The Xiaomi 17 went official in September and was one of the first to feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. However, it’s still awaiting a wider release. Much like this year, the vanilla model may debut alongside the Xiaomi 17 Ultra in global regions. While Xiaomi is tight-lipped about the launch timeline, a new leak claims that Xiaomi 17 will launch in global regions in January.
Xiaomi 17 may launch globally in January 2026
The alleged Xiaomi 17 has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking website. This is apparently the global variant of the phone. Based on this latest development , tipster Abhishek Yadav on X says the Xiaomi 17 may launch globally in January 2026. Furthermore, he also adds that the phone will arrive in India in January or February.
To recall, the Xiaomi 15 and the 15 Ultra debuted globally in March. This means the company is fast-forwarding the launch of the successor, if the leak indeed pans out. Meanwhile, a recent leak suggested the Xiaomi 17 Ultra will debut in China on December 26th .
The alleged Xiaomi 17 has appeared on Geekbench with the model number 25113PN0EC. The listing shows the phone will get Android 16 OS and 12GB RAM. It could also feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, much like the China version. This shows a single-core score of 3,176 and 10,010 points in the multi-core segment.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Android 16 OS
The Geekbench AI score images shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav show the model number 25113PN0EG, which could be a global variant. It reveals a Single-Precision score of 559, a Half-Precision score of 555, and a 1,261 Quantized score. This, too, reveals the same hardware. Additionally, the source code section of this confirms Adreno 840.
Considering the Xiaomi 17 global variant shares the same specs as the Chinese variant, we may see a 6.3-inch LTPO 1.5K AMOLED display, a 7,000mAh battery with 10W fast charging, and triple Leica cameras. The phone offers an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, an IP68 rating, and 50W wireless charging.
