Updated 4 November 2025 at 12:02 IST
Samsung Galaxy M17 Review: A Balanced Performer Under ₹15,000
The Samsung Galaxy M17 is a budget smartphone with an AMOLED display, great battery backup, and a 50MP dual camera. It offers smooth daily performance but has some misses. Here’s everything you need to know:
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The design of the Samsung Galaxy M17 is sleek and sober. It comes in two colours and has an IP54 rating and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection on the front. Image: Republic Tech
The 6.7-inch sAMOLED display and the 1,100 nits of peak brightness helped us in watching web series and videos under sunglight easily.
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The 5,000 mAh battery in the Galaxy M17 is great for your daily usage, and it lasted almost an entire day on mixed usage, but the charger is missing from the box.
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It is equipped with an Exynos 1330 chipset, which performed decently on light gaming. Scrolling through social media and multitasking was not an issue. Image: Republic
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The Samsung Galaxy M17 has a 50MP primary camera with OIS and a 5MP wide-angle lens. In good lighting, the shots were good and clear. The selfie camera did a decent job.
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Though the Samsung Galaxy M17 has a single speaker, the sound output was great, and the vocals were clear and audible. Image: Republic
The price of the Samsung Galaxy M17 starts at ₹14,499 for the base 4GB, 128GB variant and ₹15,999 for the 6GB, 128GB variant. Image: Republic
The Samsung Galaxy M17 has hits and misses. It is a good offering in a budget range phone, but it misses out on a charger and has a dated notch design. Image: Republic
Published By : Vatsal Agrawal
Published On: 28 October 2025 at 18:52 IST