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17 8 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced September 25, 2025 January 2024
Released 2025, September 27 18 January 2024
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 (WW version); US version adds 29, 30, 71
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 (WW version); US version adds n29, n30, n71
Speed LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology 5G/4G/LTE/GSM GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Dimensions 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm (5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 in) 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
IP Rating IP68 Dust Tight and Water Resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 225 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 3500 nits (peak) 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM)
Features — 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB; 720Hz touch sampling rate
Protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Refresh Rate 120Hz LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~464 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+) (~388 ppi density)
Screen-to-body ~89.5% 94% display-to-body ratio (ASUS)
Size 6.3 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.78 inches
Type LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak) Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 165Hz, HDR10
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650)
GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 750
OS Android 16, HyperOS 3 Android 14, ROG UI
MEMORY
Card slot No —
Internal 256GB, 512GB, 1TB 512GB / 1TB
RAM 12GB RAM, 16GB RAM 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Storage/RAM variants 256GB, 512GB, 1TB; 12GB RAM, 16GB RAM 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition)
MAIN CAMERA
Features Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0, AI Object Sense, Light Trail mode
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 60mm (telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 2.6x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm 50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", Sony IMX890, gimbal OIS | 32 MP, f/2.4, 65.3mm (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS | 13 MP, 12.7mm, 120° (ultrawide)
Video 8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@120/240/480fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Features HDR, panorama Pixel binning (1.4µm)
Selfie camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF 32 MP RGBW, f/2.45, 22mm, 90° FoV
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, 720p@30/60fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo spatial sound; dual mics with noise reduction
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos) Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5 5.4
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Radio No —
USB USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG 2x USB Type-C: bottom USB 3.2 Gen 2; side port (for AeroActive Cooler X)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2.4/5/6GHz
FEATURES
Ai — X Sense 2.0, X Capture, AI Grabber, AI Object Sense, Semantic Search
Other features — AniMe Vision rear display (341 mini-LEDs); AirTriggers
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger
BATTERY
Capacity 6330 mAh (Global), 7000 mAh (China) 5500 mAh
Charging Type 100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wireless 65W wired (QC 5.0, PD), 0-100% in 39 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3)
Type Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh Li-Ion 5500 mAh (typical)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Black, Blue, Pink, White Phantom Black
Compatibility — Bands differ between WW/US/CN versions; no eSIM listed (dual Nano-SIM); ASUS promises 2 OS upgrades over 4 years of updates
Cooling — ROG GameCool 8: 360° SoC Cooling System Gen 2, vapor chamber, boron nitride, rapid-cooling conductor, graphite sheets; AeroActive Cooler X bundled with Pro Edition
Launch Price — EUR 1,199.99 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499.99 (Pro Edition)
Launch Price (USD) $852.99 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price) $1,199 (16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB)
Models Xiaomi 17 —
Models and regions — WW, US and CN versions with different band lists (CN: 5G SA n3/n5, NSA n1/n8/n28a/n41/n77/n78/n79)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,400,000 ₦1,350,000
TESTS
Battery Endurance — At least 3.4 h heavy gaming, 23 h video streaming, 17 h IG scrolling (ASUS manufacturer figures)
Display — Peak brightness measured 2,502 nits; response time 1.14 ms (Notebookcheck)
Performance — Geekbench 6: 2,318 single-core / 7,357 multi-core; Geekbench 5.5: 1,672 / 6,415 (Notebookcheck)
SECURITY
Security Biometric security: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic). In-display fingerprint, face recognition