Never mind the S26 Ultra, this eagerly anticipated Ultra phone is launching

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TL;DR

• Xiaomi has confirmed that it will launch the Xiaomi 17 Ultra next week.
• This will be the first phone as part of an expanded partnership with Leica.
• The phone has a new one-inch camera sensor as well as a Leica-certified APO telephoto lens.

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra was one of our favorite camera phones of 2025. We were expecting the Xiaomi 17 Ultra to launch in early 2026, but the company has just confirmed that the new phone will arrive next week.

Xiaomi confirmed on Weibo that the Xiaomi 17 Ultra will be launched next week. This would be much earlier than recent Xiaomi Ultra phones, which have typically launched in February or March around Mobile World Congress.




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