Head to head
XiaomiXiaomi 17TvsAppleiPhone 17
- Released
- 2026-05-28GSMArena — Xiaomi 17T specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-20
3 wins for Xiaomi 17T1 win for iPhone 171 difference you won’t notice
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Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Dimensions
157.6 x 75.2 x 8.17 mmOfficial
149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mmOfficial
Weight
200gOfficial
177gOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back (Gorilla Glass 7i)3rd party
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Colour-infused glass back (Black, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender)Official
SIM
Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM or nano SIM + eSIM, eSIM + eSIM)Official
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Display type
6.59" 120Hz eye-care AMOLED, 12-bit, HDR10+, Dolby VisionOfficial
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Display size
6.59inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
2756 x 1268Official
2622 x 1206Official
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
460ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
3500nitsOfficial
3000nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
No verified data
1000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7iOfficial
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Platform
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Operating system
Android 16, HyperOS 33rd party
GSMArena — Xiaomi 17T specifications reports Android 16, HyperOS 3 · Xiaomi UK — Xiaomi 17T specs claims Xiaomi HyperOS 3
iOS 263rd party
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra (4nm)Official
A19 chipOfficial
CPU
1x Cortex-A725 up to 3.4GHz + 3x Cortex-A725 up to 3.2GHz + 4x Cortex-A725 up to 2.2GHzOfficial
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
GPU
Mali-G720 MC8Official
5-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
Memory
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GBOfficial
256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
12GBOfficial
8GB3rd party
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Main camera
Leica 50 MP main (f/1.7, 1/1.55", OIS, 23mm) + 50 MP periscope (f/3.0, 115mm, OIS) + 12 MP ultrawide (f/2.2, 15mm, 120°)Official
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.7Official
f/1.6Official
Main sensor size
1/1.55"Official
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
Leica 50 MP periscope, f/3.0, 115mm equivalent, OISOfficial
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
Ultrawide
Leica 12 MP, f/2.2, 15mm equivalent, 120°Official
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
Front camera
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm equivalentOfficial
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
Video capture
4K HDR10+@30/60fps, 1080p HDR10+@30/60fps, Log up to 4K@30/60fps, slow-mo 1080p/720p up to 960fpsOfficial
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
Battery
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Battery capacity
6500mAhOfficial
3692mAh3rd party
Battery per charge
65.67hOfficial
41hOfficial
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
67WOfficial
40WOfficial
Wireless charging
No verified data
25WOfficial
Connectivity
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6EOfficial
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Bluetooth
6.0Official
6Official
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG3rd party
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
GPS L1+L5, GLONASS G1, Beidou B1I+B1C+B2a, Galileo E1+E5a, NavIC L5, QZSS L1+L5, A-GPSOfficial
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
Misc
Xiaomi Xiaomi 17TApple iPhone 17
Colours
Black, Opal White, Blue, VioletOfficial
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, LavenderOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
No verified data
1.49W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
COfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.