Redmi Note 17 launches as new budget phone with OLED screen and large battery

The Redmi Note 17 series has been fully unveiled in China, and at the initial stage, the lineup has introduced two phones. Among the two, the Pro is standing as a solid, feature-packed mid-range phone with the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. The standard phone, on the other hand, is focusing more on value.

Coming in under $200 in China, the standard Note 17 brings a 7-inch OLED display, which has a resolution of 2396x1080 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness rating of 1,800 nits. Xiaomi further notes that the panel has a touch sampling rate of 2,160Hz, and it's said to register touches with high efficiency even in challenging scenarios.

It's powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4, an entry-level SoC, and Xiaomi has paired it with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. While the chipset may be nothing interesting, this entry-level phone comes with a large 8,000mAh battery, which is rather impressive. To look back, the predecessor features a 5,800mAh battery.

There's support for 45W fast charging, thanks to the 22.5W reverse charging, it's possible to power up other devices with it. The camera setup is nothing impressive, though. On the back, there's a single 50MP camera, while the front houses an 8MP selfie shooter.

MicroSD card with max 2TB support (512GB Samsung T7 curr. $150.31 on Amazon), NFC, and IP65 water-resistant rating are among the other highlights. The base configuration with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage costs CNY 1,299, about $191. As for the top-end config with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage retails for CNY 1,699, about $250.