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| 18 Fold | Mate 90 RS | |
|---|---|---|
| LAUNCH DATE | ||
| Announced | 2026, September 07 | 2026, October 1 |
| Released | 2026, September 07 | 2026-10-01 |
| Status | Available | Available |
| NETWORK | ||
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | — |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | — |
| 4G LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 | — |
| 5G | SA/NSA/Sub6 | Yes (5G SA/NSA) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | — |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / LTE / 5G |
| BODY | ||
| Build | Glass front (Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3) Folded, Plastic front (unfolded), Glass back, Aluminum frame | Kunlun Glass front and back (dynamic lenticular Kunlun Glass rear), titanium frame |
| Colors | — | Red, White, Black |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 163.8 x 117.8 x 5.0 mm | Folded: 83.6 x 117.8 x 10.7 mm | 164.5 x 78.7 x 8.4 mm |
| IP Rating | IP58/IP59 dust protected and Water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1m for 30 min) | IP68 (6 m) and IP69 (high-temperature, high-pressure water jets) |
| SIM | Dual Nano-SIM | Dual nano-SIM + eSIM (quad-SIM triple-standby), Tiantong satellite calling, BeiDou satellite messaging |
| Weight | 219 g | 248 g |
| DISPLAY | ||
| Brightness | 4000 nits (peak) | 12000 nits (peak, 1% APL), 6000 nits (20% APL), 2200 nits (full screen) |
| Protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 (cover screen), Ultra Thin Glass (main screen) | Xuanwu Kunlun Glass |
| Refresh Rate | Main and cover: 120Hz | 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive |
| Resolution | Main: 2364 x 1672 pixels; cover: 1712 x 1168 pixels | 2848 x 1320 pixels (FHD+) |
| Screen-to-body | ~90.6% | — |
| Size | Main: 7.58 inches; cover: 5.38 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Type | Foldable AMOLED; AMOLED cover display | Dual-layer (Tandem) OLED, 1.07 billion colors, BT.2020 wide gamut, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling |
| PLATFORM | ||
| CPU | 10-core 4.35 GHz | 9-core (1x 3.1 GHz + 2x 2.7 GHz + 4x 2.2 GHz + 2x 1.75 GHz) |
| Chipset | Xiaomi XRing O3 (3nm) | Kirin 9050 Pro |
| GPU | Arm G2-Ultra NX MC16 | Maleoon 955, hardware ray tracing |
| OS | Android; 17; HyperOS 4 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
| MEMORY | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB |
| RAM | 12 / 16 GB | 16GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | — |
| Storage/RAM variants | 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB; 12 / 16 GB RAM | 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB, 16GB+2TB |
| MAIN CAMERA | ||
| Features | Laser AF, Color spectrum sensor, Leica lenses, LED Flash, Panorama, HDR | 4x optical zoom, 8x optical-quality zoom, 100x digital zoom, 18 EV HDR, XMAGE Z10 modular camera support (1-inch sensor, 24-240mm continuous optical zoom, f/2.0-f/4.5) |
| MAIN CAMERA | 200 MP main with OIS; 50 MP telephoto with OIS; 50 MP ultrawide | 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, 1/1.28", OIS, RYYB (main) 40 MP, f/2.2, RYYB (ultrawide) 200 MP, f/2.6, OIS, RYYB (periscope telephoto, telephoto macro) Red Maple multispectral color camera (3rd gen) |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision), 1080p@30/60/120/960fps, gyro-EIS, OIS | 4K (3840 x 2160) |
| SELFIE CAMERA | ||
| Features | HDR | 3D face recognition |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP, f/2.2 | 13 MP, f/2.0, ultrawide, autofocus 3D depth-sensing camera |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K (3840 x 2160) |
| SOUND | ||
| 3.5mm jack | No | No (USB Type-C audio) |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos | Yes, with stereo speakers (Huawei Histen) |
| COMMUNICATION | ||
| Bluetooth | 6.0, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5 | 6.0 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | Yes | GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (quad-band), Galileo (tri-band), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC |
| Radio | No | — |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2 | USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1, OTG |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), dual-band 2.4/5 GHz, 2x2 MIMO, EHT160 |
| FEATURES | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | 3D face recognition, fingerprint, infrared |
| BATTERY | ||
| Capacity | 6000mAh | 6800 mAh |
| Charging Type | 67W wired | 100W wired, 50W wireless, 18W reverse wired |
| Type | Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery | — |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||
| Colors | Gray, Silver, Red, Rose Gold | Red, White, Black |
| Compatibility | China | China-market model, China ROM (HarmonyOS 7, no Google services) |
| Launch Price | — | CNY 12,999 (16GB+512GB) — China; CNY 14,999 (16GB+1TB) — China; CNY 18,999 (16GB+2TB) — China |
| Models | Xiaomi 18 Fold | CMU-AL10 |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦3,200,000 | ₦2,716,800 – ₦3,970,800 (estimate, converted from China launch price) |
| SECURITY | ||
| Security | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor | 3D face recognition, fingerprint sensor, dual security chips (eSE and MSP) |