Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G vs Xiaomi 17T

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 780G, vs Xiaomi 17T, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 200g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi 17T
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 89.9 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
843 nits
Xiaomi 17T
3329 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
85.3 %
Xiaomi 17T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi 17T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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))
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 642 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 490 MHz n/a
FLOPS 752.6 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
999
Xiaomi 17T
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
2616
Xiaomi 17T
6686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26166686
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
633483
Xiaomi 17T
2407614
CPU191999709591
GPU172063762021
Memory122336409017
UX147085526985
NanoReview Score6334832407614
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
3126
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.2 °Cn/a
Stability79 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3126n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
9890
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Writing score11933n/a
Web score7651n/a
Video editing6229n/a
Data manipulation8438n/a
NanoReview Score9890n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

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 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4+ (58% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
18:12
Xiaomi 17T
28:50
Web Browsing07:07 h13:50 h
Video Playback12:41 h18:40 h
Games04:34 h07:52 h
Standby Mode80 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Omnivision OV50
Sensor size1/1.971/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a115 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
118
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
101
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
111
Xiaomi 17T
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
89.2 dB
Xiaomi 17T
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 370 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 749
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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