Xiaomi’s President Lu Weibing has officially announced that the much-anticipated 1TB variant of the Xiaomi 17 standard edition is now available in China. The announcement follows weeks of user feedback urging the company to release a higher-capacity model. The new variant, priced at 5,299 Yuan (~$745), adds more storage while maintaining the same compact flagship design that gained widespread popularity at launch.
Xiaomi 17 1TB variant now available in China
At launch, the Xiaomi 17 was made available in three variants, such as 12GB+256GB for 4,499 Yuan (~$630), 12GB+512GB for 4,799 Yuan (~$670), and 16GB+512GB for 4,999 Yuan (~$700). Starting today, the 16GB+1TB version priced at 5,299 Yuan (~$745) has been made available for purchase in China.
The arrival of the new variant follows feedback from users who expressed the need for higher storage capacity soon after the model’s original launch. The 1TB version is 200 Yuan (~$28) cheaper than the previous generation, which was priced at 5,499 Yuan (~$772) at launch.
The Xiaomi 17 standard edition comes with a 6.3-inch 1.5K 120Hz OLED display and a lightweight 191g body, designed with ultra-narrow 1.18mm bezels. It features Xiaomi’s Longjing glass protection, which the company claims offers ten times better drop resistance, along with IP68-rated dust and water resistance.
Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform, the smartphone is paired with 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and the new 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage option. Camera hardware includes a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 50-megapixel floating telephoto lens. The device runs on HyperOS 3-based Android 16 and packs a 7,000mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging support.
Lu Weibing revealed that the Xiaomi 17 series’ overall sales have grown by more than 20 percent compared to the previous generation. At present, there is no official word on the Xiaomi 17 series’ global launch. Speculations are rife that the Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max may remain exclusive to the Chinese market, whereas the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra are expected to launch globally in the first half of 2026.
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