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Listings in Europe's EPREL registry suggest the global Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max will use smaller batteries than their Chinese counterparts, and they also point to prices ranging from €1,449 to €1,849. Xiaomi has not confirmed the European pricing or announced a regional release date yet, but the registry details are in line with earlier reports about the battery gap. -
Xiaomi revealed the design and key features of the Redmi K100 ahead of the smartphone's presentation in China on October 27. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Beijing time, and Xiaomi has highlighted the phone's performance and battery life while sharing its first images. -
Xiaomi's 18 Fold became the first foldable to lead AnTuTu's September ranking of Android flagships, posting an average score of 4,620,886 points. The result put the phone ahead of rivals powered by the latest Snapdragon processors, though AnTuTu's benchmark measures peak computing power rather than performance sustained under load. -
Digital Chat Station says Xiaomi pulled the plug on the Xiaomi 18 Ultra after production costs climbed too high, even though the phone was nearly finished. The canceled flagship would have been a camera-heavy model with three 200-megapixel sensors. The planned phone was also expected to use a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor and a flat display with a 1 mm bezel. Xiaomi is reportedly focusing on the Xiaomi 19 Ultra instead, which Digital Chat Station said will still reach the market. -
RedMagic's pre-release phone has already edged past Qualcomm's own benchmark targets: the RedMagic 12 Pro+ scored 3,677 in Geekbench 7's single-core test and 12,679 in the multi-core test ahead of its October 15 launch. Those results top Qualcomm's reference figures for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, though the tested device was a pre-release sample, so retail performance may differ. -
Xiaomi has started teasing the Xiaomi 18 Pro series ahead of its 23 September 2026 launch in China, confirming a rear horizontal camera island with a second display. The lineup includes the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max.
Xiaomi said both models will use new Qualcomm flagship platforms built on a 2-nm process. The company has not named the commercial chip models yet, but it did say the platforms bring new CPU, GPU and NPU architectures, along with improved gaming energy efficiency. -
Xiaomi is keeping the rear second display on the 18 Pro series, and the company's teaser also hints that the familiar camera-module layout will stay unchanged. The promo suggests the unusual back-screen idea from the previous generation is not going away. -
Xiaomi's new Mijia Three-Drum Washing Machine stands out for packing three separate drums into one body, and the company has now opened preorders for it in China. Alongside it, Xiaomi introduced the Mijia Robot Vacuum 7 Max, which uses AI to adjust cleaning automatically. -
Xiaomi is pitching the Pad 9 and Pad 9 Pro as more affordable entries in its tablet lineup, even though both models still target performance-minded buyers. The company has launched the pair in China, with the standard model aimed at value and the Pro version bringing the bigger upgrades. -
Xiaomi announced the 18 Fold foldable smartphone on September 7, 2026, and preorders are already open in China. The base 12 GB + 256 GB model starts at 10,999 yuan, putting the new flagship on sale right after its reveal. -
Xiaomi will fully introduce the Smart Band 11 on September 7, but the company has already shown off most of the device's design and hardware details. The fitness tracker features a 1.72-inch AMOLED display with a narrow 2 mm bezel and comes in a thinner, lighter body than the previous model. -
Rising component and material costs are pushing Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi to adjust their smartphone lineups, with some models seeing increases of roughly $30 to $208 depending on configuration. -
Xiaomi has started selling the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G in Japan, and the company is pitching it as a three-day phone thanks to its 10,000 mAh battery. The handset also supports 100W wired fast charging, with Xiaomi claiming that 20 minutes is enough to add a full day of use. It can also provide up to 27W wired reverse charging, letting it top up other devices. -
The smartphone market is bracing for one of its most significant downturns in recent years as manufacturers grapple with a sharp spike in component costs, making it increasingly unprofitable to produce affordable devices. Against this backdrop, the balance of power among major brands could shift dramatically—while some companies risk losing up to a third of their shipments, Samsung is poised to reclaim the top spot in the global market. -
Xiaomi has made a serious play for Qualcomm and MediaTek’s territory with the unveiling of its new Xring O3 mobile processor. The company is promising up to 60% CPU performance gains, nearly double the ray-tracing throughput, and support for faster LPDDR6 memory. The chip has already entered mass production, with the Xiaomi 18 Fold set to be the first smartphone to feature it. -
Xiaomi's first HyperOS 4 beta wave landed on August 13, 2026, bringing the new operating system to smartphones and tablets. The first update wave covers ten devices, including Xiaomi 17 series phones, Redmi K90 phones, and Xiaomi Pad 8 tablets. -
Prices for the Redmi K100 Pro and Redmi K100 Pro Max start at 3699 yuan and 4199 yuan, respectively, as Xiaomi opens preorders in China for the two REDMI flagships. The company is positioning the pair as full-featured flagships, with 185 Hz displays, 200 MP main cameras, and top-tier charging on both models. -
Redmi has expanded its budget lineup in China with the Redmi 17 5G, a phone that pairs a 6,300 mAh battery with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also features a 6.9-inch HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 240Hz touch sampling. -
Xiaomi has begun selling the Redmi Projector 5 and Redmi Projector 5 Pro in China, with the standard model aimed at basic home setups and the Pro version adding higher brightness and gaming-friendly features. -
Looks like Xiaomi is ditching its usual playbook and speeding up the global launch of its flagship lineup. If this leak holds up, the Xiaomi 18 series will hit international markets a good few months earlier than we're used to. But an early release might come with another twist — a shortage of the priciest model in the range.
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