Huawei Mate 80 vs REDMI 17
The Huawei Mate 80 scores 7.8 in our rating, and the REDMI 17 scores 4.8. The Huawei Mate 80 leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design. The REDMI 17 is the newer phone, announced in August 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the Huawei Mate 80
- Faster wired charging 66 W vs 45 W
- Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP64
- More RAM 12 GB / 16 GB vs 4 GB / 6 GB
- More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
- Lighter 217 g vs 232 g
- Thinner 7.95 mm vs 8.8 mm
Why choose the REDMI 17
- Bigger battery 7,500 mAh vs 5,750 mAh
- Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.75 inches
- Newer model Aug 2026 vs Nov 25, 2025
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- microSD card slot
PhoneRanked scores
Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones
Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Overall
7.8
4.8
Display
8.8
5.5
Performance
5.9
2.4
Camera
8.8
3.9
Battery
7.6
6.9
Design
8.4
7.0
Software support
3.5
3.5
Value for money
5.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Size
6.75 inches
6.9 inches
Type
OLED
LCD
Resolution
1280 × 2832 px
720 × 1600 px
Pixel density
—
254 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✓ Yes
✕ No
Peak brightness
—
825 nits
Protection
Second-generation Kunlun Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Performance
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Process
—
12 nm
Max CPU clock
2.5 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
Maleoon 920
Mali-G52 MC2
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type
—
eMMC
microSD slot
✕ No
✓ Yes
Cameras
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Main camera
50 MP, f/1.4
50 MP, f/1.8
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
40 MP
—
Telephoto
12 MP, 5.5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
5.5×
—
Rear cameras
3
2
Rear video
—
1080p@30
Front camera
13 MP
8 MP
Front video
—
1080p@30
Battery and charging
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Capacity
5,750 mAh
7,500 mAh
Wired charging
66 W
45 W
Wireless charging
50 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✓ Yes
✕ No
Design and build
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Dimensions
161.85 × 76 × 7.95 mm
170.12 × 78.42 × 8.8 mm
Thickness
7.95 mm
8.8 mm
Weight
217 g
232 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
—
Back
Fiberglass
—
Water resistance
IP68 + IP69
IP64
Fingerprint
Side-mounted
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✓ Yes
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Spruce Green, Obsidian Black, Snow White, Dawn Gold
Black, Deep Blue, Lotus Purple, Oak Green
Connectivity and features
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
5G
✓ Yes
✕ No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
—
Bluetooth
6.0
5.4
USB
USB-C 3.x
—
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✓ Yes
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✓ Yes
✕ No
IR blaster
✓ Yes
✕ No
Software
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
OS at launch
HarmonyOS 6.0
Android 16
Interface
—
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
Launch and price
Spec
Huawei Mate 80REDMI 17
Announced
Nov 25, 2025
Aug 2026
Released
Nov 28, 2025
—
Status
Released
Released
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