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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
R18,000
SKU: 7123
Brand: Xiaomi
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
  • RAM: 12GB/16GB
  • Storage: 512GB/1TB
  • Display: LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 200MP
  • OS: Android 16, HyperOS 3

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

9.3
  • Display 9 / 10
  • Camera 10 / 10
  • Performance 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10

PROS

  1. IP68/IP69 with Aluminum alloy frame.
  2. LTPO AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh, HDR10+.
  3. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 12/16GB RAM.
  4. Triple Rear camera with 200MP, 50MP selfie.
  5. 6800mAh battery with 90W wired charging.

CONS

  1. FM radio is unavailable.
  2. No 3.5mm headphone jack.

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has made its debut in South Africa, targeting premium smartphone users with a starting price of ZAR 18,000.

Depending on local retail markups, regional logistics, and specific store promotions, the final shelf price may vary across provinces. Your total will also depend on whether you are buying the phone cash upfront or financing it through a cellular contract.

Where to Buy the Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Xiaomi’s extensive retail network means you can track down the 17 Ultra across major digital marketplaces, technology warehouses, mobile carriers, and everyday department stores.

1. E-Commerce & Consumer Electronics Hubs

If you want to buy the phone outright, compare live pricing, or look for promotional bundles, start with these retail giants:

  • Takealot: South Africa’s largest online retailer, ideal for reading user reviews, securing home delivery, or collecting from a local pickup point.

  • HiFi Corp & Hi Online: Dedicated tech outlets where you can physically test out the device’s build, display brightness, and camera features before buying.

  • Makro & Game: Massive retail warehouses that frequently offer tech hardware bundled with store gift cards, accessories, or competitive in-store credit options.

2. Mobile Networks & Contract Specialists

If you would prefer to split the ZAR 18,000 cost over a 24 or 36-month period, you can find the device through major network channels:

  • MTN: Offering the premium handset on various postpaid data and airtime contract tiers.

  • Cellucity, 4U, and Chatz: Specialised cellular outlets where consultants can help you navigate contract upgrades, new lines, and network-specific promotions.

3. Lifestyle & Value Retailers

For extra flexibility, you can also purchase the device through widespread national retail chains, many of which allow you to buy using your existing store accounts:

  • Foschini: Available through the TFG retail group, allowing you to use your TFG store card for the purchase.

  • Mr Price: Sold at Mr Price Cellular counters, which combine everyday lifestyle shopping with high-value tech.

  • PEP & Ackermans: Providing an incredible geographic footprint across South Africa, ensuring the device is accessible even well outside major metropolitan hubs.

Camera & Photography Tip: Xiaomi’s “Ultra” models are heavily engineered around professional-grade photography, often featuring advanced sensor sizes and specialized lens tuning. If you are buying this device primarily for its camera capabilities, it is highly recommended to pair it with a high-speed cloud storage plan or a fast external drive to manage the large file sizes that come with ultra-high-resolution shooting.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Xiaomi
Model Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Announced 25 December, 2025
Released 27 December, 2025
Status Available
Price ZAR 18,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.5 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight 230 g (8.11 oz)
Protection IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Colors Black, White, Starry Green, Purple

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)
Size 6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
200 MP, f/2.4-3.0, 75-100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2-4.3x continuous optical zoom, zoom ring
50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Camera Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera 50 MP, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm
Camera Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 16
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. HyperOS 3

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 840
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 12GB/16GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer
Two-way satellite communication

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5, MIHC
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Si/C Li-Ion 6800 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 90W wired, 90W PPS, PD3.0, QC3+
50W wireless
22.5W reverse wired
10W reverse wireless

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