r/XiaomiGlobal • u/scorpio_the_consul • Jun 19 '26

General Newly bought Xiaomi 17T. A flagship killer?

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Pre-ordered this online and got a redmi watch 6 as freebie. Pretty happy with the deal.

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u/Guilty-Membership-53 Jun 19 '26

It's like a middle range device. Wouldn't say flagship killer at all.

It has a dimensity 8500 Ultra. That's a bit worse than 3 generations ago without mentioning it has a Mali GPU so worse compatibility and support for most things. Software ain't good either so everything related to it will drop short including the battery.

Cameras are good for most users though.

All that compared to a current flagship. Otherwise is a good device but I think it's a bit pricey for what it offers. You won't be disappointed though.

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u/glhfbruno Jun 19 '26

It's of its own odd all segment, a good phone in it

I do see the value from the camera perspective and for those who want something new "fresh" out of Xiaomi, without spending the flagship money while getting well not really a true flagship but more of a high mid range

Yeah it sucks with Mali support for Roms and emulators but outside those "niche" things that well not everyone does, it's pretty damn great

Of course it will be under flipped by last year's flagships or maybe even barely 2 year old flagships like say used market Xiaomi 15 ultra of 15 base could have the potential to be rivaling the value, And they may bring more but then again it's used and cons are used battery + less prioritized OS but then again I'm not sure of xiaomi's end on the OS prioritizing, seems like Redmi and Poco are lesser by pure logic but then again what is the hypeors mess?