Redmi Note 17 Review: This Phone Really Doesn’t Want To Die

Redmi
Note
17
Review:Sma tpho e
make s
have
spe t
the
bette
pa t
of
the
last
few
yea s
teachi g
us
that
thi e
is
bette ,
lighte
is
bette ,
a d
somehow
a othe
AI
featu e
is
always
bette .
A
few
b a ds,
i cludi g
Redmi,
have
take
a
diffe e t
app oach.
O
the
Note
17,
the
Xiaomi
sub-b a d& bsp;has
put
a
8,000mAh
batte y
i side
the
pho e
a d
basically
said:
What
if
you
pho e
just…
did ‘t
die?

That
is
the
headli e,
a d
ho estly,
I
like
the
thi ki g.
The e
is
somethi g
wo de fully
u complicated
about
a
sma tpho e
that
p io itises
the
o e
thi g
we
all
u ive sally
hate:
u i g
out
of
batte y.

The
Redmi
Note
17
sta ts
at
Rs
27,999
fo
the
6GB
+
128GB
model.
My
eview
u it
came
i
Sta light
Pu ple,
which
looks
pa ticula ly
good
whe
su light
hits
the
back
a d
eveals
its
adial
shooti g-sta
patte .
The
the e
is
the
est
of
the
specificatio
sheet:
a
17.75cm
AMOLED
display
with
a
120Hz
ef esh
ate,
S apd ago
4
Ge
4,
50MP
p ima y
came a,
Go illa
Glass
7i,
45W
cha gi g
a d
22.5W
wi ed
eve se
cha gi g.
O
pape ,
it
sou ds
like
Redmi
has
built
a
pho e
a ou d
o e
gia t
idea
a d
the
se sibly
filled
i
the
gaps.

Ge ieGPT,


ABP
Live’s
i -house
AI
eview
bot,
mea while,
has
see
“8,000mAh”
a d
appea s
to
have
fo gotte
eve y
othe
wo d
i
the
E glish
la guage.
Let’s
show
he
some
eal-wo ld
use
cases.

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Ha de ,
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B othe )

Redmi
Note
17
Review:
Quick
Poi te s

& bsp;

What
Wo ks:

• 8,000mAh
  batte y
  ge ui ely
  cha ges
  the
  cha gi g
  outi e
• 120Hz
  AMOLED
  display
  is
  a
  st o g
  pa t
  of
  the
  package
• Sta light
  Pu ple
  looks
  excelle t
  i
  di ect
  su light
• 22.5W
  eve se
  cha gi g
  is
  ge ui ely
  p actical
• 8.4mm
  thick ess
  is
  imp essive
  fo
  such
  a
  la ge
  batte y
• Mic oSD
  expa sio
  a d
  IR
  blaste
  emai
  welcome

What
Does ‘t:

• 225
  g ams
  is
  ha d
  to
  disguise
• S apd ago
  4
  Ge
  4
  is
  about
  efficie cy,
  ot
  b ute
  fo ce
• 50MP
  came a
  sou ds
  mo e
  exciti g
  tha
  the
  ove all
  came a
  system
• 8MP
  selfie
  came a
  is
  decidedly
  basic
• 128GB
  sto age
  feels
  sti gy
  at
  this
  p ice

The
Batte y
Is
Not
A
Featu e.
It’s
The
Whole
Pe so ality

✨
Ge ieGPT:
8,000mAh!
Shayak,
I
have
calculated
that
this
pho e
co tai s
app oximately
47
busi ess
days
of
batte y.
Xiaomi
has
successfully
solved
elect icity.

Shayak:47
days?
LLMs
ca
ow
a
c ack
a
joke
it
seems.& bsp;Ig o e
that
umbe ,
but
yes,
the
batte y
is
the
Redmi
Note
17’s
defi i g
featu e.

A
8,000mAh
cell
is
e o mous
by
sma tpho e
sta da ds,
a d
you
otice
it
less
f om
the
umbe
itself
tha
f om
what
happe s
to
you
daily
outi e.
You
stop
thi ki g
about
cha gi g.& bsp;That’s
a
su p isi gly
libe ati g
feeli g.
Fo
me,
eve
o
heavy
usage,
the
batte y
lasted
me
two
days
o
a
si gle
cha ge,
easy.

