(1 Mar 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS Barcelona, Spain - 28 February 2026 1. Xiaomi 17 smartphone series promo onscreen at launch event 2. Wide tilt down of launch event 3. Cutaway of audience members filming event 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Terrence Xiao, senior product manager, Xiaomi: "It features a 50 megapixel telephoto, a 50-megapixel main, and a 50 mega pixel ultra-wide lens, all co-engineered with Leica. Under the hood is the Summilux lens, known for its excellent optical clarity and color. And this is combined with an upgraded LightFusion 950 image sensor. So, as a result, photos on the Xiaomi 17 are detailed, realistic, and sharp." 5. Cutaway of audience 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Terrence Xiao, senior product manager, Xiaomi: "So on the new 17, you're actually getting four 50-megapixel cameras. It's undoubtedly one of our best and most powerful camera systems to date, especially compared to other devices in its size class." 7. Xiaomi 17 smartphone series promo onscreen 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Terrence Xiao, senior product manager, Xiaomi: "It is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and compelling compact flagships that Xiaomi has ever made. Now for the price, Xiaomi 17 will be starting at 999 euros." 9. Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphone promo onscreen 10. Cutaway of audience watching launch event 11. Leica Leitzphone smartphone promo onscreen 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthias Harsch, chief executive officer, Leica Camera AG: "It is calm, it's clear, so it's really something what people like about Leica in total." 13. Various of demo area, visitors looking at new Xiaomi 17 smartphones 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Josh Villanueva, GadgetMatch technology news website: "The 17 series is designed to be a camera first, a smartphone second, so they're really trying to be the leader in the smartphone space by creating a really good camera phone." 15. Various of demo area, visitors looking at new Xiaomi 17 smartphones 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Josh Villanueva, GadgetMatch technology news website: "You know, what's interesting is that they're not even targeting Samsung, it seems. You saw in the presentation all the comparisons were against the latest iPhone, so Xiaomi is really trying to be, 'this is the phone that we're competing against. We're one of the top brands in the world'." 17. Various of demo area, visitors looking at new Xiaomi 17 smartphones 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Josh Villanueva, GadgetMatch technology news website: "Obviously, the biggest problem is they don't sell in the US, but they do sell globally. They're available in Europe, they're available in the UK, apart from Asia. So, they really have a good foothold, especially in Southeast Asia, in the Asian regions. Unfortunately, they don't sell in North America, that's a big problem for them. But definitely, if you put out good phones, there's a clamor for it, then the market kind of gets their attention." 19. Various of demo area, visitors looking at new Xiaomi 17 smartphones 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Josh Villanueva, GadgetMatch technology news website: 21. Various of new Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 Series on display 22. Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo hypercar promo onscreen STORYLINE: LEADIN: Chinese technology maker Xiaomi has launched its new camera-focused 17 smartphone series at MWC in Barcelona. The brand - known for its affordable mobiles, smart televisions and other devices - has teamed up with German photo experts Leica to debut industry-leading camera technology. STORYLINE: Making its debut in Barcelona, Xiaomi’s new 17 series of smartphones. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3c041f0d092f400e9298a94227adaff4
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