Xiaomi 17 now official

The Xiaomi 17 is now official 45, notably skipping the 16th iteration of their numbers-oriented series. We have a separate article for the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max 329 for interested readers.

It has a 6.3-inch OLED screen with 1.5K resolution and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The display also features ultra-thin bezels at 1.18mm and protection from Xiaomi’s Dragon Crystal Glass.

Under the hood, it’s powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. This comes with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. There’s also a new 3D-ring cold pump cooling system reportedly more efficient than conventional vapor chambers.

For optics, it has a 50MP triple-rear camera (main, ultra wide, telephoto) setup with a 50MP selfie shooter. In addition, the phone will ship with Xiaomi HyperOS 3 based on Android 16 out of the box.

In terms of battery capacity, the phone carries 7,000mAh. Other features include a triple ingress protection rating (IP66/IP68/IP69), Hi-Res certified stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, and 4x microphones.

The Xiaomi 17 is available in China, starting at CNY 4,499 (~PHP 37K) with 12GB/256GB. It’s also available for CNY 4,799 (~PHP 39K) with 12GB/512GB and CNY 4,999 (~PHP 41K) with 16GB/512GB.

We’ll update readers should details arrive on the device’s global rollout.

Xiaomi 17 specs:
6.3-inch 1.5K OLED display
120Hz refresh rate, 3,500 nits (peak)
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass protection
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm, up to 4.6GHz)
12GB, 16GB RAM
256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
3D-ring cold pump cooling system
50MP main camera (1/1.31-inch Light Hunter 950 sensor)
50MP ultrawide
50MP telephoto
50MP front camera
Stereo speakers
Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res audio certified
4x microphones
Dual SIM
5G, dual 4G VoLTE
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.4
GPS
NFC
Xiaomi HyperOS 3 (Android 16)
7,000mAh battery
66W fast charging
IP66/IP68/IP69 rating
191 grams (weight)
Black, Blue, Pink, White (colors)