REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G vs vivo V40 SE 5G

The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G scores 7.3 in our rating, and the vivo V40 SE 5G scores 5.4. 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

vivo vivo V40 SE 5G

5.4 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G

Bigger battery 10,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Silicon-carbon battery
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 44 W
Bigger screen 6.83 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 3,500 nits vs 1,800 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP54

Why choose the vivo V40 SE 5G

Lighter 185.5 g vs 229.5 g
Thinner 7.79 mm vs 8.65 mm
microSD card slot

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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 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Overall 7.3 5.4

Display 8.3 7.4

Performance 5.3 3.9

Camera 6.0 4.6

Battery 7.9 5.0

Design 7.6 6.9

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED OLED, Ultra Vision AMOLED

Resolution 1280 × 2772 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 447 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,500 nits 1,800 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 812 —

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.5 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 —

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Capacity 10,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Li-Ion

Wired charging 100 W 44 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes —

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Dimensions 163.44 × 78.27 × 8.65 mm 163.17 × 75.81 × 7.79 mm

Thickness 8.65 mm 7.79 mm

Weight 229.5 g 185.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP54

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Cloud Blush, Black, Green, Purple Crystal Black, Leather Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

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 —

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes —

Software

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 Funtouch OS 14

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5Gvivo V40 SE 5G

Announced Aug 27, 2026 Mar 2024

Status Released Released

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