The Xiaomi 17T with its high-res, Leica-engineered 5x periscope lens was already a steal at £649. But, despite launching just yesterday, it’s already on offer.
Amazon’s knocked £150 off the Leica‑equipped Xiaomi 17T, but you’ll need to hurry before the deal disappears
This Xiaomi 17T deal makes a strong case for anyone who wants a flagship tier phone below the price you would typically expect to pay.
That camera system is worth dwelling on, because it’s genuinely unusual at this price point: 5x optical zoom and 10x lossless optical-grade zoom mean distant subjects come back sharp rather than as smeared approximations of what you were actually looking at.
The Leica Summilux optical lens used throughout the system applies the same image-processing philosophy you’d find on cameras costing considerably more, which matters when you’re judging exposure and colour at distance rather than arm’s length.
The Xiaomi 17T is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra chip, a TSMC 4nm processor paired with 12GB of RAM that keeps multitasking and heavier gaming sessions running without the thermal throttling that plagues lesser chips in thinner bodies.
Xiaomi’s 3D IceLoop cooling system addresses that last point directly, using a close-adherence thermal design with high-conductivity gel to dissipate heat quickly and sustain peak performance over longer sessions rather than burst-then-throttle.
The display is a 6.59-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel with TÜV Rheinland Quadruple Eye Care certification, meaning low blue light, flicker-free output, and circadian-friendly settings that are independently verified rather than marketing language dressed up as a health feature.
Battery life is built around a 6,500mAh silicon-carbon cell rated for 17.2 hours of continuous use, and 67W HyperCharge brings it back to full in 58 minutes which makes this a genuinely two-day phone for most users rather than a daily charge obligation.
The Xiaomi 17T is genuinely a strong case for anyone who wants flagship-tier zoom capability, serious battery life, and a display built for long-term comfort, all well below the price where these features normally appear together, but this is a limited-time Amazon deal, so acting sooner is better than later.
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