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Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A37
A side-by-side comparison of the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy A37, 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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Announced
- 2026, August 27
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, August 28
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Announced
- 2026, March 25
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, April 9
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Dimensions
- 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
- Weight
- 196 g (6.91 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Type
- Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- OS
- Android 16, upgradable to Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9
- Chipset
- Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Xclipse 530
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Single
- 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual Proximity Sensing
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Type
- 5000 mAh
- Charging
- 45W wired
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Colors
- Black, Purple, Cloud Blush, Green, Secret Sunrise
- Models
- 2609FRA74G
- Price
- £ 429.00 / € 449.90
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Colors
- Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet
- Models
- SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760
- SAR
- 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)
- Price
- £ 274.70 / € 283.00 / $ 292.00
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
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Performance
AnTuTu: 697795 (v10), 912055 (v11)
GeekBench: 3345 (v6)
3DMark: 1035 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1246 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:49h
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 79:16h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (270 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
Samsung Galaxy A37
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 53:00h endurance, 1200 cycles
- Free fall
- Class B (180 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
How the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy A37 differ
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has a larger battery, 9210 mAh against 5000 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy A37.
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.7 inches.
- The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.