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- Tech Advisor reports that leaked Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro designs show minimal changes from predecessors, featuring similar aesthetics with new blue and pink color options.
- The devices are expected to offer significant internal upgrades including MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra and 9500 chipsets, enhanced cameras with 5x zoom capabilities, and larger batteries up to 7000mAh.
- Rising component costs appear to drive rumored price hikes rather than design innovations, with early launch possible but Western release unlikely soon.
The designs of the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro have leaked online, and they don’t seem to offer an obvious indication as to why these upcoming models might be more expensive than their predecessors.
Xiaomi’s T-series always tends to follow up its numbered flagship range with a slightly more economical alternative.
Last week we received news of the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro, with specifications and pricing seemingly leaking. From these details we learned that the new T-series would be getting some potentially consequential upgrades, but also an accompanying price bump.
Now WinFuture has completed the picture with what seem to be official images of the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro.
The overall verdict is that the new phones look a lot like their predecessors, the Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 15T Pro (pictured above). The main difference, at first glance, appears to be the lack of a pronounced bevel to the camera module of the newer phones, making them look a lot like the regular Xiaomi 17.
We also see Xiaomi adopting two different shades of blue for the 17T and 17T Pro (with the latter being darker), which we didn’t see in the previous models. These will be joined by two different pink tones and two black options.
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Xiaomi 17T upgrades
From an initial glance, then, Xiaomi won’t exactly be justifying the rumoured €100-ish price hike with a bold new design.
According to previous reports, it’ll do so through internal upgrades. This should include the expected performance bump, with a MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra in the Xiaomi 17T and a Dimensity 9500 in the Xiaomi 17T Pro.
There should also be an increase to the battery capacities of these two phones, with the Xiaomi 17T gaining a 6500mAh cell and the Xiaomi 17T Pro bumping up to 7000mAh. The Xiaomi 17T will stick with 67W wired charging, while the Pro model gets 100W.
We also learned of some potential camera upgrades, with the Xiaomi 17T’s telephoto camera getting a new 5x zoom, and the Pro getting a new Light Fusion 950 main sensor.
As we know by now, however, the real reason for those rumoured price hikes is likely to be the current state of the component market. With memory prices going through the roof, manufacturers are being forced to either increase prices or compromise their smartphone launch plans in some way.
We’ve seen a rumour that the Xiaomi 17T could be brought forward from its typical September/October window to some time this month. Given that the Xiaomi 17 series only came to the West in March, however, we wouldn’t expect to see them available over here quite so soon.
