{"id":453158,"date":"2026-03-02T06:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453158\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:12:15","slug":"chinas-xiaomi-launches-premium-smartphone-17-series-globally-to-challenge-apple-samsung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453158\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Xiaomi launches premium smartphone 17 series globally to challenge Apple, Samsung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has stepped up its overseas expansion with the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi 17 series in Barcelona, in its latest effort to challenge Apple and Samsung in the premium segment.<\/p>\n<p>The launch event, held on Saturday ahead of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/article\/3344971\/mwc-2026-alibaba-launch-new-smart-glasses-powered-qwen-ai-assistant?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MWC Barcelona<\/a>, marked the overseas release of Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra, months after the company launched the Xiaomi 17 series domestically.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As with the domestic versions, both models are powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, with a starting price of \u20ac999 (US$1,180) for Xiaomi 17 and \u20ac1,499 for Xiaomi 17 Ultra.<\/p>\n<p>The latest handsets are set to compete directly with Apple and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3334851\/samsung-unveils-first-multi-folding-phone-competition-set-heat?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Samsung<\/a> in the premium smartphone segment, defined as handsets costing more than US$600. By comparison, Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S26 starts at US$900, while Apple\u2019s iPhone 17 has a starting retail price of US$800.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Beijing-based Xiaomi maintained its third position in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data from tech research firm Counterpoint. With an 11 per cent share, it followed Apple\u2019s 25 per cent and Samsung\u2019s 18 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An influencer from Japan tests the latest Xiaomi launches in Barcelona. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f973ce2b-57b5-4284-b185-c455a0313a9b_57123c11.jpg\" title=\"An influencer from Japan tests the latest Xiaomi launches in Barcelona. Photo: Reuters\"\/>An influencer from Japan tests the latest Xiaomi launches in Barcelona. Photo: ReutersThe Xiaomi 17 series, unveiled in China last September, features the Xiaomi 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, with a 17 Ultra variant released later in December. The models were launched about two weeks after <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/money-wealth\/article\/3324959\/apples-new-iphone-air-esim-star-companys-product-launch?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple introduced its iPhone 17 models<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has stepped up its overseas expansion with the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[304,639,5713,125144,163459,641,16610,2306,148172,71751,1560,86,56,54,55,163816,1851,16608,163234,163815],"class_list":{"0":"post-453158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-barcelona","10":"tag-beijing","11":"tag-counterpoint","12":"tag-galaxy-s","13":"tag-iphone","14":"tag-lei-jun","15":"tag-mobile","16":"tag-mobile-world-congress","17":"tag-qualcomm-snapdragon","18":"tag-samsung","19":"tag-technology","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom","22":"tag-unitedkingdom","23":"tag-vision-gran-turismo","24":"tag-watch","25":"tag-xiaomi","26":"tag-xiaomi-pad","27":"tag-xiaomi-series"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}