Xiaomi 17T vs OPPO Reno16 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi 17T vs OPPO Reno16 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: Xiaomi 17T scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,860, while OPPO Reno16 5G scores 4,114, making Xiaomi 17T the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17T offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while OPPO Reno16 5G offers 6.32 inches, making Xiaomi 17T the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi 17T and OPPO Reno16 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 17T and OPPO Reno16 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi 17T offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno16 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 48m, while Xiaomi 17T delivers 14h 45m, making OPPO Reno16 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi 17T and OPPO Reno16 5G 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 OPPO Reno16 5G is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Xiaomi 17T and OPPO Reno16 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 17T

₹69,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Reno16 5G

₹66,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 2026

07 2026

03 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	6700 mAh	4000 mAh
67W Hyper Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	25W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

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

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Pricey
Chipset could be better

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.4/5

(83 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,162 ratings)

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹69,999

@ Amazon

₹66,999

@ Amazon

₹57,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

June 4, 2026

(Official)

July 2, 2026

(Official)

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

7 Years

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Processor

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 A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 722

Adreno 830

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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.

2,136,906

1,457,989

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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.

3,457

2,078

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

1800 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

3500 nits

1800 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.76 %

89.34 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.6 mm

151.21 mm

146.9 mm

Width

75.2 mm

72.42 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

8.36 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

200 grams

193 grams

162 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

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

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

6700 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

14h 45m

23h 48m

N/A

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

1h 13m

1h 2m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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 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) / 2100(band 34) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 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)

4G Bands: