The Xiaomi 17T Pro will arrive with the company’s biggest battery yet

Xiaomi has announced the 17T and 17T Pro, two cheaper spins on its flagship 17. As is the case with the T-series, which focuses more on performance than photography, it’s the big batteries that Xiaomi has included in all of its phones outside of China.

The 17T includes a 6,500mAh silicon-carbon battery, while the 17T Pro goes bigger with 7,000mAh, which I found to be enough to keep the phone running for up to two days. Xiaomi has included larger batteries than this in previous Chinese-only phones – the latest 17 max it has a capacity of 8,000mAh – but not its international models, except which were released under the Poco sponsor.

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

The camera setup is the same, except for the slightly smaller camera setup on the 17T Pro – both phones have a 50-megapixel, 5x telephoto camera; 12-megapixel ultrawide; and a 32-megapixel selfie shooter. I tested the 17T Pro for a few days and I’m very happy with the camera, but it looks a lot better than the regular Xiaomi 17, which uses the same great camera but is better than the other three lenses. The 17T phones are for those who want big Xiaomi models, with good battery life, and don’t mind compromising a bit on the cameras to get them.

All 17T phones are being launched across Europe. The 17T starts at €​​​​​​​749 (about $870), while the 17T Pro starts at €899 ($1,045), keeping them cheaper than the €999 Xiaomi 17.

Photography by Dominic Preston/The Verge