Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Xiaomi 17T Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 219g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Xiaomi 17T Pro
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 IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 91.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
615 nits
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3477 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)2404 Hzn/a
Response time35.2 msn/a
Contrast1649:1n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.8 mm (6.53 in) 162.2 mm (6.39 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
84.4 %
Xiaomi 17T Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Xiaomi 17T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 692 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 618 n/a
GPU Cores 256 n/a
GPU Frequency 750 MHz n/a
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
719
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1874
Xiaomi 17T Pro
9438
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7193099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18749438
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
389839
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3323591
CPU139577933780
GPU731531300550
Memory72832397001
UX104277692260
NanoReview Score3898393323591
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1044
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.3 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test6 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1044n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
8136
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
Writing score9643n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5453n/a
Data manipulation6923n/a
NanoReview Score8136n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 18.9 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 14 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5020 mAh 7000 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 (50% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
26:36
Xiaomi 17T Pro
36:42
Web Browsing10:27 h18:30 h
Video Playback13:57 h24:44 h
Games05:33 h09:34 h
Standby Mode143 h131 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6920 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW1Omnivision 950 LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.721/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size0.8 μm1.2 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
SensorGalaxyCore GC8034n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.48 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
87.1 dB
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2020 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 185 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
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 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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