You
ca
spe d
hou s
watchi g
videos,
b owsi g
social
media,
usi g
avigatio ,
taki g
photog aphs
a d
ge e ally
t eati g
the
pho e
like
a
small
po table
compute
without
co sta tly
checki g
the
top- ight
co e
wo de i g
whethe
17
pe
ce t
is
e ough
to
get
you
home.

The
i te esti g
bit
is
that
Redmi
has
ma aged
to
fit
all
of
this
i to
a
8.4mm-thick
body.
The
t ade-off
becomes
obvious
the
mome t
you
pick
it
up:
225
g ams.
This
is
ot
a
pho e
that
disappea s
i
you
ha d.
It’s
ot
eve
pa ticula ly
i te ested
i
t yi g.

But
the e
is
a
easo able
a gume t
he e.
I’d
much
athe
ca y
a
slightly
chu ky
pho e
that
efuses
to
die
tha
a
beautiful
slab
that
eeds
a
powe
ba k
befo e
the
eve i g
tea
b eak.

✨
Ge ieGPT:
A d
22.5W
eve se
cha gi g!
The
Redmi
Note
17
ca
lite ally
do ate
its
life
fo ce
to
othe
devices!

Shayak:
Reve se
cha gi g
becomes
co side ably
mo e
i te esti g
whe
the
pho e
itself
has
a
8,000mAh
batte y.
Give
you
ea buds,
sma twatch
o
a othe
pho e
a
boost
a d
you
still
have
ple ty
left
i
the
ta k.& bsp;It’s
o e
of
those
featu es
that
sou ds
gimmicky
u til
the
fi st
time
somebody
says,
“Do
you
have
a
cha ge ?”& bsp;You
do.& bsp;It’s
you
e ti e
pho e.

AMOLED
Do e
Right,
Ma keti g
Not
Requi ed

✨
Ge ieGPT:
17.75cm
T ueColou
AMOLED!
120Hz!
1,800
its!
Five
millio
to
o e
co t ast!
This
is ‘t
a
display,
Shayak.
This
is
a
po tal.

Shayak:& bsp;The
17.75cm
AMOLED
pa el
is
p obably
the
Redmi
Note
17’s
seco d-best
featu e
afte
its
batte y.& bsp;The
2396
×
1080
esolutio
is
sha p
e ough,
the
120Hz
ef esh
ate
keeps
sc olli g
fluid,
a d
AMOLED
gives
you
the
co t ast
a d
pu chy
colou s
you’d
expect.

The
claimed
1,800- it
peak
b ight ess
also
matte s
mo e
tha
some
of
the
sillie
umbe s
o
this
specificatio
sheet.
I
b ight
I dia
daylight,
a
sc ee
that
ca
push
b ight ess
ha d
is
ge ui ely
useful.

You
also
get
DCI-P3
colou ,
TÜV
eye-p otectio
ce tificatio
a d
a
i -display
fi ge p i t
se so .

See,
I’ll
be
ho est.
No e
of
that
is
evolutio a y.
But,
the
agai ,
it
does ‘t
eed
to
be.& bsp;This
is
simply
a
display
that
feels
suitably
expe sive
fo
the
class.
A d
that
matte s
because
you
i te act
with
the
sc ee
mo e
tha
almost
a ythi g
else
o
a
pho e.

✨
Ge ieGPT:
4 m
S apd ago
4
Ge
4!
Up
to
2.3GHz!
Ad e o
GPU!
Efficie cy
meets
pe fo ma ce!
This
is
a
gami g
machi e
wea i g
a
busi ess
suit!

Shayak:That’s
a
ve y
expe sive
way
of
sayi g
“mid- a ge
chipset”.& bsp;The
S apd ago
4
Ge
4
is
clea ly
ot
he e
to
wi
be chma k
cha ts.
It’s
he e
to
make
the
pho e
feel
espo sive
without
tu i g
the
batte y
i to
a
hostage
situatio .

You
get
6GB
o
8GB
of
LPDDR4X
RAM
a d
128GB
of
UFS
2.2
sto age.

Fo
the
usual
sma tpho e
outi e
—
WhatsApp,
I stag am,
YouTube,
Ch ome,
maps,
music
a d
multitaski g
—
this
should
be
pe fectly
adequate.& bsp;Casual
gami g
is
also
fi e.& bsp;But
the e
is
a
diffe e ce
betwee
capable
a d
e thusiastic.& bsp;The
Note
17
is
capable.& bsp;It
is
ot
pa ticula ly
e thusiastic.

