Xiaomi 17 Ultra secures spot among world’s elite camera phones , topping Honor Magic 8 Pro on DXOMARK

Xiaomi 17 Ultra achieves a high DXOMARK camera score of 166, proving its status as a top-tier photography powerhouse with consistent results across all lenses.

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has officially made its debut on the DxOMark charts , and to no one’s surprise, it has cemented itself as one of the premier camera phones currently on the market . While it hasn’t quite claimed the absolute top spot on the leaderboard, its performance is undeniable .

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According to the latest testing from DxOMark, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra achieved a camera score of 166 , landing it in the 6th position overall .

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DxOMark’s analysis praises the device for delivering a highly versatile photography experience . Whether shooting with the ultra-wide lens or zooming in with the telephoto , the performance remains impressively consistent across all focal lengths .

The lab also highlighted the camera’s ability to maintain natural subject exposure , rich detail, and stable white balance in the vast majority of scenes. Color reproduction is noted as accurate as well , with noise kept firmly under control—even when lighting conditions are less than ideal .

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra hardware drives top-tier ranking per DxOMark

Naturally, this performance is backed by significant hardware . The phone is equipped with a 50MP main camera featuring an f/1.7 aperture, 23mm focal length, dual-pixel phase detection autofocus, and optical image stabilization .

This is paired with a 50MP ultra-wide shooter at f/2.2 and 14mm . However, the on-paper standout is the 200MP telephoto lens , which boasts a variable f/2.4–3.0 aperture, a 75–100mm focal length, PDAF, OIS, and a 3.2x to 4.3x optical zoom range .

In terms of pure photographic capability, DxOMark awarded the device an overall photo score of 170 . Breaking that down by category, the main camera earned 171 points, bokeh effects scored 175 , the ultra-wide managed 160, and zoom performance reached 169 .

The telephoto performance was singled out as particularly high-level, delivering exceptional detail at longer ranges and creating natural-looking background separation in portrait shots .

Video performance, however, is where the Xiaomi 17 Ultra reveals a few limitations . The overall video score came in at 157 . While the main camera’s video output scored a solid 164, the ultra-wide and telephoto modules saw a drop in performance, scoring 144 and 132, respectively .

DxOMark notes that while brightness and exposure are generally reliable both indoors and out, the device struggles more with low-light video than the very best in its class . Additionally, zoom transitions during recording can be noticeably jarring .

There are a few other trade-offs to consider; for instance, group photos can occasionally result in foreground subjects appearing slightly out of focus . Furthermore, while texture and noise are well-balanced in still images, that consistency doesn’t quite translate to low-light video recording .

Regarding the competition, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra didn’t manage to unseat the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra from the top of the rankings . Nevertheless, it successfully outperformed several high-profile heavy hitters , including the Honor Magic 8 Pro, the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max .