In this video, I compare the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and the iPhone 17 Pro Max in the ultimate smartphone camera comparison to see which flagship truly delivers the best photo and video quality.
I test both phones across a variety of real-world scenarios, including photo samples, street photography, portraits, zoom performance, and video recording. With Xiaomi’s Leica-tuned camera system going head-to-head against Apple’s latest Pro camera setup, this comparison reveals how each phone performs in everyday shooting situations.
You’ll see how the main cameras, telephoto zoom, and video capabilities compare, along with features like Portrait Mode and professional tools such as Log video recording.
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00:45 – Cameras
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11:48 – Conclusion
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I never regret upgrading from my iphone 16 pro to this xiaomi 17 ultra
It just make the iPhone way behind
The hype is really crazy
Well its base on your own personal test but XIOAMI IS BETTER THAN IPHONE
Good review but significantly lacking. My suggestion; it's absolutely imperative to include low light and night videos and pictures. In good light conditions all modern smartphones take very good pictures. In low light, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra shows off its 1 inch sensor. The iphone shows its biggest weakness. All modern smartphone reviews should include 50% of review time in low light – indoor – night shooting. Keep up the great work.
When Xiaomi uses comparable sensor's size to the iphone, like on the ultrawide and selfie. The iphone gives much better results.
The 17 ultra is better only when Xiaomi uses much bigger sensors like on the main and the telephoto.
Imagine apple using those big sensors. The results will be outstanding 🔥
And for video department the iphone is better even with smaller sensors.
I have both phones and I'm a pixel peeper. The photos on the iPhone look good, but zooming in reveals a difference; the iPhone lacks the optical quality of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. I love the new telephoto lens and don't miss the ultrawide much since the main lens is wide enough. I use 50MP for all photos, and even the iPhone's 48MP doesn't compare. The iPhone has more digital processing and artificial sharpening. This time, Xiaomi excels in video too; it feels more camera-like than the iPhone. Overall, after trying both, the iPhone seems a generation behind.
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