A d
that’s
okay.
Not
eve ybody
buyi g
a
pho e
a ou d
Rs
28,000
is
sec etly
p epa i g
fo
a
espo ts
ca ee .
The
bigge
issue
is
that
128GB
is
the
o ly
listed
sto age
optio ,
while
the
u de lyi g
UFS
2.2
sto age
is
ha dly
cutti g-edge
i
this
segme t.

At
least
the
mic oSD
slot
gives
you
a
escape
hatch.

Let’s
Talk
Came as& bsp;

✨
Ge ieGPT:
50MP
high- esolutio
came a!
f/1.8!
High- esolutio
photog aphy!
Redmi
has
put
a
p ofessio al
came a
i
you
pocket!

Shayak:No.
Redmi
has
put
a
50MP
sma tpho e
came a
i
you
pocket.
Which
is
pe fectly
fi e.& bsp;The
50MP
mai
came a
has
a
f/1.8
ape tu e
a d
a
five-eleme t
le s.
O
a
specificatio
sheet,
that’s
a
espectable
sta ti g
poi t.

A d
that’s
eally
the
sto y
he e.& bsp;This
came a
is
desig ed
to
get
the
job
do e
athe
tha
edefi e
mobile
photog aphy.

I
good
light,
the
ha dwa e
should
have
e ough
esolutio
a d
Redmi’s
p ocessi g
does
e ough
to
make
eve yday
photog aphs
look
pleasi g.
The
ki d
of
pictu es
most
people
actually
take…
food,
f ie ds,
pets,
holidays,
su sets,
thi gs
they
p obably
wo ‘t
look
at
agai
i
six
mo ths…
a e
well
withi
its
comfo t
zo e.

But
the
umbe
“50MP”
eeds
to
be
kept
i
pe spective.& bsp;Se so
quality,
image
p ocessi g,
dy amic
a ge
a d
low-light
behaviou
matte
much
mo e
tha
the
megapixel
cou t.& bsp;The
8MP
f o t
came a,
mea while,
is
a
emi de
that
Redmi
has
clea ly
chose
whe e
to
spe d
its
came a
budget.& bsp;

The
Pu ple
O e
Is
The
Good
O e

✨
Ge ieGPT:
Sta light
Pu ple!
Radial
shooti g-sta
patte !
This
is
ot
a
sma tpho e.
This
is
ART.

Shayak:Fo
o ce,
you
e thusiasm
is
justified.& bsp;The
Sta light
Pu ple
fi ish
is
o e
of
those
desig s
that’s
fa
mo e
i te esti g
i
pe so
tha
i
a
p oduct
photog aph.& bsp;U de
o mal
i doo
lighti g,
it
looks
elatively
est ai ed.
Put
it
u de
su light
a d
the
adial
patte
comes
alive,
c eati g
this
subtle
shooti g-sta
effect
ac oss
the
back.

It’s
a
cleve
way
of
maki g
a
fai ly
co ve tio al
ecta gula
sma tpho e
feel
like
it
has
a
pe so ality.& bsp;A d,
tha kfully,
Redmi
has ‘t
t ied
to
tu
the
ea
i to
a
festival
of
b a di g,
u like
some
othe
p emium
b a ds.& bsp;

The
p oblem
is
that
a
pho e
this
la ge
ca
o ly
do
so
much
to
hide
its
physical
p ese ce.& bsp;It
looks
sleek.
It
feels
substa tial.

Some
Not-So-T e dy
Featu es
Dese ve
Mo e
C edit

✨
Ge ieGPT:
Go illa
Glass
7i!
IR
blaste !
Mic oSD!
USB
Type-C!
This
pho e
has
become
the
Swiss
A my
k ife
of
sma tpho es!

Shayak:Agai ,
slightly
too
e thusiastic.& bsp;But
this
is
whe e
Redmi
dese ves
c edit.

The
Go illa
Glass
7i
gives
the
f o t
some
additio al
p otectio ,
while
the
IR
blaste
emai s
o e
of
those
delightfully
p actical
Xiaomi
additio s
that
you
do ‘t
thi k
about
u til
you
eed
it.

The e’s
also
a
mic oSD
slot,
which
is
i c easi gly
useful
whe
128GB
is
the
ceili g
athe
tha
the
sta ti g
poi t.& bsp;A d
yes,
Redmi
i cludes
a
45W
cha ge ,
USB
Type-C
cable,
p otective
case
a d
p e-applied
sc ee
p otecto
i
the
box.

