Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 78 (1 reviews)

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GSMCritic Take:

With its massive 9,210mAh battery, 100W fast charging, bright 1.5K OLED panel, and IP68/IP69K sealing, the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max lasts for days and shrugs off abuse, though you pay for that endurance in extra weight and a design that looks it.

Screen: 6.83"

Weight: 230g

Waterproof

Charging: 100W

Optical Zoom: None

Thickness: 8.6mm

Screen covers 89.5% of body

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78 GSMCritic Score

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Pros

Camera

Dependable Main Camera: Solid color reproduction and consistent day-to-day photos, with a selfie sensor that holds up.

Phone Appearance

Extreme Protection: Dual IP68 and IP69K sealing shrugs off dust and pressurized water jets better than nearly anything at this price.

Display

Top-Tier Display: The bright, sharp 1.5K OLED runs at 120Hz with 68-bit color depth and Dolby Vision, a class-leading panel.

Battery

Exceptional Battery: A 9,210mAh cell stretches well past two and a half days of real use, and 100W USB-PD fast charging refills it in minutes.

Software

Good Value: Storage pricing is aggressive for the endurance, build, and display on offer, making it a bargain for heavy users.

Cons

Camera

Thin Versatility Story: There is no dedicated telephoto lens and the wide is merely middling, so zoom and wide shooting stay basic.

Overcooked Processing: The main sensor's good color is undermined by aggressive processing, weak HDR recovery, and a habit of blowing out highlights.

Pricey at Launch: The value looks great now, but at launch the price was a touch steep for what the camera and chip deliver.

Phone Appearance

Heavy & Uninspiring Design: Cramming in the huge cell makes the body weigh more than it should, and the design language does little to disguise it.

Software

Noisy Software: HyperOS 3 is a solid package with a promising update roadmap, but it doesn't ship with the newest Android and tends to get busy in the background.

Audio

Treble-Heavy Audio: The output leans bright, which fatigues on long calls and media sessions.

Storage

Middling Performance: An average chip, only UFS 3.x storage, and 8GB of RAM in the 256GB model — with no meaningful uplift over the previous generation, the Pro Max badge is a stretch.