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18 Pro Max Mate 90 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 2026, September 23 2026, October 1
Released 2026-09-23 2026-10-01
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 —
3G Bands WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 —
4G LTE 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 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 Yes (5G SA/NSA)
Technology 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G GSM / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build 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 Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black
Dimensions 163.39 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 8.47 mm thick (Star River Blue / Transparent) 161.9 x 75.7 x 7.95 mm
IP Rating IP66 / IP68 / IP69 IP68 (6 m) and IP69 (high-temperature, high-pressure water jets)
SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual nano-SIM + eSIM, BeiDou satellite messaging (mainland China)
Weight 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent) 222 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays 12000 nits (peak, 1% APL)
Protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 Kunlun Glass (3rd gen)
Refresh Rate 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive
Resolution 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display) 2832 x 1280 pixels (FHD+)
Size 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display) 6.75 inches
Type 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 Dual-layer (Tandem) OLED, 1.07 billion colors, P3 wide gamut, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz Up to 2.85 GHz
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) Kirin 9035
GPU Qualcomm Adreno Maleoon 935
OS Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 HarmonyOS 7.0
MEMORY
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB, 512GB, 1TB 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
RAM 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X 12GB, 16GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 —
Storage/RAM variants 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB
MAIN CAMERA
Features Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash 4x optical zoom, 8x optical-quality zoom, 100x digital zoom, laser autofocus, XMAGE imaging, 8K panorama, slow motion
MAIN CAMERA 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 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, OIS, RYYB (main) 40 MP, f/2.2, RYYB (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/2.1, OIS, RYYB (macro telephoto, 4x optical) Red Maple multispectral color camera (3rd gen)
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps 4K (3840 x 2160)
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Portrait blur, AI beauty, face fill light, dynamic photos, time-lapse, slow motion 3D face recognition, photos up to 4160 x 3120
Selfie camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88-inch 13 MP, f/2.0, ultrawide, autofocus 3D depth-sensing camera
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K (3840 x 2160)
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup Yes, stereo speakers (Huawei Histen)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0, LDAC, L2HC
NFC Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster) Yes (reader, card emulation, HCE)
Positioning Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (quad-band), Galileo (tri-band), QZSS, NavIC
Radio No —
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
WLAN Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2x2 MIMO
FEATURES
Sensors Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, barometer, Hall sensor, infrared, laser focus
BATTERY
Capacity 8500 mAh 6600 mAh (typical), 6415 mAh (rated)
Charging Type 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired 100W wired, 50W wireless, 18W reverse wired, reverse wireless
Type Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell —
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black
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). China-market model, China ROM (HarmonyOS 7, no Google services)
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 CNY 6,999 (12GB+256GB) — China; CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB) — China; CNY 8,499 (16GB+512GB) — China; CNY 9,999 (16GB+1TB) — China
Price in Nigeria ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price) ₦1,462,800 – ₦2,089,800 (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 3D ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, face unlock 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint sensor