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Xiaomi 17 Max

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 100W fast charging

Extras Titanium frame, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No Google Play

6.9″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Elite Gen 5 12 / 256 GB

8000 mAh 100W charging

200 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1200 × 2608 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2608 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

3500 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+ · HDR Vivid

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) · 8-core 4.6 GHz · Adreno 840

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

4,027,702

v11

CPU

8-core, 4.6 GHz

GPU

Adreno 840

Process

3 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.1

CPU layout

2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM

Software & updates

Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

200 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

200 MP f/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

50 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.4

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung ISOCELL HP9, 1/1.4", 0.56µm

Slow motion

Yes, 1920 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

8000 mAh · 100 W wired · 50 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8000 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 16/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 4.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort

Screen out

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n81, n83A, n83B, n84

Build & Design

219 g · 8.2 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

219 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · proximity · gyro

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

4.0M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 200 MP · f/1.7 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

100% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 8,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

219 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1200 × 2608 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.9″ vs 6.3″ screen

Higher benchmark score

4.0M vs 3.1M AnTuTu

86% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 8,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

219 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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