Assessment: Xiaomi 17 Extremely and Leitzphone Pack Leica Magic Right into a Flagship Telephone

An enormous display, highly effective digicam system, and top-notch efficiency can eat proper into your battery life, however Xiaomi has managed to pack a 6,000-mAh battery into the 17 Extremely (up from 5,410 mAh final yr). The soar offers it severe stamina, and this telephone can go a few days between expenses.

I want Xiaomi had discovered a approach to embody Qi2, as magnetic wi-fi charging is the one factor I missed in switching from the Pixel 10 Professional XL (although you may kind of add it with the pictures package case). The 17 Extremely does assist wi-fi charging at an impressively quick 50-watt price, however the digicam module makes it awkward to make use of with some wi-fi chargers. Wired charging goes as much as 90 watts with the suitable adapter (not included).

Software program was once the large caveat, however I didn’t discover a lot to complain about with the 17 Extremely. Xiaomi’s HyperOS apes iOS in locations, and I nonetheless don’t just like the unlabeled quick-settings icons, nevertheless it’s largely completely high quality. The Leica interface, with minimalist app icons and pictures widgets, is far nicer than the marginally cartoonish HyperOS, nevertheless it’s very straightforward to customise. I don’t assume bloatware has anywhere on a flagship telephone, so I’m all the time aggravated to see apps like Fb and TikTok preinstalled.

There’s loads of AI onboard, in the event you care, and you should utilize Google’s Gemini or Xiaomi’s HyperAI for all kinds of photograph and video enhancing, transcription, translation, summarization, and extra. It’s not fairly as slick and chic as Google’s Pixel, however you may broadly obtain all the identical outcomes.

The Xiaomi 17 Extremely is just not formally obtainable within the US, however you may choose it up for £1,299 within the UK (1,499 euros in Europe). The Leitzphone prices £1,799 (1,999 euros). For folk who can get their fingers on the worldwide mannequin extra simply, it’s a near-flawless flagship contender that may fulfill anybody craving an enormous, highly effective, photography-first telephone.