elegant, compact build
Excellent display and speakers
Great performance output
Impressive camera system

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

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

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

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5

(94 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,114 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,453,123 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
16h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹89,999

@ Croma

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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.

3,453,123

2,366,913

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

14.0 s

17.0 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.

5,751

4,499

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.0 %

27.4 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

3600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

3200 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.45 %

89.41 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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

93.5 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

151.1 mm

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.8 mm

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.06 mm

8.5 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

191 grams

217 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 950 2.4µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash

20 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/960 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6330 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless 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 32m

20h 46m

14h 01m

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

38m

1h 5m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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)

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)