Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G vs Xiaomi 17
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 780G, vs Xiaomi 17, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
- Larger display: 6.55in
- Lighter design: 159g vs 191g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17
- Higher pixel density: 464ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6330mAh vs 4250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1220x2656 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 402 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 120 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3 % | 89.9 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 367 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 in) | 151.1 mm (5.95 in) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 159 g (5.61 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Yellow |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.2 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 490 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 752.6 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 999 | 3610 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2616 | 11098 |
| CPU | 191999 | 867585 |
| GPU | 172063 | 1185826 |
| Memory | 122336 | 526143 |
| UX | 147085 | 708900 |
| NanoReview Score | 633483 | 3288454 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3126 | n/a |
| Writing score | 11933 | n/a |
| Web score | 7651 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6229 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8438 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9890 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 11 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 4250 mAh | 6330 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes Quick Charge 4+ (58% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:07 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:41 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:34 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 80 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9248x6936 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.6x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (1080p) | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97 | 1/1.31 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 60 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3888 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | n/a |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 370 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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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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