iQOO Neo 10 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 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: iQOO Neo 10 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making iQOO Neo 10 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO Neo 10 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 59m, while iQOO Neo 10 delivers 15h 39m, 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 iQOO Neo 10 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10 receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 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 iQOO Neo 10 has a rating of 4.5.

iQOO Neo 10

₹46,942

@ Flipkart

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

₹49,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

05 2025

09 2026

04 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


7000 mAh	10000 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	100W Hyper Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Solid performance
Punchy display
Decent cameras
Speedy charging

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

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

No telephoto camera
Pre-installed apps

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

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,272 ratings)

5/5

(12 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹46,942

@ Flipkart

₹49,999

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 26, 2025

(Official)

September 15, 2026

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 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 825

Adreno 812

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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.

2,066,325

992,266

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

25.0 s

17.0 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.

4,916

1,223

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.2 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5500 nits

3500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

240 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

89.32 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

163.44 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.88 mm

78.27 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.09 mm

8.65 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

206 grams

229 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Metal

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

10000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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.

15h 39m

23h 59m

14h 01m

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

27m 9s

1h 17m 40s

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 / 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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 / 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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 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)