vivo Y21 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G

Comparing the vivo Y21 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both vivo Y21 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 vivo Y21 5G offers 6.74 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G the larger display of the two. Both vivo Y21 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both vivo Y21 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while vivo Y21 5G offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo Y21 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G delivers 19h 57m, making vivo Y21 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both vivo Y21 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: vivo Y21 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G has a rating of 3.1.

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₹23,998

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Summary

Release Date

03 2026

09 2026

12 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 4 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
LCD	LCD	LCD
1600x720 px (QHD (2k))	720x1600 px (HD+)	1080x2400 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
0.08 MP Camera	2 MP Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP	8 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	7900 mAh	7000 mAh
44W	45W Turbo Charging	45W Super Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.2/10

8.0/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Excellent battery endurance
Delivers reliable performance
Snappy software with many AI tricks
Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Heavy, bulky build
Average low light camera results

Camera output details could be improved
Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

User Ratings

4.2/5

(207 ratings)

3.1/5

(33 ratings)

4.3/5

(16,755 ratings)

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₹21,619

@ Amazon

₹23,998

@ Amazon

₹22,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

March 23, 2026

(Official)

September 3, 2026

(Official)

December 4, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

2 Years

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

3 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

734,484

974,831

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

30.0 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.

N/A

400

1,017

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1600x720 px (QHD (2k))

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

675 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

950 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

825 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

254 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.03 %

86.16 %

86.42 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

Design

Height

167.40 mm

170.12 mm

166 mm

Width

77.10 mm

78.42 mm

76 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

8.8 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

209 grams

232 grams

208 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Leather

Back: Glass Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size

0.08 MP
f/3.0

2 MP

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.05 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7900 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 44W 100% in 73 minutes

Yes 45W Turbo Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

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

19h 57m

17h 38m

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

N/A

1h 14m

1h 25m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

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 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1700(band 66)

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