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Find X9 18 Pro Max
LAUNCH DATE
Announced October 28, 2025 2026, September 23
Released 2025-10-28 2026-09-23
Status Available. Released 2025, October 28 Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
4G LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B66/B71; TD-LTE B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n80, n81, n83, n84, n89
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G —
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G
BODY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), glass back, aluminum frame Glass back (Star River Blue / Transparent) or fibreglass back (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink), metal frame, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 front
Colors — Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition
Dimensions 157.0 x 73.9 x 8.0 mm 163.39 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 8.47 mm thick (Star River Blue / Transparent)
IP Rating IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant IP66 / IP68 / IP69
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM / Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM
Weight 203 g 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent)
DISPLAY
Brightness 800 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak) 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0
Refresh Rate 120Hz 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz
Resolution 1256 x 2760 pixels (~460 ppi density) 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display)
Screen-to-body ~91.0% —
Size 6.59 inches, 105.6 cm2 (~91.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display)
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision LTPO OLED (Super Pixel Screen 2.0, M11 light-emitting materials), BT.2020 colour gamut, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, DC dimming, hardware-level privacy display; secondary 2.9-inch OLED rear display
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro) Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
GPU Mali-G1-Ultra MC12 Qualcomm Adreno
OS Android 16, up to 5 major Android upgrades, ColorOS 16 Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4
MEMORY
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
RAM 12GB / 16GB 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X
Storage Type — UFS 4.1
Storage/RAM variants 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB
MAIN CAMERA
Features Hasselblad Color Calibration, Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.4", PDAF, OIS; 50 MP, f/2.6, 73mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS; 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", PDAF 200 MP, f/1.67, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28-inch Light Hunter 960L, LOFIC, OIS; 200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56-inch Samsung HP5, 3.2x optical zoom; 50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88-inch OmniVision OV51D40
Video 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video, Dolby Vision, LOG 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Panorama Portrait blur, AI beauty, face fill light, dynamic photos, time-lapse, slow motion
Selfie camera 32 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74" 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88-inch
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5 6.0
NFC Yes Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster
BATTERY
Capacity 7025 mAh 8500 mAh
Charging Type 80W wired, 80W UFCS, 55W PPS, 11.7W PD; 50W wireless; 10W reverse wireless 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired
Type Si/C Li-Ion Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Space Black, Titanium Grey, Velvet Red Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition
Compatibility — China launch model (sold in China from 23 Sep 2026, HyperOS 4). Xiaomi has confirmed a global launch but has not given dates or prices. Reports based on HyperOS code say the global 18 Pro Max will have a smaller battery (7,050 mAh vs 8,500 mAh in China) with similar charging speed (90/100W).
Cooling — New-generation circular cold-pump cooling system with a 5,513 mm² heat-dissipation area; OFFSET PoP high-thermal-conductivity chip packaging
Launch Price — CNY 6,999 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB), CNY 8,999 (16GB+512GB), CNY 9,999 (16GB+1TB), CNY 10,999 (Transparent Edition 16GB+1TB) — China launch, 2026-09-23
Launch Price (USD) $1,099.00 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price) —
Models CPH2797 —
Price in Nigeria ₦1,538,600 ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance — 15-hour endurance test: 48% battery left (iPhone 18 Pro Max: 31%) (Xiaomi launch figure); keeps at least 80% capacity after 2,000 cycles (Xiaomi). AnTuTu review: 3 h of continuous gaming used 36% (64% left); 6 h of mixed use used 48% (52% left)
Graphics — AnTuTu v12.0.1 GPU: 1,629,180; Honor of Kings (max settings, 30 min): avg 120.14 fps; Genshin Impact (max settings): avg 59.96 fps (AnTuTu review)
Performance — AnTuTu v12.0.1: 4,443,544 (CPU 1,159,810; memory 684,064; UX 970,490) (AnTuTu review)
SECURITY
Security Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), face unlock 3D ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, face unlock