The foldable smartphone market is finding new avenues. The book format has followed a fairly precise pattern over the years, with a narrow and elongated external screen that leaves room for a larger display once the device is open. However, by 2026, solutions with different proportions, wider and more compact are taking over.
He has joined this group now Xiaomi 18 Fold, the new foldable smartphone Chinese company. Xiaomi calls it a “mid-fold,” a choice that suggests it wants to position it somewhere between a traditional smartphone and a large foldable phone.
Compact format but available in nearly 8 inches when needed
When closed, Xiaomi Mi 18 Fold uses a 5.38-inch external display. The diagonal is smaller than that of classic top smartphones, but the resolution of 1712 x 1168 pixels clearly differs from the proportions of traditional formats. When you turn on the device, you can see the 7.58-inch AMOLED panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Both screens claim brightness of up to 4,000 nits.
The thickness is 5.02 mm when open and 10.68 mm when closed, and the weight is 219 grams. Xiaomi also provides IP58/IP59 certification. However, one of the most interesting aspects of the Mi 18 Fold isn’t the display. Equipment used for the first time XRING O3, proprietary processor The company’s products are manufactured by TSMC using the N3P 3nm production process.
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Available configurations start at 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. At the top of the range we find the 16 GB and 1 TB versions, which also stand out from the others by using LPDDR6 memory instead of LPDDR5X. The battery has Capacity 6,000mAhConsidering the size and weight of the device, this is a pretty high value. Supports 67W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
Xiaomi has not given up ambitious photography community. The back is equipped with three sensors developed in collaboration with Leica, namely a 200 MP main camera, a 50 MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 50 MP periscope telephoto lens with 3.5x optical zoom. The tech sheet also includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, UWB and support for 5G networks. The operating system is HyperOS 4.
Currently, Xiaomi 18 Fold is still an exclusive product in the Chinese market. Price starts from 10,999 yuanThe 12 GB + 256 GB version costs approximately 1,411 euros at current exchange rates, and the most complete version with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage reaches 14,999 yuan (approximately 1,924 euros). The intermediate format with 512 GB of storage space costs 11,999 yuan, approximately 1,539 euros for the 12 GB RAM version, and 12,999 yuan, approximately 1,667 euros for the 16 GB version.
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