With smartphones and other tech products seeing major price hikes due to the shortage, Xiaomi has somehow still surprised us with its right pricing and no compromises – and here’s what you are getting with the new Xiaomi 17T Pro in Malaysia, as we have played with this phone a lot.
Xiaomi 17T Pro Upgrades
Comparing the Xiaomi 17T Pro to the 15T Pro, you will notice that the phone shares mostly the same hardware in many departments, and that’s okay because, for the past few generations, Xiaomi has hit the right chord in getting the perfect hardware. Consider that quest achieved. You still get the amazing display, Leica camera setup and a design that stands out on its own, that it doesn’t try to be an Orange iPhone like many in the market do. Here we have this colour that might get you all excited.
As for improvements, there are four improvements to focus on and let’s talk about them.
The New Light Fusion 950 Camera with MediaTek ISP
We get the same camera setup from last year, which includes a 50MP Telephoto with 5x Optical Zoom and a 12MP ultra-wide camera. However, with a new main 50MP sensor, the Light Fusion 950, which is also found in the flagship Xiaomi 17.
Combined with the latest processor and ISP, the camera shoots photos that are pleasant to look and has a warm tone bias, which gives so much life to the image. Colours are going to impress you as it retains a more true to life colour with just pointing and shooting without doing any quick adjustments.
Combine that sensor with lowlight performance, and you are pretty much witnessing a very capable camera with Leica colour science and co-engineering to get this camera right out of the box. Check out the samples we have taken below.
As if Dimensity 9400+ wasn’t Fast enough, the new Dimensity 9500 is even Faster
MediaTek has been on a good run for the past few years with their Dimensity processor lineup and the streak is only continuing with the Dimensity 9500. As if the 9400+ we saw last year isn’t fast enough already, the newer Dimensity 9500 is here to rock your socks off with even more faster performance. Of course, Xiaomi 15T Pro users might not be able to tell the marginal improvement, but put it aside phones older than the 15T Series, a lot of the users will appreciate the sheer performance coming out of this phone.
Be it gaming, editing, multitasking or just simply using it for your everyday tasks, the processor is not going to disappoint you.
First time Silicon Carbon Battery in a Xiaomi T Series
A good processor combined with good battery is important, and which is why Xiaomi has incorporated the Silicon Carbon battery into this phone with endurance. Retaining the same dimensions, the phone touts a 7000mAh battery which puts every user out there at peace. But if you are a heavy user, well worry not as the phone supports 100W Wired Fast Charging and 50W Wireless Fast Charging.
In fact, with the Xiaomi 17T Pro, here in Malaysia, it will come included with a charger, so you don’t have to go out of your way to purchase a new charger to enjoy the much faster 100W charging speeds.
Thoughtful Improvements with an Irresistable Price Tag
While it does have the thoughtful improvements and might seem marginal from the 15T Pro, this Xiaomi 17T Pro offers considerably better improvements from much older Xiaomi phones and puts the T series in a “Tremendous” position in the current market. Considering how well its priced with the variants priced as per mentioned below, this just might be your knight in shining armor where every penny and dime spent is a penny and dime well spent.
The Xiaomi 17T Pro starts at RM 2,899 for the 256GB, RM 3,199 for the 512GB and for those who needs a lot of storage, well then, the 1TB variant goes for RM 3,499. If you pre-order starting 28th May till 11th June 2026, you will receive a REDMI Pad 2 9.7” worth RM 569 for free.
On top of that, Xiaomi 17T Pro users will receive additional benefit worth RM 1,436, which includes a 1+1 Year extended warranty, 6-month Screen Breakage Protection, 3 Months of YouTube Premium, 4 Months of Spotify Premium and 3 Months of Google AI Pro for a limited time only.
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