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Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Galaxy A36 2025
A side-by-side comparison of the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and the Galaxy A36 2025, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 - India
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA - India
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy A36 2025
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 1700/2100 / 850 / 900 - HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8, HSDPA, HSPA+ 21.1, DC-HSDPA 42.2
- 4G bands
- LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - 100/50, 150/50, 300/50, 600/50, 1000/100, 1600
- 5G bands
- NR bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 - 1500, 2600, 3700 data links
- Dual SIM
- SIM2 supports same bands as SIM1
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Announced
- 2026, August 27
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, August 28
Galaxy A36 2025
- Announced
- 2025 Mar 2
- Status
- Available. Released 2025 Mar 11
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Dimensions
- 163.4 x 78.3 x 8.6 mm (6.43 x 3.08 x 0.34 in)
- Weight
- 229.5 g (8.11 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic back, plastic frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) - ROW
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) - EU only
Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 72 hours)
Drop resistant up to 3m
Galaxy A36 2025
- Dimensions
- 162.9 × 78.2 × 7.4 mm
- Weight
- 195 g
- Build
- Gorilla Glass Victus+
- SIM
- Nano-SIM (4FF)
- Protection
- IP67 dust/water resistant (100 cm, 30 min)
- Extras
- Haptic touch feedback
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Type
- AMOLED68B colors120Hz3840Hz PWMHDR10+Dolby Vision1060 nits (typ)2000 nits (HBM)3500 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.83 inches, 114.5 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~447 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Galaxy A36 2025
- Type
- AM-OLED display, Super AM-OLED, 16.8M colors, 120 Hz
- Size
- 6.7 inches
- Resolution
- 1080x2340 pixels (~385 PPI density), ~86.4% screen-to-body ratio
- Protection
- Gorilla Glass Victus+
- Touch
- Capacitive multi-touch screen
- Notch/Hole
- 1-hole
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- OS
- Android 16, HyperOS 3
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM6850 Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Adreno 812
Galaxy A36 2025
- OS
- Google Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream)
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 5G SM6475-AB 4 nm
- CPU
- 2.4 GHz octa-core
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 710 (940 MHz)
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.2 - 128GB only
UFS 4.1
Galaxy A36 2025
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
- Interface
- UFS 2.2
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Galaxy A36 2025
- Triple
50.1 MP, f/1.80, 1.0 x optical zoom, BSI CMOS, 0.80µm, PD AF, EIS (video), OIS, Pixel unification, HDR photo, Red-eye reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch
8.0 MP, f/2.20, BSI CMOS, 1.12µm, HDR photo, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection
4.9 MP, f/2.40, BSI CMOS
- Other features
- single LED flash
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm
- Features
- HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy A36 2025
- Single
12.0 MP, f/2.20, BSI CMOS, HDR photo, HDR video, Burst mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Galaxy A36 2025
- Loudspeaker
- stereo
- 3.5mm jack
- No
- Audio features
- Voice speaker, Speakerphone, ANC, HD Voice, VoLTE
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Galaxy A36 2025
- WLAN
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Positioning
- Simultaneous GPS, A-GPS, Geotagging, QuickGPS, QZSS
- Satellite details
- GLONASS (L1OF); Galileo (E1); BeiDou (B1I BeiDou receiver)
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB C reversible USB 2.0
- USB features
- USB chargingUSB fast chargingUSB HostUSB OTG 1.3USB PDUSB PD 2.0
- Wireless features
- Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Tethering
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Galaxy A36 2025
- Sensors
- AccelerometerGyroCompassIn-screen FP sensorHallL sensorP sensorStep counterNFC
- Software
- Voice Command, Navigation software, Face Recognition
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Type
Si/C Li-Ion 9210 mAh - version 1
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh - version 2
- Charging
100W wired, PD3.0, PPS
27W reverse wired
Galaxy A36 2025
- Type
- 5000 mAh battery Li-ion
- Charging
- 45.0 W charging wired
- Endurance
- 23.0 hours
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Colors
- Black, Purple, Cloud Blush, Green, Secret Sunrise
- Models
- 2609FRA74G
- Price
- £ 429.00 / € 449.90
Galaxy A36 2025
- Models
- SM-A366E/DS Galaxy A36 5G 2025 Premium Edition Global Dual SIM TD-LTE 256GB
- Price
- 209,990
- Market
- Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe, Europe, South America
- Countries
- Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia +12 more
- SAR (head)
- 0.680 W/kg
- SAR (body)
- 1.090 W/kg
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Performance
AnTuTu: 841707 (v10)
GeekBench: 3070 (v6)
3DMark: 1190 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1109 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -24.3 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 22:31h
Galaxy A36 2025
Not listed for this device
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 79:16h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (270 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
Galaxy A36 2025
Not listed for this device
How the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and Galaxy A36 2025 differ
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has a larger battery, 9210 mAh against 5000 mAh on the Galaxy A36 2025.
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.7 inches.
- The main cameras are 50 MP on the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and 50.1 MP on the Galaxy A36 2025.
- At launch the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max was listed at $429 and the Galaxy A36 2025 at $209,990 (USD).
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.