Xiaomi 17 Max Debuts With 8,000mAh Battery and 200MP Leica Camera

Xiaomi 17 Max Launch: Xiaomi has brought a new phone to China called the Xiaomi 17 Max. It arrived during the company’s May 2026 launch event, where Xiaomi also showed the YU7 GT electric vehicle, Band 10 Pro, and Ear Clip TWS. The 17 Max is the fifth phone in the Xiaomi 17 family.

It is already up for pre-order in China and will go on sale on May 25 through Xiaomi’s online store. The phone comes in Pixel Black, Sky Blue, and White. Prices start at CNY 4,799 for the 12GB + 256GB model, then move up to CNY 5,099 for 16GB + 256GB, CNY 5,399 for 12GB + 512GB, and CNY 5,799 for the 16GB + 512GB version.

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Big screen and Fast Chip

The Xiaomi 17 Max runs HyperOS 3 based on Android 16. It has a 6.9-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a resolution of 1200 x 2608 pixels. The screen supports a 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, Dolby Vision, and up to 3,500 nits peak brightness. Xiaomi also gives it Dragon Crystal 3.0 protection and an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.

Inside, the phone uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip made on a 3nm process. It can reach 4.6GHz, and it is paired with an Adreno GPU, Qualcomm AI Engine, up to 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, and up to 512GB UFS 4.1 storage. For safety, there is a 3D ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner.

Leica Cameras

Camera lovers get a Leica-tuned triple camera setup on the back. The main camera is a 200-megapixel sensor with OIS, an f/1.65 aperture, and Samsung’s HP9 sensor. Along with that, Xiaomi adds a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with up to 3x optical zoom and a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera with a 102-degree view. On the front, the phone has a 32-megapixel selfie camera, and it can record video at up to 4K 30fps.

Battery

The biggest eye-catcher is the 8,000mAh battery, which is the largest in the Xiaomi 17 lineup so far. It supports 100W wired charging and 22.5W reverse wired charging.

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Extra Features and Size

The phone also comes with 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, GPS, NavIC, GLONASS, QZSS, and USB Type-C. Xiaomi has packed in many sensors too, including an accelerometer, gyroscope, e-compass, barometer, IR blaster, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, and colour temperature sensor. In size, the Xiaomi 17 Max measures 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.2mm and weighs about 225g. It is a large phone made for people who want a big screen, a huge battery, and a very camera-heavy setup in one shiny slab.