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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: An iPhone... But Better!

2025-10-14 Science & Technology
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Marques Brownlee
Marques Brownlee
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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: A Spec Monster Designed to One-Up the iPhone 17 Pro Max

Discover how the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max leverages advanced hardware—especially its massive battery and unique rear display—to challenge the perception that the iPhone offers the maximum performance.

Short Summary

  • This device intentionally mimics the iPhone aesthetic to ease user transition but excels in raw hardware specifications, particularly battery capacity, using silicon carbon technology.
  • The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip now matches or surpasses the A19 Pro in raw benchmark performance metrics (multi-core and GPU).
  • The defining feature is the full-sized, high-refresh-rate OLED screen built into the backplate, transforming the camera housing into a functional second display. This review focuses on how Xiaomi engineered the 17 Pro Max to be an "iPhone but better" by pushing core specifications far beyond current market leaders.

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This phone is absolutely built around one-upping the iPhone. Switching from iPhone to Android video: https://youtu.be/eCR17sBh-Qw MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD

Top Comments (10)

@drawwithvashu8572 2025-10-14

Type of phone many people will talk about and support but no one’s gonna buy.

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@mcresearch 2025-10-14

In all fairness, Apple just introduced two new emojis.

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@Porgoproductions28 2025-10-14

Xaomi just designed the iPhone 20…

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@frankwang6366 2025-10-14

Marques didn't mention it but is also just $840 for the 512gb pro max version, vs the iphone $1300

11.4k 203 replies
@Ghost818-x8c 2025-10-14

Still can’t get over how Xiaomi just went one step further with adding the screen

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@shoaib6551 2025-10-14

10:13 "Nostalgia is truly one of the greatest human weaknesses, second only to the neck," - Dwight Schrute

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@mauroangst 2025-10-15

It's crazy how they manage to put all those features with maxed out specs, with a huge battery, an extra display on the back, the fingerprint reader, etc. in the same form factor and still make it ligther. It almost makes it look like apple is not trying hard enough.

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@rickzhou2594 2025-10-22

I bought the first gen Xiaomi phone for about $300 when they just started the company. and couple of years later, they gave me a $300 coupon to thank me for supporting them.

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@aliasqar5379 2025-10-24

Apple: what can we remove from the box next time we launch a device Xiaomi: lets put a second pre-installed screen protector.

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@あきやま-v1f 2025-11-17

日本ではiPhoneを持つ人が半分以上ですが、私はアンドロイドが好きなのでXiaomi 17 ProMaxを買おうと思います。素晴らしい動画ありがとう。

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