We’ve talked about it for weeks and finally the time for official confirmation has come. Lei Jun’s company has revealed the presentation date of Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra: the event will take place on the eve of the Barcelona MWC, so there’s hardly any time left to discover all the new features coming to Italy.
Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra have an official date: end-February event confirmed
The presentation of the new Xiaomi flagship models is set for February 28, as widely anticipated by the leaks. At the time of writing only the phones have been announced, but we know there will be many additions to the Xiaomi ecosystem – at least according to the rumors so far.
Below you will find the presumed specifications of Xiaomi 17 in Global version, the model coming to us. There won’t be major differences, except for a smaller battery compared to the Chinese model.
- Dimensions and weight: 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.06 mm, 191 grams
- Colors: Black, White, Pink, Blue
- Certification: IP68
- Display: Flat OLED 6.3″ 1.5K (2,656 x 1,220 px), LIPO, LTPO refresh rate 120 Hz, touch sampling 300 Hz, 12-bit color, DC Dimming 2,160 Hz and peak brightness up to 3,500 nits
- Security: under-display fingerprint reader (ultrasound)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber of 4,497 mm²
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 3 nm TSMC
- CPU octa-core
- 2 x 4.6 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- 6 x 3.62 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- GPU: Adreno 840
- RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5X
- Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable
- Battery: 6,330 mAh
- Charging: 100W, wireless 50W, reverse wired/wireless 22.5W
- Camera: triple 50 + 50 + 50 MP (f/1.67-2.4-2.0) with Light Fusion 950, OIS, ultra-wide 102° and telephoto/macro with OIS Samsung JN5 | Leica optics
- Selfie camera: 50 MP (f/2.2), FOV 90°, autofocus
- Connectivity and others: Dual SIM 5G, Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, Dual GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
- Operating system: Android 16 with HyperOS 3
In addition to the standard device there will also be the Camera Phone of this generation, Xiaomi 17 Ultra – also in this case the Global version would have a smaller battery. The first teaser confirms that the Starry Green color will also arrive, featuring a green chassis with a glittery finish.
The question remains about Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition, i.e., the variant with a rotating ring that acts as a physical zoom and the iconic red badge of the German camera brand. The device has been spotted on Geekbench but it remains to be seen if it will debut in Italy.
To not miss anything, there are also rumors about the prices of the series in Europe (which hopefully should not see price increases).
- Dimensions and weight: 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.29 mm, 230 grams
- Colors: Black, White, Starry Green
- Certification: IP68/IP69
- Display: Flat AMOLED M10 6.9″ 2K (2.608 x 1.200 px), LTPO 120 Hz, touch sampling 300 Hz, 12-bit color, DC Dimming 2.160 Hz and peak brightness up to 3,500 nits, Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0
- Security: under-display fingerprint reader (ultrasound)
- Liquid cooling with vapor chamber
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 3 nm TSMC
- CPU octa-core
- 2 x 4.6 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- 6 x 3.62 GHz – Oryon Gen 3
- GPU: Adreno 840
- RAM: 16 GB LPDDR5X
- Storage: 512 GB/1 TB UFS 4.1 non expandable
- Battery: 6,000 mAh
- Charging: 100W, wireless 50W, reverse wired/wireless 22.5W
- Camera: triple 50 + 50 + 200 MP (f/1.67) with Light Hunter 1050L (OV50X) 1″, OIS, ultra-wide, telephoto periscopic Leica APO with OIS | Leica optics
- Selfie camera: 50 MP (f/2.2), FOV 90°
- Connectivity and others: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, Dual GPS, stereo speakers, USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, satellite communication
- Operating system: Android 16 with HyperOS 3
All the Xiaomi news coming soon
The Chinese house’s innovations don’t stop here: as far as we know beyond the flagship models there will also be other additions to the brand’s ecosystem. As usual there would be Xiaomi Pad 8 and 8 Pro, the new flagship tablets; along with them also the low-cost earbuds Redmi Buds 8 Active, but perhaps these will arrive at a different time.
Wearables take the spotlight with Xiaomi Watch 5, which would mark the return of Wear OS for the company’s watch lineup. Finally a device long awaited arrives, namely Xiaomi Tag – the AirTag rival, at a bargain price. The event would also feature green mobility with the Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 series.
