Xiaomi has introduced the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Professional, two Android telephones priced equally to the iPhone 17 and Galaxy S26, however with many specs that outgun Apple and Samsung.
The 2 telephones are cheaper alternate options to the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Extremely launched within the UK earlier this 12 months, however nonetheless pack in spectacular, flagship-level specs that would tempt discerning Android patrons away from Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel telephones.
The £799 Xiaomi 17T Professional prices the identical because the iPhone 17 and the Google Pixel 10 however boasts a comfortably bigger battery than both, with a whopping 7,000mAh cell squeezed inside. That is due to Xiaomi’s embrace of silicon-carbon tech, which might pack extra energy right into a smaller area than conventional lithium ion batteries.
LIke the common 17T, It has a stark industrial design in black, blue or an enthralling violet, and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500, a high-end chipset. It additionally packs in a 144Hz 6.83-inch OLED display and triple cameras led by an impressive-sounding, massive 1/1.31-inch 50MP sensor most important lens and 50MP periscope telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom. This permits 30cm macro pictures and, due to AI, as much as “120x AI Extremely Zoom”.
This 5x optical zoom is uncommon to seek out on telephones lower than £1,000 – though I concede £799 for a cellphone isn’t precisely reasonably priced to many. However you don’t lose Xiaomi’s Leica partnership by choosing this cellphone slightly than the £1,299 17 Extremely. The legendary digital camera agency lends its prowess right here too, most notably on a number of film-like filters within the digital camera app.
If you wish to spend rather less, the common 17T begins at £649, slicing some corners through the use of the Dimensity 8500 Extremely, a 1/1.55-inch most important digital camera, and having a smaller 6.59-inch display and barely smaller – however nonetheless huge – 6,500mAh silicon-carbon battery. One factor it does lack is wi-fi charging, however wired speeds can hit 67W.
What I’m most impressed about although is that this cheaper cellphone will get the identical 5x telephoto sensor – an enormous win at £649.
The Professional can cost at 100W wired and 50W wirelessly, although neither system comes with a charger within the field within the UK, very similar to most telephones lately.
I liked final 12 months’s Xiaomi 15T Professional, particularly for its cameras, which supplied wonderful versatility and a heat, thought of picture processing that made me wish to take extra images – the signal of a great digital camera.
With the arrival of the 17T collection lower than a 12 months later, it’s nice that UK patrons have a real competitor to Apple, Samsung and Google on the similar value level as these firm’s flagship telephones. With the 17T and 17T Professional getting 5 years of Android updates and 6 years of safety updates – that’s practically pretty much as good as Google and Samsung’s seven years for each.
I do want Xiaomi wouldn’t attempt to mimic the iPhone’s iOS software program so instantly, however I suppose should you’re making an attempt to tackle Apple and steal its clients, that’s one solution to go about it.
The telephones are each occurring sale within the UK quickly.
