Xiaomi 17 Wins Best Prime Day Compact Phone Pick at £649 as Galaxy S26 Stays £118 Higher
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Updated · Expert Reviews · Jun 24
Xiaomi 17 Wins Best Prime Day Compact Phone Pick at £649 as Galaxy S26 Stays £118 Higher
3 articles · Updated · Expert Reviews · Jun 24
Summary
£649 marks a record-low for the Xiaomi 17, prompting Expert Reviews to name it the best compact phone deal of Prime Day after the handset had averaged about £815 since launch.
That discount flips its value case against Samsung’s Galaxy S26, which costs £767 for the same 256GB storage and is now judged not sufficiently better to justify the extra £118.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 performance, more than 34 hours in a looping video battery test, and a 6.3-inch AMOLED screen topping 1,800 nits underpin the recommendation.
Four 50MP cameras, including ultrawide and 2.6x telephoto lenses, add to the appeal, though HyperOS remains a drawback and Xiaomi offers four years of OS updates versus seven years from Samsung and Google rivals.