The main 50MP 1-inch sensor remains, and so does the 200MP camera, but this time around, it has continuous optical zoom ranging from 3.2x to 4.3x, and since the sensor is big enough, it handles further digital crop very well. The selfie unit is also much improved, now 50MP with autofocus.
Last but not least, this is the first flagship Xiaomi device with a global HyperOS 3 that comes in our office, so let’s take a deeper dive and see what the new features are.
Xiaomi 17 Ultra specs at a glance:
- Body: 162.9×77.6×8.3mm, 224g; Glass front, fiber-reinforced plastic back / silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame; IP68/IP69 dust-tight and water-resistant (high-pressure water jets; immersible up to 6m for 30 min), Aerospace-grade glass fiber.
- Display: 6.90″ LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak), 1200x2608px resolution, 19.56:9 aspect ratio, 416ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm): Octa-core (2×4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6×3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M); Adreno 840.
- Memory: 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.1.
- OS/Software: Android 16, HyperOS 3.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm, 1.0″-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 200 MP, f/2.4-3.0, 75-100mm, 1/1.4″, 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF (30cm – ∞), OIS, 3.2-4.3x continuous optical zoom, zoom ring; Ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF; Depth: TOF 3D.
- Front camera: 50 MP, (wide), 1/2.88″, 0.61µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p); Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS.
- Battery: 6000mAh; 90W wired, 90W PPS, PD3.0, QC3+, 50W wireless, 22.5W reverse wired, 10W reverse wireless.
- Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5, MIHC; NFC; Infrared port.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, ultrasonic); stereo speakers; Two-way satellite communication.
One thing that Xiaomi will do differently in global markets is regarding the Leica version of the phone. In its Chinese iteration, it the Leica edition came with a rotating ring on the camera island, satellite connection and a dedicated security chip. Also, it already has a much nicer dual-tone design.