Xiaomi has officially launched its latest Ultra-grade flagship smartphones in China, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and the more premium Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition. Continuing its strong push into high-end photography and performance-focused devices, this year’s Ultra lineup introduces a large 1-inch camera sensor, satellite connectivity, a massive battery, and industry-leading display brightness, setting a new benchmark for 2026-level smartphone flagships.
Xiaomi 17 Ultra Key highlights
The 17 Ultra sports a 6.9-inch 2K AMOLED display with a 2608 × 1200p resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 3500 nits. For users sensitive to PWM flicker, the panel also supports 1-nit minimum brightness, full-brightness DC dimming, and HDR standards like HDR10+, HDR Vivid, and Dolby Vision, making it ideal for content consumption.
Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, promising next-gen performance and faster app loading speeds. Xiaomi is also introducing a new Xiaomi Star Communication System for better signal strength.
Battery life is another major upgrade — the Chinese variant includes a 6,800mAh battery supporting 90W wired, 50W wireless and 22.5W reverse charging. Xiaomi confirmed that the global variant will ship with a slightly smaller 6,000mAh cell, likely due to market regulations.
Ultra-grade Camera specs
The phone boasts a 50MP autofocus front camera for sharper selfies and video calls. On the back, the flagship triple-camera setup includes:
- 50MP 1-inch OmniVision OV50X Light Fusion 1050L sensor (OIS)
- 200MP telephoto lens (1/1.4-inch, 3.2x–4.3x optical zoom, OIS, tele-macro)
- 50MP ultra-wide sensor (Samsung JN5, autofocus)
This combination offers exceptional low light photography, improved portrait zoom, macro ability, and fast autofocus.
Other premium features include Android 16 with HyperOS 3, 3D ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, eSIM, NFC, IR blaster, and USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2). The device is protected by Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0.
Pricing of Xiaomi 17 Ultra
- 12GB + 512GB – 6,999 CNY (~$999 / ~৳1,25,000 / ~₹89,450)
- 16GB + 512GB – 7,499 CNY (~$1,070 / ~৳1,31,00– / ~₹95,840)
- 16GB + 1TB – 8,499 CNY (~$1,210 / ~৳1,48,000 / ~₹1,08,620)
Available colours: Black, White, Purple, and Starry Green.
Leica Edition – The Ultimate Photography
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition takes everything from the standard but adds exclusive imaging and design:
- Master Zoom Ring for instant camera launch, exposure control, shutter, filters & bokeh
- Leica red-label industrial design
- Leica-co-developed camera UI
- Leica Moment modes with M3 and M9 film-style simulations
- End-to-end computational photography (Beta)
- Exclusive Leica filters, watermarks
- CAI image authenticity certification
- Tiantong + Beidou dual satellite communication
Pricing of the Leica edition
- 16GB + 512GB – 7,999 CNY (~$1,140 / ৳1,40,000 / ~₹1,02,200 )
- 16GB + 1TB – 8,999 CNY (~$1,285 / ৳1,57,000 / ~₹1,15,000)
Available Colours: Black and White
Availability
Both models are now officially on sale in China, with global, Bangladesh and India availability expected soon.
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