Xiaomi 17 series launches globally from €999 alongside new Wear OS watch and Find Hub tracker

Xiaomi is kicking off MWC 2026 with the global debut of the Xiaomi 17 series, as well as a new Wear OS smartwatch and its first Find Hub tracker, among other things.

The Xiaomi 17 series launched in China last yearas some of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered Android flagships, and now they’re on their way to global markets. This includes most of Europe, where Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra will be available starting at €999 and €1,499, respectively.

Both phones are powered by Qualcomm’s latest, with the base Xiaomi 17 offering a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED display, 12GB/16GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB of storage, and a 6,330 mAh battery. But the star of the show this week is the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, where the company touts new camera upgrades such as a new optical zoom telephoto camera.

Xiaomi says:

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The Ultra’s camera setup includes a 50MP main sensor, a 200MP sensor behind that new telephoto lens, a 50MP ultrawide camera, and a 50MP front-facing camera. It also has a 6.9-inch display, up to 1TB of storage, a 6,000 mAh battery with up to 90W charging.

But new phones aren’t all Xiaomi has launching globally.

The new Xiaomi Pad 8 series delivers an 11.2-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 9,200 mAh battery, all wrapped up in a 5.75mm design and starting at €449.99.

There’s also the launchof the Xiaomi Tag, the company’s first tracker for Android Find Hub which, like many others, doubles as a tracker for use in Apple’s Find My network. It costs €14.99.

Rounding out the announcements, there’s the new Xiaomi Watch 5 powered by Wear OS 6. The new smartwatch has a huge 930 mAh silicon-carbon battery packed inside, uses Snapdragon W5 Gen 1, and supports added wrist gestures.

Xiaomi says:

Xiaomi Watch 5 starts at €299.99.

There are a few other products too, including REDMI Buds 8 Pro, a new 15W 5,000 mAh ultra-thin magnetic power bank, and a new series of electric scooters.

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