Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi 17 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi 17

79 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 17
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Xiaomi 17

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 17, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 191g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher pixel density: 464ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6330mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi 17
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Display:
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
vs
Xiaomi 17

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1220x2656 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 464 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 120 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Xiaomi 17
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 151.1 mm (5.95 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 71.8 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Xiaomi 17
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi 17 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Xiaomi 17
3610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Xiaomi 17
11098
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21883610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)693511098
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Xiaomi 17
3288454
CPU464193867585
GPU8639471185826
Memory268952526143
UX306789708900
NanoReview Score19038813288454
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test104 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17532n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Writing score21218n/a
Web score18418n/a
Video editing7978n/a
Data manipulation15753n/a
NanoReview Score17501n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 24.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 6330 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Web Browsing07:07 hn/a
Video Playback15:32 hn/a
Games05:03 hn/a
Standby Mode83 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 2.6x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Omnivision 950L LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length67 mm60 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/3.941/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX564Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel size1.4 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.88
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 799 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 the clear winner in this comparison.

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