iQOO 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

Comparing the iQOO 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 16 runs at a higher processing speed of 5.01 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making iQOO 16 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 16 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 6.83 inches, making iQOO 16 the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 16 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 16 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: iQOO 16 delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G delivers 21h 55m, making iQOO 16 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 16 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making iQOO 16 the better option for storage.

iQOO 16

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

N/A

09 2026

10 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
50 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera

N/A
32 MP	16 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A
8400 mAh	9000 mAh	8000 mAh
100W	67W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Performance could have been better
Average secondary camera

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(18 ratings)

N/A

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₹36,999

@ Amazon

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@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

N/A

September 15, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

5.01 GHz, Dual core 4.03 GHz, Tri core 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra Pro

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

949,300

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

24.0 s

26.0 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.

N/A

772

853

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Brightness

2800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3300 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

89.32 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

N/A

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.75 mm

163.45 mm

162.56 mm

Width

76.90 mm

78.27 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.30 mm

8.46 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

222.5 grams

226 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera100x Digital Zoomf/1.681/1.3" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/1.95" sensor size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

100 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

7680x4320 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

8400 mAh

9000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 34.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 100W

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

N/A

21h 55m

18h 49m

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

N/A

1h 36m 36s

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 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) / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)