Xiaomi has entered the latest foldable smartphone category; Xiaomi’s first-ever foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi 18 Fold, entered China on September 7, 2026. This new device features a well-designed pattern, a top-tier display, robust hardware, and substantial battery life. It comes with Leica collaboration for next-level camera technology and Xiaomi’s innovative XRING O3 chipset.
The latest released Xiaomi 18 Fold comes with a 7.58-inch internal display with high-resolution quality at 2364×1672. It also comes with an OLED LTPO panel with a 120Hz refresh rate; it ensures smooth scrolling and animations. The display gets a peak brightness of 4000 nits under certain conditions and supports 2200 nits HBM brightness. Additionally, the inner screen is reinforced with a dual-layer UTG for enhanced durability.
On the exterior, the Xiaomi 18 Fold includes a 5.38-inch OLED LTPO screen display with 1712×1168 resolution and support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The cover screen display also features a brightness of 4000 nits and HBM support of 2200 nits. This foldable smartphone gets screen protection of Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0.
Xiaomi 18 Fold hardware section is robust, with Xiaomi’s new chipset processor, the XRING O3 chip, paired with LPDDR6 memory in the top-notch model. Other device versions get LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. The highest-end features offer 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.
Camera section system is another great feature in this foldable smartphone: a 200MP HP5 main sensor with OIS and a 23mm equivalent focal length. It is also accompanied by a 50MP ultra-wide camera and a 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto camera sensor. This camera setup is next level with Leica collaboration for optics, and utilizes the Leica Summilux lens system. Selfie camera on both the inner and outer display.
Despite the slim profile, Xiaomi 18 Fold is packed with a large 6000mAh battery pack and supports 67W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. The design of the foldable device is 5.02mm when it gets unfold 10.68mm when folded, with a weight of around 219 grams.
The smartphone others feature includes like Android 17 with HyperOS 4, durability support of IPX8 water resistance, an IR blaster, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and USB 3.2 Gen2 connectivity support. For wireless capabilities, it supports NFC, Bluetooth 6.0, WiFi 7, and UWB.
Xiaomi 18 Fold Price in China
The starting price for Xiaomi’s 18 Fold smartphone in China is 10,999 yuan for the 12GB/256GB storage. The next version starts at 11,999 yuan for 12GB/512GB storage. For 16GB/512GB memory price is 12,999 yuan. If you are going for the top variant in this model, the 16GB/1TB LPDDR6 model, it is around 14,999 yuan, while the Ceramic Special Edition is set at 15,999 yuan.
