REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs REDMI Note 11S

The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G scores 7.3 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 11S scores 5.1. The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G is the newer phone, announced Aug 27, 2026.

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REDMI REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
7.3 Price TBA
Top score
REDMI REDMI Note 11S
5.1 Price TBA
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G

  • Bigger battery 10,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
  • Faster wired charging 100 W vs 33 W
  • Bigger screen 6.83 inches vs 6.43 inches
  • Brighter screen 3,500 nits vs 1,000 nits
  • Higher refresh rate 120 Hz vs 90 Hz
  • Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs None

Why choose the REDMI Note 11S

  • Lighter 179 g vs 229.5 g
  • Thinner 8.09 mm vs 8.65 mm
  • 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 REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Overall 7.3 5.1
Display 8.3 6.5
Performance 5.3 3.2
Camera 6.0 5.2
Battery 7.9 4.8
Design 7.6 5.8
Software support 7.4 5.0
Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Size 6.83 inches 6.43 inches
Type OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
Resolution 1280 × 2772 px 1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density 447 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No
Peak brightness 3,500 nits 1,000 nits
HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —
Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Process 4 nm —
Max CPU clock 2.6 GHz 2.05 GHz
GPU Adreno 812 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 64 GB / 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.5 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No
Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP
Rear cameras 2 4
Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30
Front camera 32 MP 16 MP
Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Capacity 10,000 mAh 5,000 mAh
Battery type Silicon-carbon —
Wired charging 100 W 33 W
Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No
Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Dimensions 163.44 × 78.27 × 8.65 mm 159.87 × 73.87 × 8.09 mm
Thickness 8.65 mm 8.09 mm
Weight 229.5 g 179 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Plastic Plastic
Back Plastic Plastic
Water resistance IP68 + IP69K None
Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors Cloud Blush, Black, Green, Purple Graphite Gray, Twilight Blue, Pearl White

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
5G ✓ Yes ✕ No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 6.0 5.0
USB — USB-C 2.0
NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Satellite ✕ No ✕ No
IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
OS at launch Android 16 Android 11
Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 13
OS updates 4 years —
Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 11S
Announced Aug 27, 2026 Jan 26, 2022
Released — Jan 28, 2022
Status Released Discontinued

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