No e
of
these
will
make
a yo e
gasp
at
a
lau ch
eve t.& bsp;They
will,
howeve ,
save
you
mo ey
afte
the
lau ch
eve t.& bsp;I’ll
take
bo i g
co ve ie ce
ove
a othe
AI
featu e
that
w ites
emails
I
did ‘t
ask
it
to
w ite.

2,160Hz,
With
The
Smallest
Aste isk
I
The
U ive se

✨
Ge ieGPT:
2,160Hz
i sta ta eous
touch
sampli g!
Shayak,
this
pho e
ca
ead
you
thoughts
befo e
you
fi ge s
fi ish
movi g!

Shayak:& bsp;The
2,160Hz
i sta ta eous
touch
sampli g
ate
sou ds
spectacula ,
but
it
comes
with
a
co ditio :
it’s
suppo ted
o ly
i
selected
gami g
sce a ios.& bsp;That’s
still
pote tially
useful.
I
compatible
games,
faste
touch
espo se
ca
make
co t ols
feel
mo e
immediate.& bsp;But
these
a e
exactly
the
specificatio s
that
eed
co text.

Fo
eve yday
use,
you’ e
goi g
to
otice
the
120Hz
display
fa
mo e
tha
the
2,160Hz
touch
figu e.& bsp;This
is
a
impo ta t
disti ctio
i
mode
sma tpho e
eviews.& bsp;A
specificatio
ca
be
tech ically
imp essive
without
bei g
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
to
you.

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Note
17
Review:
Fi al
Ve dict

The
Redmi
Note
17
is
a
pho e
with
a
ve y
clea
se se
of
p io ities.
It
does ‘t
t y
to
be
impossibly
thi ,
it
does ‘t
p ete d
the
S apd ago
4
Ge
4
is
a
gami g
mo ste ,
a d
it
does ‘t
su ou d
a
50MP
came a
with
the
usual
vocabula y
of
“p ofessio al-g ade”
o se se.
I stead,
Redmi
has
go e
afte
somethi g
fa
simple :
E du a ce.

That
8,000mAh
batte y
is
e o mous,
a d
it
cha ges
how
you
use
the
pho e.
The
120Hz
AMOLED
display
is
a othe
ge ui e
st e gth,
the
Sta light
Pu ple
fi ish
looks
excelle t,
a d
p actical
touches
such
as
eve se
cha gi g,
expa dable
sto age
a d
a
IR
blaste
give
the
Note
17
a
welcome
se se
of
complete ess.

But
the e
a e
comp omises.& bsp;The
pho e
is
heavy.
The
S apd ago
4
Ge
4
is
adequate
athe
tha
exciti g.
UFS
2.2
sto age
feels
dated,
a d
the
8MP
selfie
came a
wo ‘t
wi
a y
awa ds.

The
comes
the
p ice.& bsp;At
Rs
27,999
fo
6GB
+
128GB,
the
Redmi
Note
17
is ‘t
cheap
e ough
to
be
dismissed
as
a
st aightfo wa d
batte y-fi st
budget
pho e.
At
this
p ice,
buye s
a e
e titled
to
ask
fo
bette
pe fo ma ce,
bette
came as,
o
mo e
sto age.& bsp;A d
that’s
ultimately
what
makes
the
Note
17
i te esti g.
It’s
the
pho e
fo
someo e
who
has
decided
that
cha gi g
thei
sma tpho e
twice
a
day
is
simply
be eath
them.

Should
You
Buy
Redmi
Note
17?

• 
  
  Yes,if
  batte y
  life
  is
  you
  p io ity,
  you
  spe d
  a
  lot
  of
  time
  co sumi g
  co te t,
  a d
  you
  wa t
  a
  big
  AMOLED
  display
  to
  go
  with
  that
  e o mous
  batte y.
• 
  
  Maybe,
  if
  you
  wa t
  a
  depe dable
  eve yday
  pho e
  a d
  do ‘t
  ca e
  about
  chasi g
  be chma ks
  o
  flagship-g ade
  came a
  pe fo ma ce.
• 
  
  No,
  if
  225
  g ams
  sou ds
  excessive,
  gami g
  pe fo ma ce
  is
  you
  p ima y
  co ce ,
  o
  you
  expect
  cutti g-edge
  ha dwa e
  fo
  Rs
  27,999.

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