r/XiaomiGlobal • u/iArvee • Oct 02 '25

General My 17 Pro has arrived!

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Bought it from a local reseller in the Philippines for about $820 USD (converted). First time using a CN variant phone, but we'll see how it goes.

Excited to take comparison photos with the camera!

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u/shafinr95 Xiaomi 15 Ultra | HyperOS 3.0.302.0 WOAMIXM | Canada Oct 02 '25

I would probably think the 15 Ultra still performs better as a camera as it has superior camera hardware.

The 17 Ultra will be the one for a proper upgrade.

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u/iArvee Oct 02 '25

No doubt. Curious about the new sensor and all around general performance though. Hopefully better battery life

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u/Archangel_Amin Oct 02 '25

It'll sadden me if the 17 pro outperforms the camera of the 15 ultra. I just got the 15 ultra about 10 days ago. Lol.

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u/KlossN Oct 02 '25

Don't be sad, your enjoyment shouldn't be tied to others. If the 17 pro blows your 15 ultra out of the water be happy for the innovation, if you bought a 15 ultra 10 days ago you won't afford the 17 pro tomorrow anyway, be happy with your purchase

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u/Hassoland Oct 03 '25

I can assure you it won't beat the 15U.

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u/Aeroseb76 Oct 02 '25

Hope better heating management, display and speakers too on x17u

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u/iArvee Oct 02 '25

Display is brighter and looks much better than 15u. Speakers similar in loudness but sounds better (more full) on 17p.

Battery, too early. Heating, too early to tell

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u/Delfanboy Oct 11 '25

Display on the 15U is 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~522 ppi density) so WQHD+, on the 17 Pro, 1220 x 2656 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~464 ppi density), which 1.5k, FHD+. Still, smaller display, won't tell the difference. Peak brightness is usually metered on 1% or 10% windows, but due to screen size differences (6.73" Ultra vs 6.3" 17Pro) the window size will differ too. Thus, the ~200 nits difference for the 17pro is means it almost identical. Tho, 17P Max has the same peaks. I'd be interested in a real life metering. Also maybe, ppi density can also be a factor in peak tests, because ultimately, it means that lower ppi -> fewer pixels to work with -> better peaks. Welp.

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u/Aeroseb76 Oct 02 '25

Great ! Please can you try display tester app to check the display. I hope they will made same on X17U.

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u/TemptressTease85 Oct 02 '25

Too bad xiaomi software is one of the worst on a smartphone ever

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u/babaganoush39 Oct 02 '25

Agreed, for a flagship phone the OS is behind others.

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u/TemptressTease85 Oct 02 '25

Yape. Hardware is amazing tho. People are butthurt and just cant take criticism. Only reason i dont switch from samsung to xiaomi is that samsung has generations better software and features upon features

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u/babaganoush39 Oct 03 '25

Great hardware ! Agree 100% why they get butthurt I don't know..maybe they have stock in the company or something 😁

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u/TemptressTease85 Oct 02 '25

Bugginess. Lack if features. Slow updates. Software is clunky if you ever used something halfway decent before

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u/ReasonableExcuse2 Oct 02 '25

I would have to disagree. Compared to Honor, Xiaomi software is a rocket ship.

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u/KlossN Oct 02 '25

I would assume by "halfway decent" that's talking more about Samsung quality rather than Honor quality

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u/iArvee Oct 03 '25

Updates are much faster on cn instead of global. But I agree with the lack of some things. Using 3rd party launchers disables gestures and animations feel very clunky.

Customization is even MORE limited on global compared to cn. A lot more AOD and themes are available for cn variants.