The Xiaomi 17T Pro arrives with the company’s largest battery yet

Xiaomi has announced the 17T and 17T Pro, cheaper versions of its flagship 17 series. As is usual with the T series, the focus is more on performance than photography, with the largest batteries Xiaomi has included in any of its phones outside China to date.

The 17T includes a 6,500mAh silicon-carbon battery, while the 17T Pro is larger with a 7,000mAh capacity, which I found was enough to keep the phone running for up to two days. Xiaomi has included larger batteries than those found in previous China-only phones – the latest 17 Max With a capacity of 8000 mAh – but its global models have never returned, except Those released under the Poco subsidiary.

Both phones are powered by MediaTek Dimensity chipsets – the 8500-Ultra in the 17T, and the 9500 in the 17T Pro – with 12GB of RAM. The Pro model is larger, with a 6.83-inch display instead of 6.59 inches, and also benefits from a 144Hz refresh rate, wireless charging, and faster 100W wired charging.

The camera settings are almost identical, apart from the slightly larger main camera sensor on the 17T Pro – both phones have the same 50MP 5x telephoto camera; 12MP ultra-wide; And a 32-megapixel selfie camera. I tested the 17T Pro for a few days and mostly enjoyed the camera, but it’s clearly a step down from the regular Xiaomi 17, which uses the same main camera but outperforms the other three lenses. The 17T phones are for those who want larger versions of Xiaomi’s flagship, with better battery life, and don’t mind compromising a bit on cameras to get it.

Both 17T phones will be launched across Europe. The 17T starts at €749 (about $870), while the 17T Pro starts at €899 ($1,045), making it comfortably cheaper than the €999 Xiaomi 17.

Photography by Dominic Preston/The Verge