The Ultra series has been ambitious and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is no exception and its improvements are provided in almost all aspects. These changes are slight, some are more evident, but all combined they bring this year's flagship closer to the polishing. We are looking at the Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica, which is a more special version that introduces unique design and camera optimization.

We have the Chinese version, which is ahead of the world launch. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra, which has a bigger and more vivid 6.9-inch flat OLED screen, can deliver big results with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. In this review, we shall have a more detailed view of its design, performance, cameras, battery life, price in Bangladesh and general real-life experience.

An In-Depth Review on Xiaomi 17 Ultra

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the vision of Xiaomi of an ultra-flagship that can be used by people who do not want to lose the features of high-end technology and remain accessible in everyday life. It is dedicated to the most important aspects concerning, an enhanced Leica-tuned camera system, the world-renowned display, AMOLED display, best-in-class performance, and extended battery life. 

Although it is not something that everyone can afford due to its size and high cost, this review will explore in greater detail the strengths, weaknesses, price in Bangladesh and the general value of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra to allow you to determine whether the phone really matches your expectations of a flagship or not.

Box Content

This is what you get inside the Xiaomi 17 Ultra box:

• Xiaomi 17 Ultra Smartphone
• 90W Charger
• USB Type-C cable
• Silicone case
• User manual
• SIM tool

Xiaomi 17 Ultra is packaged in a high-end retail box, which is in line with its flagship status. On the inside, you will receive the handset itself carefully packed with a 90W fast charging adapter, USB-C charging cable, and a protective case to be off and running right away. Xiaomi also contains a SIM ejector tool and the standard documentation. Although the box is packed with all the necessities to use it on a daily basis, additional accessories, such as wireless chargers or additional camera attachments, are sold independently.

Design & Build Quality

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra follows a well-established Ultra-series but makes it more polished in a flatter way. The front and the rear have now been made entirely flat, with the frame being made of aluminum as well, making the phone look more modern and sure-handed. The huge circular camera module is a visual point of focus. 

The rotating ring surrounding the camera on the 17 Ultra by Leica also provides a nice touch, allowing the controls of the camera to be easily accessed and applications to be launched, however, in real-life usage it is too simple to rotate it accidentally and therefore it is hardly useful in terms of daily use.

The Leica model retains the unique three colour appearance in Black or White where the regular model has Smoky Purple, and Starry Green. The surface is more reminiscent of high-end glass, though it is matte and a bit rougher than it would be on paper, even though it is covered with fiber-reinforced plastic or eco-leather on the back.

Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 has a full-fledged flat front, which is also safer, and its total strength is enhanced with IP68/IP69 water and dust resistance. The fingerprint scanner is ultra-sonic and in-display type and is quick and dependable despite the presence of screen protectors.

With dimensions of 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.29mm and a weight of 223.4-224gms, the 17 ultra is not only heavy but also solid and well balanced. All in all, it is a durable, high-end flagship that has a great grip, yet the rotating camera ring can be seen as more of a novelty than a need.

Display

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is equipped with a slightly bigger 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED screen, which is slightly bigger than the display used last year, and the resolution is reduced to 1200 x 2608 (FHD +), although in practice the display is quite sharp. Text and images remain sharp at 416ppi, and we did not feel that the resolution needed to be better.

The panel is 120Hz refresh rate and powered by LTPO technology, which enables an extremely fine refresh rate control. Default mode The system dynamically decelerates to 1Hz when idle, then increases to 120Hz when scrolling, browsing or navigating the UI. Such apps as Chrome or YouTube will run at 120Hz until video activity, then the refresh rate will intelligently change to the frame rate of the video.

HDR support is very good, including HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HDR Vivid, and it has 12-bit color depth to provide a rich gradient. Xiaomi will also have 2160Hz PWM dimming which will be good news to users with sensitive eyes.

There is a mixed brightness behavior. We got approximately 639 nits in manual, and 1,132 in auto- which is lower than the Ultra of last year. Nevertheless, peak HDR is excellent, as high as 3,790 nits in certain conditions, and these are useful both in the field as well as with HDR material.

It has a completely flat screen this year and is secured by Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 that gives the screen a smooth, intelligent and daily flagship-ready look.

Camera

When it comes to cameras, Xiaomi 17 Ultra is deserving of its brand name, which is Ultra. The Leica version that we have reviewed goes a step ahead with minor hardware modifications and limited software features which clearly aim at the photography enthusiast.

The core of the arrangement is a 50MP primary camera with a huge 1.0-inch Light Fusion 1050L sensor in combination with OIS and a fast f/1.67 lens. The camera provides great sharpness, proper colour and certainty of white balance of the daylight.

Daylight Photo

During the daytime, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers what can be considered as easily flagship image quality. The 1-inch 50MP main camera is very sharp, and the image quality it produces is remarkable in terms of clarity and details, as well as the naturalness of the sharpness. The colors are vivid and natural but the White balance is always correct.

The versatility is very wide with the possible flattening of contrast in the high-contrast situations, yet the overall performance is clean, natural, and highly reliable. The telephoto lens also works well even on bright days, giving it good flexibility in zooming and retaining much detail.

