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Xiaomi News 9 August 2025 - 5 October 2025

Forget the iPhone 17 – Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Debuts with Dual Screens and a 7,500mAh Battery

Forget the iPhone 17 – Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Debuts with Dual Screens and a 7,500mAh Battery

Xiaomi Takes Aim at Apple with the ‘17’ Series Xiaomi made it no secret that it’s gunning directly for Apple’s crown in this product cycle. By jumping from last year’s Xiaomi 15 series straight to Xiaomi 17, the Chinese company aligned its naming with Apple’s iPhone 17 – immediately inviting head-to-head comparison tomsguide.com. During the launch event in Beijing, CEO Lei Jun repeatedly stacked the Xiaomi 17 Pro against Apple’s latest, boldly claiming his phones “win on battery, performance, photography and more” tomsguide.com. President Lu Weibing candidly explained the strategy: “We are directly competing with the iPhone in the same
5 October 2025
Battery Monster vs. AI Superphone: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Takes on Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Battery Monster vs. AI Superphone: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Takes on Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Rival Flagships & What’s Next The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Pixel 10 Pro XL are entering a crowded flagship arena in late 2025. Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max is a formidable rival, with Apple’s A19 Pro chip making it “the most powerful smartphone around” in benchmarks wired.com and camera upgrades like that 8× telephoto to keep Apple fans loyal apple.com. Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra (launched January 2025) remains a powerhouse too: a 6.9-inch AMOLED with S-Pen, a 200 MP main camera, dual zoom lenses (up to 5× optical, plus 10× hybrid) and a trusty 5,000 mAh battery phonearena.com phonearena.com – though
30 September 2025
Samsung S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: Clash of the 2026 Flagship Titans

2026 Flagship Showdown: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max – Clash of the Titans

With those key facts in mind, let’s dive deeper into how each of these 2026 flagship titans is shaping up – and how they compare to each other and the competition. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Refined Powerhouse (Rumors & Expectations) Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S26 series in early 2026, likely at a January Unpacked event ts2.tech. The lineup will reportedly include a base S26, a new S26 Edge (replacing the traditional “Plus” model with a slimmer design), an S26 Pro, and the top-tier S26 Ultra ts2.tech. This naming shake-up – dropping “Plus” for “Edge” – signals a
29 September 2025
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: The $630 “iPhone 17 Killer” with a Second Screen and Monster Battery

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Shocks the Flagship Scene: $840 ‘Battery Monster’ Adds a Second Rear Screen to Take on iPhone 17 Pro Max (Sept 26 Update)

What’s new and why it matters A second screen that actually does things. Xiaomi embeds a 2.5×1.8‑inch “Dynamic Back Display” into the rear camera plateau. It shows customizable clocks/animations, notifications and playback controls, serves as a rear camera selfie viewfinder, pins QR codes or boarding passes, and even runs simple games when you snap on Xiaomi’s Retro Handheld Console Case (¥299/~$40). As Wired’s Simon Hill put it after hands‑on time: “We don’t need a second screen, but I’m already using it more than I expected to.” WIRED+1 Battery first—and battery tech matters. The Pro Max’s 7,500 mAh cell (and the Pro’s
26 September 2025
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: The $630 “iPhone 17 Killer” with a Second Screen and Monster Battery

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: The $630 “iPhone 17 Killer” with a Second Screen and Monster Battery

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: Specs, Launch Buzz, and How It Stacks Up Against the Competition A Flagship Built to Challenge Apple (and Samsung) Xiaomi’s 17 Pro Max is not just another Android phone – it’s a declaration of war in the flagship arena. Unveiled in Beijing just weeks after Apple’s iPhone 17 launch, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun made constant side-by-side comparisons to Apple’s latest devices, driving home where Xiaomi believes it has the upper hand theverge.com theverge.com. In an unprecedented move, Xiaomi actually skipped the “16” generation entirely, jumping from last year’s Xiaomi 15 series straight to “17” so that consumers wouldn’t
26 September 2025
Xiaomi 17 Pro Unleashed: Dual Screens, Leica Cameras & Monster Battery – Can It Topple Apple & Samsung?

Xiaomi 17 Pro Leak Unveils “Magic Back Screen” & Leica Cameras – A Flagship Game-Changer?

