Group 1 - Xiaomi's President Lu Weibing announced the upcoming launch of the Xiaomi 17 series, which aims to compete directly with the iPhone [1][3] - The Xiaomi 17 series will include three models: Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, featuring the world's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform [3] - Over the past five years, Xiaomi has invested over 100 billion RMB in R&D, with plans to increase this investment to 200 billion RMB over the next five years [4] Group 2 - The renaming of the Xiaomi 16 to Xiaomi 17 has sparked significant online discussion, with some praising it as a challenge to Apple [5] - The recent Apple event introduced the iPhone 17 series, with significant upgrades, including pricing starting at 5099 RMB for the iPhone 17 [6] - Lu Weibing has already begun using the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, indicating confidence in the new product [8]