The Xiaomi 17 lineup just debuted in China alongside the new Xiaomi 15T. Now, a fresh leak has officially revealed the camera details of all four smartphones. While the 15T is a cutdown version of last year’s flagships, the new 17 series sees some surprising downgrades. So here’s everything you need to know.
Xiaomi 17
According to tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore, the standard Xiaomi 17 arrives with a 1/1.31-inch 50MP Light Hunter 950 as its main camera. This is a newer custom camera, but it keeps the same sensor size as last year’s Xiaomi 15, which had a 50MP Light Fusion 900.

Meanwhile, the 2.6x telephoto shooter remains the same between the two devices. However, the Xiaomi 15 has a bigger 1/2.76-inch Samsung ISOCELL JN1 ultra wide angle lens compared to the Xiaomi 17’s 1/2.88 inch 50MP OV50M ultra wide shooter. On the front, the same 50MP OV50M makes a return for the Xiaomi 17, which is an upgrade over the Xiaomi 15s’ 1/3.14-inch 32MP OV32B selfie camera.
Xiaomi 17 Pro & Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
The Xiaomi 17 Pro models share nearly identical camera setups, excluding the periscope telephoto lens. Both models get an upgraded 50MP 1/1.28-inch Light Hunter A950L primary camera, which matches the likes of the iPhone 17 Pros, Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Pixel 10 Pros. However, the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max gets a larger 1/1.95-inch ISOCELL GN8 5x periscope telephoto shooter.

The Xiaomi 17 Pro gets downgraded to the smaller JN5, but keeps the 5x optical zoom. The entire Xiaomi 17 lineup appears to use the same camera sensors for the ultra wide angle and selfie shooter, which is the 50MP OmniVision OV50M sensor.
Xiaomi 15T Series
Lastly, we have the Xiaomi 15T series. These are the Chinese tech giant’s budget flagship models. The vanilla 15T features the 1/1.55-inch OVX8000 as its main sensor, but the more expensive 15T Pro upgrades to the 1/1.31-inch OVX9100. Both of these are 50MP cameras, although the 15T Pro matches last year’s Xiaomi 15 flagship. For the ultra wide angle shots, the duo get the 12MP OV13B sensor.

Similar to the primary camera, the telephoto shooters are also different. The Xiaomi 15T Pro gets a longer 5x optical zoom range thanks to its Samsung JN5 shooter, while the JN5 on the base 15T maxes out at 2x zoom. You get a 32MP Samsung S5KKDS selfie camera on both versions.
The Takeaway
Calling these changes a straight downgrade can also be a bit unfair. The improved ISP on the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and better tuning on the cameras could give the newer flagship an edge. Hardware alone isn’t everything and cutting edge software optimizations show that. But these can be seen as trade offs from the brand offering more on certain areas, including a new rear display on the Xiaomi 17 Pros.
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