I Ditched My RM5,000 Flagship for the Xiaomi 17T. Here’s the Brutal Truth

I took my SIM card out of my RM5,000 top-tier flagship and put it into the Xiaomi 17T for 14 days straight. As a tech Editor-in-Chief who has tested every major smartphone release for years, I wanted to see if a phone built for the masses could actually survive my brutal daily routine, or if I’d end up begging to go back to my expensive device.

This is the raw, unfiltered truth about stepping down in price without feeling like you’re stepping down in quality.

Did I miss my expensive phone, or have we all been overpaying for specs we don’t need? Watch to find out.

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