India, Sept. 3 -- Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi 17 5G in India, giving Indian users a welcome surprise. Budget smartphones may be subject to specification changes from region to region, but Xiaomi has offered a real improvement: the Indian version has a bigger battery than the global version.

This India-specific improvement gives consumers additional battery capacity straight out of the box, which is a definite benefit over the international model.

The most noticeable difference between the two is the battery capacity:

India version: Has a huge 7,900mAh battery.

Global version: Includes a 7,500mAh battery.

This difference gives Indian users an extra 400mAh, or around 5.3% more total battery capacity. The large battery is p...