A critic might accuse Xiaomi of copying Apple a little too closely in its launch event for the Xiaomi 17 phones, while a fan might say the company is trying to beat Apple at its own game. Either way, it’s pretty clear that the Chinese giant had Cupertino in mind when announcing its new flagship line, even if the phones themselves are more unique, helped by a second screen found on the back of its two new Pro models.

Let’s start with the names. Xiaomi’s last flagships were the 15 series, completed by yesterday’s 15T phones, these are the 17. We’re used to Chinese companies skipping generations with the unlucky number four in the name (OnePlus is jumping from 13 to 15 in its flagships this year, for example), but this is a little different: Xiaomi has been open that it’s going straight to 1

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