Low-Light Photo

One of the strengths of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is low-light photography. The night shots are crisp, exposed and quite noise free without the extensive use of hard processing. The details are maintained, the textures are natural and colors are accurate even in the hard to light situations. Dynamic range remains superior and highlights are dealt with assuredly. Noteworthy, the phone has good image quality at 2x zoom in low light and is doing better than most of the current flagship competitors.

The biggest this year is the transition to one 200MP periscope telephoto camera, taking the place of the dual-telephoto. Its zoom is continuously zoomed, with a range of about 3.2x to 4.3x so that it is more practical in daily photography. Although close-focus performance has suffered a minor blow, the quality of overall zoom is impressive, particularly during good lighting. The ultrawide camera (50MP) has not changed much and still provides the same results.

Xiaomi eventually improves the selfie camera to a 50MP sensor with autofocus on the front. It works excellently with close up shots and daily selfies, but the bright light still has a way of beating it.

Video facilities are also powerful. The 17 Ultra captures up to 8K and 30fps on all the rear cameras and 4K and 120fps on the main and tele cameras. This will be a serious tool to video creators with Dolby Vision recording, very strong stabilization, spatial audio, and a feature-rich Pro video mode with LOG and LUT support. In general, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra conveys one of the fullest camera and video experiences of a flagship smartphone in our days.

Performance & Software

Xiaomi 17 Ultra uses HyperOS 3 which is based on Android 16 and is a smooth and familiar operating system when compared to recent Xiaomi flagships. It is practically the same in terms of features, as the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max has already done, with smooth-looking animations, better system customization, and better power usage. The Leica version is a visual marvel, coming pre-loaded with a Leica-themed theme with its own custom icons and fonts that, again, align with the photography-centric phone identity.

Because of the fact that our unit is the Chinese one, there are some limitations that should be mentioned. It is only compatible with the Chinese and English languages, and lacks Google-dependent functions such as Google Discover, Android Auto, Quick Share, and Google Location History. These limitations need not be placed in the global version, which can also have some minor differences in its features.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which is powered by a 3nm process and created using third-generation Oryon CPU cores, powers the phone. The octa-core design takes 2 high-performance processors with a clock of 4.6Ghz and six processors with greater efficiency of 3.62Ghz and provides a great real world speed and responsiveness. The Adreno 840 graphics card supports gaming with ease and it has a better ray tracing as well as console-like visuals.

There is consistent performance. In stress testing, the CPU stabilized at about 60 percent performance without intermittent clock drops and this has given the CPU steady frame rates when taking part in long gaming sessions. Stability of GPUs was also impressive, to the point of 67 in rigorous benchmarks. In sum, Xiaomi 17 Ultra is a smartphone that provides a high level of performance and can be thermally controlled.

AnTuTu Geekbench Score & Geekbench Score

Benchmark testing of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra shows that it does not lack the flagship muscle. In the version AnTuTu v11, it is passing well with an average of 3.9-4.0 million points, and the overall performance is excellent on the basis of CPU, GPU, memory, and user experience measures, the outcome which places it among the best android phones in the market today.

At Geekbench, the phone is a performer with respect to CPU performance with a score of about 3,559 in single core, 10,854 in multi-core. These numbers are evidence of the capability of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and can be converted into practical real-life performance in the gamer, multi-tasking, and other demanding applications. Altogether, the benchmark results of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra prove that the device can easily cope with the workload of flagships.

Battery & Charger

Xiaomi 17 Ultra has a massive 6,800mAh Li-Ion battery, and its performance is expected to be high considering it is using the same chipset and display as the 17 Pro Max. In real world testing, it was able to perform a whopping 19 hours and 39 minutes of active use, easily beating a number of flagship competitors including its own predecessor. Although it cannot be compared to the battery capacity of the bigger-battery 17 Pro Max or the Oppo Find X9 Pro, battery life is nonetheless a definite asset.

The process of charging is done through 90W wired HyperCharge, 50W wireless charging and reverse wired charging 22.5W. The phone is also capable of charging 68 percent in 30 minutes and fully charging in 56 minutes using the bundled charger. Top charging rates are about 78W, but thermal constraints do not allow it to compete with 17 Pro Max, which is even faster.

When charged through a charged 90W USB-PD charger, it is slower and requires approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes to be fully charged. The Xiaomi also incorporates battery health such as 80 percent charge limiting and smart charging that ensures that the 17 Ultra is fast and battery saving when used over time.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra Price in Bangladesh

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has an unofficial price in the Bangladeshi market that is an indication of being a flagship. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra price in Bangladesh is BDT 139,500 (Unofficial) for 12GB + 512GB version, and the higher quality-end version is 16GB + 512GB, which is priced at about BDT 149,500 (Unofficial). 
Such prices will position the 17 Ultra as a high-end device that has good performance, good cameras, and long battery life and the user wants to enjoy the flagship experience in Bangladesh.

Final Word

Xiaomi 17 Ultra is a balanced flagship that aims at providing superiority in areas that are most important. It has an excellent camera system, smooth and bright display, high-level performance, and a stable battery life making it easy to be ranked among the best premium smartphones in the market. Its size and price will not appeal to everyone, but the Xiaomi 17 Ultra can become a highly attractive option of any camera-centric flagship.

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