There's no escaping that the new Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max have a lot in common with Apple's latest iPhones . The naming conventions, for one thing, Xiaomi conveniently skipped a 16th version of its phones and went straight to calling its new one No. 17. To keep pace with Apple? I couldn't possibly say.

Then there's the design, with a rear bar that stretches across the top of the phone's back, much like the camera plateau on Apple's iPhone 17 Pro . Except that Xiaomi's bar is something radically different.

It's a second display tucked into each phone designed to act as a clock, a notifications panel or a photo preview for taking selfies with the rear camera. It echoes back to the 1.1-inch screen on the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra . I'm not sure exactly what the best use is for it, and I d

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