Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

66 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
VS
95 out 100
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Manufactured in December, 2025 with 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 Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 224g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6800mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 900 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 92.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.29 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
91.4 %
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
92.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
1461
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
3910
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
10993
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14613510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)391010993
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
904462
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3963774
CPU2426921198653
GPU2632251458267
Memory174582501472
UX223963805382
NanoReview Score9044623963774
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
5153
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Stability90 %n/a
Graphics Test30 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5153n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
12141
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Writing score15135n/a
Web score11250n/a
Video editing7600n/a
Data manipulation8595n/a
NanoReview Score12141n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6800 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:37 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 4.3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN2n/a
Sensor size1/1.121/1 (1)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4 - 3.0
Focal length120 mm100 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.41/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length16 mm14 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10OmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size1/4.41/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
118
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
132
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom117n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) 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 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
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 n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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