realme C83 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G

Comparing the realme C83 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 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: Both realme C83 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme C83 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G the larger display of the two. Both realme C83 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme C83 5G offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C83 5G offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G delivers longer battery life with 19h 57m, while realme C83 5G delivers 17h 09m, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme C83 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers 128 GB, making realme C83 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while realme C83 5G is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme C83 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G has a rating of 3.4.

realme C83 5G

₹19,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G

₹23,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

09 2026

02 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 4 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
LCD	LCD	LCD
720x1570 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP	5 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	7900 mAh	6500 mAh
15W	45W Turbo Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Superb battery life
Strong build quality
Snappy software
Camera produces consistent tones

Large, colourful display
Tremendous battery life
Long-term software support
Rich sounding stereo speakers

Classy, subtle design
Battery easily lasts an entire day
Smooth everyday performance
Good thermal management

Cons

Heavy weight
Long charging times

Heavy, bulky build
Average low light camera results

Comes with an HD+ display
Android 15
Mono speaker

User Ratings

4.3/5

(663 ratings)

3.4/5

(32 ratings)

4.3/5

(8,484 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹19,999

@ Amazon

₹23,999

@ Amazon

₹16,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

March 6, 2026

(Official)

September 3, 2026

(Official)

February 10, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

1 Year

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

2 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MP2

Adreno

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

561,364

734,484

565,613

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

39.0 s

30.0 s

37.0 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.

386

400

357

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.1 %

N/A

13.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A

675 nits

700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

825 nits

1125 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

258 ppi

254 ppi

256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

86.16 %

85.34 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.6 %

Design

Height

N/A

170.12 mm

166.6 mm

Width

N/A

78.42 mm

78.5 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.8 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

212 grams

232 grams

212 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

N/A

2 MP

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

N/A

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.05 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

7900 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W

Yes 45W Turbo Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W 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.

17h 09m

19h 57m

N/A

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

2h 32m

1h 14m

1h 28m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Yes Up to 2 TB

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

N/A

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

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) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)