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Redmi 17C (China)
Redmi 17C is a China-only budget phone with a 6.88-inch 120Hz LCD, a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset, a 5160mAh battery with 18W wired charging, a single 13MP rear camera, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, positioned as an entry-level successor in Xiaomi's Redmi C series.
Pros
- 5160mAh battery in a compact budget device
- 6.88-inch 120Hz LCD display, unusual at this price tier
- 3.5mm headphone jack and a dedicated microSDXC card slot
- Side-mounted fingerprint reader
Cons
- 13MP main and 5MP front cameras trail most 2026 budget rivals
- Only 18W wired charging; no 5G, wireless charging, NFC, or eSIM
- No official IP rating for dust or water resistance
- China-exclusive at launch, with no confirmed global release
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the MediaTek Helio G81, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Redmi 17C (China)
Display
- Screen size
- 6.88 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 720x1640
- Pixel density
- 260 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 600 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 84 %
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64/128GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 13 MP
- Main aperture
- f/2.2
- Max video
- 1080p@30fps
- Front camera
- 5 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,160 mAh
- Wired charging
- 18 W
Design
- Weight
- 206 g
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 16 (HyperOS 3)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Redmi 17C (China) good in 2026?
The Redmi 17C (China) earns an Inno Score of 27.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Redmi 17C is a China-only budget phone with a 6.88-inch 120Hz LCD, a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset, a 5160mAh battery with 18W wired charging, a single 13MP rear camera, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, positioned as an entry-level successor in Xiaomi's Redmi C series.
What are the key specs of the Redmi 17C (China)?
Chipset: MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra · Screen size: 6.88 ″ · Capacity: 5,160 mAh · Main camera: 13 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Redmi 17C (China)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Infinix SMART 20, vivo Y18, HONOR X5b Plus — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
