Xiaomi is getting ready to unveil the 17 series later this month, and ahead of that Lu Weibing, the company’s President, took to Weibo to compare the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max to the iPhone 17 Pro Max. You can see his hands-on with both in the short video below.
The point of this was to assuage people’s fears that Xiaomi copied the camera island design from Apple – he’s basically saying you can see how different they are. But, if you ignore Xiaomi’s screen occupying the island, we can’t really see that much of a difference.
Xiaomi says the design was inspired by the Mi 11 Ultra from 2021, and it’s your choice if you believe that or not. Similarly, the company insists it hasn’t jumped over the 16 generation in order to align with Apple’s naming scheme, which is just ridiculous considering it’s even bringing a “Pro Max” of its own to the table.
Lu says the 17 series will become available in China before October 1, and confirms they will be the first devices equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, due to be unveiled on September 23. Xiaomi has also secured a longer than usual exclusivity period for the chip, so don’t expect any competing devices to launch before October.
The Xiaomi 17 Pro will be priced between CNY 5,000 and CNY 6,000 ($700 to $850), while the Pro Max will be priced between CNY 6,000 and CNY 7,000 ($850 to $1,000). Those are obviously Chinese market prices, and if these two ever launch internationally, expect a hefty premium on top.
The rear screen can be used for call handling, music control, to display travel information, countdowns, and it can act as a full camera viewfinder so you can elevate your selfies by using the rear cameras to take them. Lu likens it to the cover displays on foldable flip phones.
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