Bold New Design with a “Magic Back Screen” Xiaomi is making waves by blending familiar design cues with bold innovation. The Xiaomi 17 Pro’s design leak (first reported on September 17, 2025) reveals a flagship that looks strikingly similar to Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro from the back – featuring a wide rectangular camera bump spanning the device’s width wccftech.com wccftech.com. Apple’s latest iPhone introduced a “plateau” camera bar stretching edge-to-edge, and Xiaomi appears to mirror this aesthetic. However, Xiaomi adds a headline feature: an embedded secondary display within that camera bar wccftech.com wccftech.com. Dubbed the “Magic Back Screen” (as
18 September 2025
Xiaomi 17 Pro Unleashed: Dual Screens, Leica Cameras & Monster Battery – Can It Topple Apple & Samsung?

Xiaomi 17 Pro Unleashed: Dual Screens, Leica Cameras & Monster Battery – Can It Topple Apple & Samsung?

Key Facts Below, we dive into all the known and rumored details of the Xiaomi 17 Pro, from its cutting-edge design and specs to how it measures up against current flagships and its own predecessors. We’ll also include expert quotes and early impressions from industry analysts and leakers to paint the full picture of this much-anticipated device. Xiaomi 17 Pro at a Glance The Xiaomi 17 Pro is shaping up to be one of the most feature-packed and forward-thinking smartphones of late 2025. It represents Xiaomi’s aggressive play to leapfrog the competition. As the company’s founder Lei Jun put it,
16 September 2025
Battle of the Android Giants: Lenovo Tab Extreme vs OnePlus Pad Pro vs Xiaomi Pad 6 Max (2025)

Battle of the Android Giants: Lenovo Tab Extreme vs OnePlus Pad Pro vs Xiaomi Pad 6 Max (2025)

Lenovo Tab Extreme features a 14.5-inch OLED display at 3000×1876 with 120Hz, a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage (plus microSD), a 12,300 mAh battery with 68W charging, and includes the Precision Pen 3 and a keyboard dock, launching in the US at $949. OnePlus Pad Pro (Pad 3) uses a 13.2-inch LCD with 3392×2400 resolution at 144Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 12–16GB RAM, 256–512GB storage, OxygenOS 15 (Android 15), a 12,140 mAh battery, and 67–80W fast charging, with base US pricing around $649–$699. Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 sports a 14.0-inch IPS LCD at 2880×1800 with 120Hz,
19 August 2025
Xiaomi’s Foldable Showdown: Mix Fold 4 & Mix Flip vs Mix Fold 3 – Does Xiaomi’s New Foldables Crush Last Year’s Champ?

Xiaomi’s Foldable Showdown: Mix Fold 4 & Mix Flip vs Mix Fold 3 – Does Xiaomi’s New Foldables Crush Last Year’s Champ?

The Mix Fold 4 weighs 226 g, is 9.47 mm thick when closed (4.6 mm open) and uses an all-carbon hinge with IPX8 water resistance. The Mix Mix Flip measures 4.01-inch outer and 6.86-inch inner displays, is about 7.6 mm thick when open and 15.99 mm when closed, supports 500,000 folds, and carries IP54 dust/water resistance with no wireless charging. The Mix Fold 4 inner display is a 7.98-inch LTPO AMOLED panel at 2488×2224 (~418 ppi) with 120 Hz and up to 3000 nits, brighter than the Fold 3’s 8.03-inch 2160×1916 (~360 ppi) panel. The Mix Fold 4 retains a
Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14T Pro: The Ultimate Flagship Showdown

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14T Pro: The Ultimate Flagship Showdown

Xiaomi 15 Ultra, 15, and 14T Pro all use OLED displays, with the Ultra offering a 6.73-inch LTPO panel at 3200×1440 with 1–120Hz, the 15 at 6.36 inches and 2670×1200 with up to 120Hz, and the 14T Pro at 6.67 inches, 2712×1220, 144Hz and up to 4000 nits peak brightness. Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi 15 are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, while the Xiaomi 14T Pro uses MediaTek Dimensity 9300+. All three offer 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, with 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage, while the 14T Pro uses UFS 4.0 storage. Xiaomi 15 Ultra features
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