Nothing Phone (4a) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €349 8GB/256GB - €389 12GB/256GB - €429

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.9 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm	6.68 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches 169.7 x 79.1 x 8.3
Weight
7.23 oz / 205.0 g	7.94 oz / 225.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Blue, Pink, Black	Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.44% screen-to-body	7.0-inch, 88.36% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 1800 nits
Resolution
2720x1224px, 20:9 ratio, 440 PPI	2396x1080px, 375 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1493 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC (4 nm)	Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 SM-4450-AF (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.7GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x Cortex-A78@2.3GHz6x Cortex-A55@1.95GHz
GPU
Adreno 810	Adreno 613
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (16), up to 3 OS updates	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1247	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3322	Untested
3D Mark High
1126	Untested
3D Mark Low
1117	Untested

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Battery

Type
5080 mAh	8000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 10min

Browsing

18h 44min

Video

10h 19min

Gaming

6h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony LYT-710 Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, Autofocus, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/2.75" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.1
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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