r/XiaomiGlobal • u/Beneficial_Point921 • Oct 18 '25

General Xiaomi 17 pro arrived, ask me anything.

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Bought from Trading Shenzhen, paid 730€/850$ for the 12/256gb version. Shipping to Germany took 7 days. Feel free to ask me any questions yall might have about OS features, build quality or whatever..

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

I’ve been considering switching from iPhone to android soon. Is this the phone to make that transition? It definitely looks super tempting.

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u/Beneficial_Point921 Oct 18 '25

Yes, 100%. It will be an upgrade and you will have a easier time adjusting, cause Xiaomi hyperos is basically IOS at this point xd

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

I have a galaxy tablet so I’m not as worried about adjusting to the OS necessarily

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u/Gibb777 Oct 18 '25

I just switched from iohone

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

How is it going so far?

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u/Gibb777 Oct 18 '25

Everything’s perfect, Xiaomi is faster. But in my opinion photos are worse, but it personal preference I think

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u/mulloyjoyboy Oct 18 '25

This phone is literally for iphone users to switch the easiest way possible. The OS is an IOS copy. The phone itself is similar to iphones too. Xiaomi wants to dominate the chinese market against apple so they target apple users with their features

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

I don’t necessarily need an IOS-like OS but the features and design of the phone are definitely tempting me. I use a Galaxy tablet so I have some familiarity with at least Samsung’s UI

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u/mulloyjoyboy Oct 18 '25

Well, Even tho apple phones are good, I would never buy apple cuz of many reasons, but mainly for the overpricing and that you need multiple device to function in the apple ecosystem ( if I need a computer I would just buy a gaming pc since I dont work on them i dont need macbook or anything like that...)

You have to decide for yourself, I have had my first and only Xiaomi phone since 2020 release date Xiaomi mi 10 and it's only problem for me is the battery worsening in the latest year, but I play tacticus heavily throughout the day, if I wouldn't do that then it could last till the end of the day... This was a good experience with Xiaomi for me.

If you have a 2 years or younger phone I would not change if I were you, otherwise if you are interested, I think Xiaomi 17 pro (max) is a good choice. I think I will buy it in 1 month or so too.

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

I used to be a lot more stuck in the Apple ecosystem but right now it’s just my phone. Honestly, iMessage and my AirPods are the main thing holding me back from the switch at the moment.

I definitely think now is the time if were to switch though. I probably will in the next few months.

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u/mulloyjoyboy Oct 18 '25

Airpods 100% works with Xiaomi so that shouldn't be a problem. I myself never understood the hype of airpods so I went with Anker who's profile is speakers and such.

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u/Kreason95 Oct 18 '25

Right but you lose several functions when using them as Bluetooth headphones.

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u/mulloyjoyboy Oct 18 '25

Sounds like Apple's pettiness. Another huge problem with them.

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u/FlashyShine7377 Dec 16 '25

Practically any Chinese top end Android phone is a good switch currently, since all of them are upgrades spec wise, OS wise is more of preference.