More than a year after the design of Apple’s first foldable phone leaked, many Android makers are beating them to the punch by releasing their wide foldable phones. One of them is Xiaomi, which just released the Xiaomi 18 Fold.
The Xiaomi 18 Fold has a similar shape to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, which also looks like the leaked design of Apple’s first foldable phone. It has a more compact height and features a wide 5.38-inch cover display.
We also have a large 7.58-inch foldable main display. Both feature a 2:1 aspect ratio, up to 4,000-nit peak brightness, with the cover display protected by Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0.
Despite its compact design, it still manages to have a large 6,000mAh battery thanks to 20% higher silicon content. It is paired with 67W wired and 50W wireless charging support.
It is powered by Xiaomi’s own 3nm Xring O3 chipset, a 10-core processor with a 4.3GHz clock speed, and has an Arm G2-Ultra NX MC16 GPU. It is paired with up to 16GB LPDDR6 RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
For the camera, we have a 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP5 main sensor, joined by a 50-megapixel periscope lens, 50-megapixel ultra-wide, and 16-megapixel for selfies.
It ships with the latest Android 17-based HyperOS 4.
Also here are the stereo speakers and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi 18 Fold has a starting price of CNY10,999 in China. It is available in 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, 16GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB configurations. Global release details are yet to be known, but it should be coming very soon.
Xiaomi 18 Specs
- Android 17, HyperOS 4
- Dual SIM, Dual Standby
- 7.58-inch LTPO AMOLED foldable display, 2364 x 1672 pixel resolution, ~382ppi
- 5.38-inch LTPO AMOLED cover display, 1712 x 1168 pixel resolution, ~385ppi
- 2:1 aspect ratio
- 120Hz refresh rate
- HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4000-nit peak brightness
- 4.35GHz XRing O3 10-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- ARM G2-Ultra NX MC16 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1 internal storage, non-expandable
- 16-megapixel front camera
- 16-megapixel cover display camera
- 200-megapixel (f/1.7, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (3x telephoto, f/2.8) + 50-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, LED flash
- Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Hi-Res Audio, Hi-Res Wireless Audio
- IP58/IP59 dust- and water-resistant
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 6.0
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 163.8 x 117.8 x 5.0mm (unfolded), 83.6 x 117.8 x 10.7mm (folded)
- Weight: 219g
- Colors: Rose Gold, Red, Silver, Gray
- 6,000mAh battery, 67W wired, 50W wireless, reverse wired charging