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18 Pro Max X500 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 2026, September 23 2026, September 21
Released 2026-09-23 —
Status Available Announced; China release 2026-09-29
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Bands WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 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 FDD-LTE B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B25 / B26 / B28 / B66; 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 n1 / n2 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n18 / n20 / n25 / n26 / n28 / n34 / n38 / n39 / n40 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n77 / n78 / n79
Technology 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G (dual SIM, 5G dual active)
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 Aerospace aluminium frame, Tidal cold-carved glass back
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
Dimensions 163.39 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 8.47 mm thick (Star River Blue / Transparent) 151.78 x 71.92 x 8.12 mm (Night: 7.95 mm)
IP Rating IP66 / IP68 / IP69 IP68 + IP69 dust and water resistance
SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM
Weight 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent) 197 g (Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow); 192 g (Night)
DISPLAY
Brightness 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays 4500 nits peak (20% APL), 2000 nits full-screen peak, 1 nit minimum
Protection Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 —
Refresh Rate 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz 1-144Hz
Resolution 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display) 1216 x 2660 pixels, 19.7:9 ratio (459 ppi)
Screen-to-body — 95.03%
Size 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display) 6.36 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 AMOLED, LTPO 8T, 144Hz, 1.07 billion colors, HDR, 8,000,000:1 contrast
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz Octa-core (2x 4.55GHz + 3x 4.35GHz + 3x 3.1GHz)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (2 nm)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno Mali-G2-Ultra-NX
OS Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 Android 17, OriginOS 7
MEMORY
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB, 512GB, 1TB 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
RAM 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra (quad-channel)
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Storage/RAM variants 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 12GB + 1TB, 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 Zeiss optics, flash, AF on all rear cameras, up to 100x digital zoom
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/1.57 (wide), 1/1.28", OIS; 64 MP, f/2.52 (APO periscope telephoto), 1/2", OIS, 3.5x optical zoom; 50 MP, f/2.0 (ultrawide), 1/2.75", AF
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps Up to 8K; 4K 240fps slow motion; video stabilization
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Portrait blur, AI beauty, face fill light, dynamic photos, time-lapse, slow motion Video stabilization
Selfie camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88-inch 50 MP, f/2.0
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@60fps, 1080p
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No (USB Type-C digital earphones only)
Loudspeaker Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup Yes, with stereo speakers
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0 Bluetooth 5.4; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5.0
NFC Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster) Yes (reader mode; card emulation - HCE, NFC-SIM, eSE payment)
Positioning Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1C+B1I+B2a+B2b), GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5); A-GPS, cellular and WLAN positioning
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) USB Type-C, USB 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort output
WLAN Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, 2.4GHz / 5GHz, 2x2 MIMO, MU-MIMO, 2.4GHz & 5GHz dual concurrent, Wi-Fi Display, hotspot
FEATURES
Sensors Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster Accelerometer, ambient light, proximity, gyroscope, compass, dual ambient light, 3D ultrasonic fingerprint, front colour temperature, flicker, multispectral, laser focus, Hall sensor, infrared remote, X-axis linear motor
BATTERY
Capacity 8500 mAh 6510 mAh typical (6305 mAh rated)
Charging Type 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired 90W wired, 40W wireless, reverse (OTG) wired charging
Type Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell Li-Ion
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
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). The China model runs OriginOS 7 China ROM; in China, eSIM is supported only on the 1TB versions. Global V2621 keeps the same 6,510 mAh typical battery; European launch 27 Oct 2026, on sale 5 Nov
Cooling New-generation circular cold-pump cooling system with a 5,513 mm² heat-dissipation area; OFFSET PoP high-thermal-conductivity chip packaging Ice Vein fluid VC cooling (冰脉流体 VC); larger, thinner vapor chamber with upgraded overall heat dissipation (vivo)
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 6,499 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,499 (12GB+512GB), CNY 7,999 (16GB+512GB), CNY 8,499 (12GB+1TB), CNY 8,999 (16GB+1TB) — China launch, 2026-09-21
Models — V2608A, V2608DA
Models and regions — V2608A, V2608DA (China); V2621 (global/EU, EPREL listing)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price) ₦1,358,500 – ₦1,881,100 (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 ultrasonic single-point fingerprint, face unlock
EU LABEL
Battery — 64:31h endurance (EPREL, global model V2621)
Energy — A (EPREL, V2621)
Repairability — C (EPREL, V2621)