Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X8 Power 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G offer the same screen size of 6.83 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 16 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 55m, while POCO X8 Power 5G delivers 20h 45m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Power 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G is rated 8.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

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Summary

Release Date

09 2026

01 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


9000 mAh	10000 mAh	10001 mAh
67W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	80W Ultra Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.2/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

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

Around 2 days of battery
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Excellent build quality
Reliable performance

Long battery life
Vibrant and immersive display
Reliable performance
Durable design

Cons

Performance could have been better
Average secondary camera

Lots of pre-installed apps
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Slightly bulky

Single bottom speaker
Slightly bulky

User Ratings

4.6/5

(18 ratings)

N/A

4.4/5

(8,636 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

September 15, 2026

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

January 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Mali-G615 MP2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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.

949,300

984,877

1,047,842

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

26.0 s

27.0 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.

772

1,217

1,024

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

34.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

6500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

453 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.32 %

91.66 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Armor Shell Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.5 %

94.0 %

Design

Height

163.45 mm

163.44 mm

162.26 mm

Width

78.27 mm

76.15 mm

Thickness

8.46 mm

8.65 mm

9.08 mm

Weight

226 grams

229 grams

219 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Polycarbonate

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69K IP69 IP67 (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 2 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

9000 mAh

10000 mAh

10001 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W 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.

21h 55m

20h 45m

21h 08m

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

1h 36m 36s

1h 19m 35s

1h 20m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

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 / N5 / N8 / N28
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)