The Chinese company is about to launch a new generation of mid-range flagship devices, together with a Redmi tablet. It isn’t insiders or leaks revealing it, but the brand’s official site: on a support page the unmistakable names of Xiaomi 17T, 17T Pro, Redmi Pad 2 9.7 and even a 4G version of the latter appear. In short, we can say with certainty that only an announcement with the date remains!
Xiaomi 17T and Redmi Pad 2 9.7: what we know about the Chinese brand’s upcoming releases
The slip comes thanks to the support page dedicated to the free 3-month trial of YouTube Premium; the target is the official Xiaomi UK site, which included in the list the upcoming devices. It’s a pity that these are unreleased models and not yet announced by Xiaomi; so far what we’ve seen are leaks.
Clearly this was an error, but as we write the names continue to appear in the list. The next big event from Lei Jun’s house is around the corner and the protagonists will be the pairs Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro, and Redmi Pad 2 9.7 and Pad 2 9.7 4G.
The new T-series smartphones would be based on Redmi K90 Max, the Chinese flagship arriving in April in its homeland. However we expect differences, both with the Asian cousin and between the two devices: we discussed this previously, but for convenience at the end of this article you’ll find a handy comparison between 17T and 17T Pro (based on the rumors so far).
Meanwhile Xiaomi UK has also revealed the existence of Redmi Pad 2 9.7: it should be an alternative version of the current Redmi Pad 2 of 11″, available both with WiFi connectivity and with the addition of 4G. Little is known about this tablet yet, which should have on its side the support for 33W charging (vs 18W of the Pad 2 classic).
We still have to see the release: the launch is around the corner but we still don’t know whether it will happen in April or directly in May.
What will be the differences between the two mid-range flagships, according to leaks so far
| Xiaomi 17T | Xiaomi 17T Pro | |
| Dimensions and weight | / | / |
| Colors | / | / |
| IP Certification | IP66/IP68/IP69 | IP66/IP68/IP69 |
| Display | Flat AMOLED LTPO 6.83″ 1.5K (2.760 × 1.256 pixels) with 165 Hz refresh rate, up to 3.600 nit brightness, 12-bit color | Flat AMOLED LTPO 6.83″ 1.5K (2.760 × 1.256 pixels) with 165 Hz refresh rate, up to 3.600 nit brightness, 12-bit color |
| Security | Under-display fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic) | Under-display fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic) |
| Cooling | Liquid cooling with vapor chamber | Liquid cooling with vapor chamber |
| SoC | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra, 4 nm TSMC | MediaTek Dimensity 9500, 3 nm TSMC |
| CPU | 1 x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3 x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4 x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 | 1 x 4.21 GHz – ARM C1-Ultra 3 x 3.50 GHz – ARM C1-Premium 4 x 2.7 GHz – ARM C1-Pro |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G720 MP8 | ARM Mali G1-Ultra |
| RAM | 12 GB LPDDR5X | 12 GB LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable | 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable |
| Battery | 6,500 mAh, silicon-carbon | 8,500 mAh, silicon-carbon |
| Charging | 67W + wireless charging | 100W + wireless charging |
| Camera | 50 + 50 + 12 MP (f/1.7-2.2-1.9) with Light Fusion 800, OIS, ultra-wide and telephoto | Leica lenses | 50 MP (f/?) with Light Fusion, OIS, ultra-wide and periscopic telephoto | Leica lenses |
| Selfie camera | / | / |
| Connectivity and others | Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, GPS, USB-C, IR sensor | Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, GPS, USB-C, IR sensor |
| Operating system | Android 16 with HyperOS 3 | Android 16 with HyperOS 3 |
