Xiaomi Unveils 17 Series in China With Rear Display on Pro

Xiaomi unveiled its new flagship Xiaomi 17 series in China this week, introducing three models—the Xiaomi 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max—powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and featuring notably large batteries and expanded rear-display functionality. The company opened preorders in China ahead of sales beginning September 27, and Xiaomi said the series set a sales benchmark within minutes of release and surpassed one million units in its first week.

All three phones share the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform and a suite of premium hardware. The base Xiaomi 17 has a 6.3 inch LTPO OLED display with a 120 Hz variable refresh rate, up to 3,500 nits peak brightness, and a 7,000 mAh silicon carbon battery that supports 100 watt wired and 50 watt wireless charging. The 17 Pro keeps the same 6.3 inch front panel but adds a secondary rear OLED display integrated into the camera island. The 17 Pro Max ups the front screen to about 6.9 inches and increases battery capacity to 7,500 mAh; the Pro carries a 6,300 mAh cell. Xiaomi prices the lineup in China starting at 4,499 yuan for the 17, 4,999 yuan for the 17 Pro and 5,999 yuan for the 17 Pro Max, with...