Secondary displays, 7,500mAh batteries, and $630 starting price take direct aim at Apple’s flagship lineup.
Xiaomi just dropped its brand-new Xiaomi 17 series in China, and it’s very obvious what the target is: Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup. These are the first phones running on the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5; they bring some bold extras like secondary displays, and they pack absolutely huge batteries.
Xiaomi went all in with three models this year – the Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. The company even skipped a generation in naming, just so it could go head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone 17 series in both number and spirit.
Now, depending on how you look at it, Xiaomi’s event might have felt a little too Apple-like.
