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Redmi Unveils Note 17 Pro and Pro Max 5G for India
Xiaomi's Redmi Note 17 Pro and Pro Max 5G arrive in India with 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED panels and batteries up to 10,000mAh. Pro sales start Sept. 17; Pro Max on Sept. 23.
NEW DELHI · Maya Chen, Gadgets · Sep 16 2026
NEW DELHI - Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has unveiled the Note 17 Pro and Note 17 Pro Max 5G for India, pairing 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED displays with silicon-carbon batteries as large as 10,000 milliamp-hours. The Pro goes on sale Sept. 17. The Pro Max follows on Sept. 23, through Amazon, Mi.com, and retail stores.
The Note 17 Pro starts at 36,999 rupees for 8 gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage, with an 8-gigabyte and 256-gigabyte build at 39,999 rupees. It uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chipset, a 9,000 milliamp-hour battery, 67-watt wired charging with a charger in the box, and 22.5-watt reverse charging. Colors are Purple Vibe, Cloud Blue, and Stealth Black.
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The Note 17 Pro Max starts at 49,999 rupees for 8 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of storage, with a 12-gigabyte and 256-gigabyte variant at 55,999 rupees. It steps up to Snapdragon 6 Gen 5, a 10,000 milliamp-hour battery, 100-watt wired charging, and 27-watt reverse charging. Xiaomi says the larger cell can cover more than four days of light use and keep 80 percent capacity after more than 1,600 charge cycles. Colors are Stealth Black, Matcha Green, and Secret Sunrise.
Photo: Xiaomi / Redmi
Both phones share the same 6.83-inch flat AMOLED with a 120-hertz refresh rate and 3,500-nit peak brightness, plus HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. Rear cameras are a 50-megapixel main with optical image stabilization and an 8-megapixel ultrawide. The Pro uses an f/1.8 main and a 16-megapixel front camera. The Pro Max uses an f/1.5 main and a 32-megapixel front camera. Durability ratings include IP66, IP68, and IP69K, with SGS drop testing cited up to 3 meters onto granite. Software is HyperOS 3 on Android 16, with four major OS upgrades and six years of security updates promised.
Redmi is offering bank discounts of up to 5,000 rupees on launch, which some Indian outlets have used to quote lower effective prices. The Note 17 Pro and Pro Max sit above the Redmi 17 5G already on sale in India and below Xiaomi’s 18-series flagships.
