REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs REDMI Note 12S

The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G scores 7.3 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12S scores 5.3. 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 12S

5.3 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 IP53

Why choose the REDMI Note 12S

Lighter 176 g vs 229.5 g
Thinner 8.09 mm vs 8.65 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
microSD card slot

PhoneRanked scores

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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 12S

Overall 7.3 5.3

Display 8.3 6.5

Performance 5.3 3.2

Camera 6.0 5.2

Battery 7.9 4.8

Design 7.6 6.9

Software support 7.4 6.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 12S

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 Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 12S

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Helio G96

Process 4 nm —

Max CPU clock 2.6 GHz 2.05 GHz

GPU Adreno 812 Mali-G57 MC2

Geekbench 6 single-core — 660

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 1,660

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 12S

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 3

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 12S

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 12S

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 176 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Plastic —

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP53

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 Onyx Black, Ice Blue, Pearl Green

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 12S

5G ✓ Yes ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

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 12S

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 14

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5GREDMI Note 12S

Announced Aug 27, 2026 Apr 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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