Rising memory prices have brought budget smartphones back into favor. Another representative of this genre has just been released: the Redmi 17C.
Redmi 17C actually looks good – it has a sleek design in attractive color combinations. While the specs certainly won't impress, the price might make up for it a bit... The smartphone features a large, 6.88-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution and up to 600 nits of brightness, but with a 120 Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra processor, but the bottleneck isn't the processor itself, as it's only 4 GB of RAM. Internal storage is available in 64 and 128 GB capacities, which doesn't necessarily improve the device's image. This is especially true given the smartphone's rather demanding Xiaomi HyperOS 3 operating system. The cameras, which are 5-megapixel front and 13-megapixel rear, won't do the trick either. The 5160 mAh battery with 18-watt charging is the best part, though it's also underwhelming. The low prices of 799 and 899 yuan, or $118-133, are a consolation.
photo: Xiaomi
Redmi 17C go to specification →
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6.88" IPS TFT
720 x 1640 px
Aspect ratio: 20.5:9 -
171.88 x 77.80 x 8.22 mm
206.00 g
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13 Mpx
Front: 5 Mpx
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Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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4 GB
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64 GB, 128 GB
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MediaTek Helio G81
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2Q 2026
(2 months ago) -
627.74 C2T
Battery capacity to thickness ratio
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84.10%
Screen-to-body ratio
