Does a market for 4G phones still exist? Xiaomi thinks so, so it released the Redmi Note 17 4G. We’ve already looked at the battery life and charging tests of its 5G sibling and promised to compare the two in a separate article – this is that article.
Surprisingly, it is the modem that hurts the Redmi Note 17 4G the most – the call time is significantly worse than the 5G model. Video playback is also quite a bit shorter and the web browsing time is an hour down. So, even if you don’t care about 5G connectivity, you should have a good look at the price difference between the two models.
The Redmi Note 17 4G needed an hour and a half for a full charge. The 5G model got there three minutes quicker, but that is within the margin of error. The Redmi Note 17 4G uses a Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 chipset – this is actually a downgrade from the Note 15 4G, which had a Helio G100 Ultra. The old model also had a 108MP main camera replaced by a basic 50MP module. Here’s what we think – the larger battery capacity on the Redmi Note 17 4G gives it better battery life, but the 5G version offers longer battery life and slightly better performance.
Source: GSMArena · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing