Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 (China) vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2026 | February 2026 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2026 | Coming Soon - March 2026 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 87,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, Purple, Blue | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
169.7 x 79.1 x 8.3 mm (6.68 x 3.11 x 0.33 in) |
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | |
| 225 g (7.94 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked |
| SAR EU | |
|
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
1.21 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ OLED Screen 120Hz, PWM, 1800 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 7.0 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2396 pixels (375 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 88.44% | 90.87% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 16 | Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades |
| User Interface | |
| HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.5 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM4450-AF Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 [Similar] |
Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW, Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 613 [Similar] | Adreno 840 - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP [Similar] | 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF HDR, Panorama |
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Best Face, Auto-HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
|
8 MP, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR, HDR10+ 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2 | 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0 22.5W Reverse wired Bypass charging |
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min) 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Capacity | |
| 8000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |