Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 860, vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Lighter design: 215g vs 219g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5160mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/125 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1200x2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 120 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6 % | 92.4 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 95.1 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 2404 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 995:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | n/a |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gold - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2960 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) - 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 675 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1036.8 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 973 | 3891 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2589 | 11680 |
| CPU | 181709 | 867585 |
| GPU | 155743 | 1185826 |
| Memory | 126967 | 526143 |
| UX | 177878 | 708900 |
| NanoReview Score | 642297 | 3288454 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 97 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 20 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3456 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13393 | n/a |
| Web score | 8062 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6035 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8470 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10579 | 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 | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 13 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 5160 mAh | 7500 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 (55% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:43 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:45 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:20 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 117 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| 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 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 115 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.0 |
| 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 | n/a | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | 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 | 5480x3648 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 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 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- 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 B2/3/5/8 | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTC B1/2/4/5/8 | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41) | 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 | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | 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 ($) | 250 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| 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 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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