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

06 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


10000 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

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

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

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

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

5/5

(12 ratings)

4.5/5

(754 ratings)

4.3/5

(723 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹49,999

@ Amazon

₹52,999

@ Amazon

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

September 15, 2026

(Official)

July 2, 2026

(Official)

June 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

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)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 812

Adreno 710

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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.

992,266

985,594

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

20.0 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

4,502

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

N/A

5200 nits

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1400 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

397 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.32 %

89.23 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.8 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

163.44 mm

158.2 mm

162.7 mm

Width

78.27 mm

74.9 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.65 mm

8.1 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

229 grams

195 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

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 IP69

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6120 x 8160 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen 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 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

10000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

23h 59m

21h 13m

14h 11m

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

1h 17m 40s

59m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / 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) / 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) / 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)

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 / 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) / 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) / 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)