Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs OPPO Reno16c 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs OPPO Reno16c 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while OPPO Reno16c 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16c 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16c 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 59m, while OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers 21h 13m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G receives a higher user rating of 5, while OPPO Reno16c 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

₹49,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 2026

07 2026

09 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	50 MP	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


10000 mAh	6500 mAh	3692 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	40W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Easy two days of battery life
Big, vibrant AMOLED display
Great durability
Decent software support

Capable cameras with telephoto lens
Eye-catching design
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth, customisable OS

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

The phone is underpowered
Cameras are not as good as rivals
High price

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

5/5

(12 ratings)

4.5/5

(754 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹49,999

@ Amazon

₹52,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

September 15, 2026

(Official)

July 2, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 812

Adreno 710

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

992,266

985,594

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 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.

1,223

854

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

N/A

3000 nits

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1400 nits

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

397 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.32 %

89.23 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.44 mm

158.2 mm

149.6 mm

Width

78.27 mm

74.9 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.65 mm

8.1 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

229 grams

195 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6120 x 8160 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

10000 mAh

6500 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

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.

23h 59m

21h 13m

N/A

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

1h 17m 40s

59m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 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) / 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)

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 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) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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) / 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) / 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)

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)