Redmi 17 5G marked its debut in India on Thursday, and this new smartphone comes as the latest budget offering from Xiaomi's sub-brand. The device comes with a Snapdragon chipset under the hood, and for the battery, this device has a 7,900 mAh cell. Sporting a dual rear camera unit, the device is slated to go on sale later this month via an e-commerce platform.
Let's jump in and take a look at what Redmi has in store for us this time.
Specs And Features
As mentioned above, running inside is an octa-core Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 silicon, which is manufactured on a 4nm process. The device is claimed to offer a peak clock speed of 2.4GHz and is paired with an Adreno GPU. The device also comes with up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.2 onboard storage. The interesting part here is that you will also get the option to expand the storage by 2TB with the help of a microSD card.
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In the camera department, the device, as mentioned above, has been given a dual-camera unit, in which the main shooter is 50 MP and also a secondary camera, the details of which are unspecified. For your selfies and video calls, the device also has an 8 MP camera. 1080P at 30 fps can be shot through the lens on this device.
This is a dual-SIM device and has a 6.9-inch HD+ display (720 x 1600) and supports up to a 120 Hz refresh rate. For glass protection, it features Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. Apart from this, the device also ships with Xiaomi's latest operating system, HyperOS 3, based on Android 16. Inside, as mentioned above, the device has a 7,900 mAh battery, which is backed by 45W wired charging and 22.5 reverse wired charging. The device will be available in the following colourways; Absolute Black, Endless Blue, and Eternal Orange.
Price and Availability of Redmi 17 5G
The device for its base variant, costs ₹39,999 for the 6+128GB RAM and storage variant. The higher variant costs ₹ 41,999 for the 8+128 GB RAM and storage variant. However, the net effective price is ₹23,999 and ₹26,999, respectively, for each device.
The device will go on sale through the e-commerce platform Amazon and Xiaomi's online website, starting September 10.
