RedMagic 11 Air vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 20, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $499 | €499

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm	6.68 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches 169.7 x 79.1 x 8.3
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g	7.94 oz / 225.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Transparent Black, Transparent White	Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.76% screen-to-body	7.0-inch, 88.36% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, 1800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 1800 nits
Resolution
2688x1216px, 431 PPI	2396x1080px, 375 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1819 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
3.4 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 SM-4450-AF (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x Cortex-A78@2.3GHz6x Cortex-A55@1.95GHz
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 613
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (16)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2996	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9659	Untested
3D Mark High
6869	Untested
3D Mark Low
2456	Untested

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Battery

Type
7000 mAh, Si - Carbon	8000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 7min

Browsing

18h 59min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

11h 14min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 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 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.1
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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