Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs ZTE Axon 50 Lite

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Xiaomi 18 Fold Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Xiaomi 18 Pro Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Xiaomi 17 Ultra (China) Xiaomi 17 Max Xiaomi 17 Pro Xiaomi 17

ZTE Axon 50 Lite

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Unisoc Tiger T618

ZTE Axon 60 Ultra ZTE Axon 50 Ultra ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G Extreme Edition ZTE Axon 40 Ultra ZTE Axon 40 Ultra Space Edition ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G ZTE Axon 31 Ultra 5G ZTE Axon 31 Pro 5G

A full comparison of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and the ZTE Axon 50 Lite is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the ZTE Axon 50 Lite to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Performance 97

Display 89

Camera 93

Battery 80

Portability 40

Value for money 88

ZTE Axon 50 Lite

Performance —

Display —

Camera 31

Battery 43

Portability 48

Value for money —

What makes Xiaomi 17 Ultra better?

Bigger battery: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
Faster charging: 90W vs 5W

What makes ZTE Axon 50 Lite better?

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification	Xiaomi 17 Ultra	ZTE Axon 50 Lite
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Unisoc Tiger T618
AnTuTu	3667711	—
Geekbench Single	3639	—
Geekbench Multi	11047	—
Display	6.8" LTPO AMOLED	6.6"
Resolution	3200x1440	—
Refresh rate	120 Hz	—
Battery	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	90W	5W
Wireless charging	50W	0W
DXOMark (camera)	166	—
Main camera	50 MP	50 MP
Ultrawide	50 MP	0 MP
Telephoto	200 MP	0 MP
Front camera	32 MP	—
RAM	12GB / 16GB	—
Storage	256GB / 512GB / 1TB	256GB
OS	Android 16	Android 13 Tiramisu
Brightness (peak)	3500 nits	—
NFC	yes	yes
Protection	IP68	—
Dimensions	162.9×77.6×8.3 mm	165.0×76.1×8.4 mm
Weight	226 g	—
Launch price	$999	—