Xiaomi is readjusting its India launch timeline for the Xiaomi Pad 8 and the Xiaomi 17 series.
The company originally unveiled the Xiaomi 17 series at MWC 2026. Soon after that, it announced that the phones, along with the tablet, would launch on March 11. However, Xiaomi has now confirmed that the India launch has been rescheduled.
According to updates shared on X, the Xiaomi Pad 8 will arrive on March 10, with the Xiaomi 17 series following a day later on March 11.
Xiaomi Pad 8
For India, Xiaomi is keeping the spotlight on the standard Pad 8. It features an 11.2-inch LCD panel with a 3.2K resolution (3200 x 2136) and a 3:2 aspect ratio, which is slightly taller than the usual 16:10 format seen on many Android tablets.
The display supports a 144Hz adaptive refresh rate and peaks at 800 nits of brightness. It also brings Dolby Vision and HDR10 support, along with 12-bit color depth.
Furthermore, the screen supports wet-touch input and carries TÜV Rheinland certifications for low blue light, flicker-free viewing, and circadian-friendly performance.
Powering the Pad 8 is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip built on a 4nm process, paired with LPDDR5X RAM. Storage options include 128GB with UFS 3.1 or 256GB/512GB with faster UFS 4.1.
The tablet runs on HyperOS 3, Xiaomi’s latest software platform, which adds split-screen multitasking, a workstation mode, PC-like drag-and-drop browsing, and AI tools such as AI Writing, AI Translate, and AI Art.
Xiaomi 17 series
On March 11, Xiaomi will launch the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra in India. Notably, the Leica-branded Ultra variant available in some global markets won’t be making its way to India.
There’s also a battery difference depending on the region. While Chinese variants of the Ultra models feature 6,800mAh batteries, the global and Indian versions are equipped with 6,000mAh units.
The Indian microsite confirms that the Xiaomi 17 Ultra will support 90W wired HyperCharge and 50W wireless HyperCharge. Another feature Xiaomi is highlighting is Offline Communication, which enables network-free voice calls up to 1.9 kilometers using Bluetooth and proprietary protocols.
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