Vivo V50 vs Xiaomi 17T

Verdict

Vivo V50 scores higher on the OH Rank (64 vs 63), winning 4 of 10 categories including Battery and Main Camera. Vivo V50 is 1.5mm wider than Xiaomi 17T. Xiaomi 17T is the more recent release, from May 28, 2026.

Score Breakdown

Category

Vivo V50

76.7mm (3.02in) · Feb 2025 · Rank #152

Xiaomi 17T

75.2mm (2.96in) · May 28, 2026 · Rank #154
Performance /15
5
9
Battery /15
14
11
Screen /15
8
11
IP Protection /15
12
12
Main Camera /15
12
9
Selfie /5
5
3
Video /5
5
3
SD Memory /5
0
0
Software /5
3
5
Desktop Replacement /5
0
0
TOTAL
64
63
Vivo V50
76.7mm (3.02in) · Feb 2025 · Rank #152
5+14+8+12+12+5+5+0+3+0 = 64
Midrange

EDITORIAL: Vivo V50 comes 6 months after the V40 and it brings the same Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip (same as V30 too), a bigger (6000mAh) Si-C battery and a selfie that is now also Zeiss enhanced. This is a great example of Vivo’s strategy of focusing on battery-screen-photography and is another midranger that will best many flagship phones with it’s very thin body and a lovely, solid feel (despite having a plastic frame), top battery life and excellent photo and video performance. This time, screen resolution is dropped to 1080 and the body is even wider than on V40. Could Vivo be saving the compact size for it’s future flagships?

PROs
thin and very comfortable to use build, Outstanding 2-day 6000mAh Si-C battery endurance with sub-60min 90W charging, good 1080p almost 1300nits 3840PWM AMOLED screen, IP69 element protection, 50MP OIS PDAF main + 50MP AF ultrawide + 50MP AF selfie – all with Zeiss optics for excellent portraits, great photographs and videos
CONs
wide 76.7mm body, a 1080 screen (albeit with HDR10+), no memory expansion, just 3 years of OS updates and no desktop replacement software (updated Jun 9, 2025)
Xiaomi 17T
75.2mm (2.96in) · May 28, 2026 · Rank #154
9+11+11+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 63
* TOP SoftwareMidrange

EDITORIAL: The 17T is a mature model positioned just below Xiaomi's flagship phones. It gets a new (excellent) periscope telephoto lens and long-lasting battery while shaving almost 3mm(!) from it's width to put it into a one-hand-phone group. Good connectivity with PCs and Macs with lots of useful software features, long OS support (for a midranger). A very reliable phone if you're okay with paying a small premium.

PROs
solid build with likable design, fast midrange Dimensity 8500 Ultra with UFS 4.1 performance, 36hr endurance from a 6500mAh Si-C battery with 60min 67W charging, sub-1100nits 460ppi AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision and high PWM dimming, IP68 protection, very reliable 50MP 23mm main + 50MP 115mm periscope telephoto (both OIS PDAF) + 12MP 15mm ultrawide setup, 32MP 21mm selfie, 5 years of updates for mature and AI feature rich HyperOS
CONs
plastic frame and back panel, relatively slow 67W wired charging (no wireless), not a very bright screen with no LTPO tech, no expandable storage, no desktop replacement or Video Out on a slow USB-C 2.0 port (there is OTG), relatively expensive

Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.

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