Apple iPhone 17 vs Xiaomi 17T

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs Xiaomi 17T 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: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Xiaomi 17T scores 6,860, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17T offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Xiaomi 17T the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Xiaomi 17T's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 17T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi 17T better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17T offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making Xiaomi 17T better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17T delivers longer battery life with 14h 45m, while Apple iPhone 17 delivers None, making Xiaomi 17T the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Xiaomi 17T offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17T receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi 17T has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Xiaomi 17T

₹69,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 2025

06 2026

10 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh	7200 mAh
40W Fast Charging	67W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Excellent telephoto camera
Reliable all-day battery life
Sharp, vibrant display
Smooth everyday performance

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

4.4/5

(83 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹69,999

@ Amazon

₹62,000

@ Vivo

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General

Launch Date

September 19, 2025

(Official)

June 4, 2026

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A19 GPU

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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.

2,250,422

2,136,906

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 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.

4,884

3,457

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

3500 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

3200 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

460 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.76 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

157.6 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.2 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

8.17 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

177 grams

200 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

14h 45m

18h 36m

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

1h 11m

1h 13m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)