Xiaomi unveils its foldable phone, Xiaomi 18 Fold, at IFA 2026
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- The Chinese company Xiaomi revealed its new foldable phone, Xiaomi 18 Fold, during the IFA 2026 exhibition in Berlin, with a 5.38-inch external screen and a 7.58-inch internal screen with a 2:1 ratio, three improved rear cameras from Leica, and a special Xring 03 processor.
- Full details will be revealed on September 7, two days before the Apple conference, and did not allow reporters to touch the phone.
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Why It Matters
Xiaomi is preparing to unveil its new foldable phone, the Xiaomi 18 Fold, at a special event on September 7, two days before the expected Apple conference, in light of increasing competition in the foldable phone market.
In this proactive step, the Chinese company “Xiaomi” unveiled its new phone, Xiaomi 18 Fold, during the IFA 2026 exhibition in Berlin, behind a protective glass without allowing reporters to touch it.
The design of the Xiaomi 18 Fold phone comes with two rounded corners when it is closed, but it reveals four rounded corners when opened, which gives it a more uniform appearance when fully using the internal screen.
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Xiaomi is scheduled to reveal the full details of the phone at a special event on September 7, two days before the Apple conference.
According to the GSMArena website, the phone's external screen is 5.38 inches, while the internal screen is 7.58 inches, with a 2:1 aspect ratio, making it shorter and wider than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, which has an internal screen ratio of 4:3.
The phone features three improved Leica rear cameras, which likely include a main camera, a telephoto lens, and an ultra-wide lens, which is superior to the expected “Apple” phone, which will not contain a zoom lens according to the leaks.
The phone also contains a front camera in the upper right corner of the internal screen, while it is expected to be in the upper left corner on an Apple phone.
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Xiaomi confirmed that the phone runs on a special processor chip of its design, the Xring 03, and will have to wait for performance tests to compare it with the upcoming Apple A20 Pro chip and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.
The phone is available in an elegant red color, but Xiaomi did not allow reporters to touch it, so there is no information about the experience of feeling it in the hand. Xiaomi is not expected to launch this phone in the American market, as is the case with most of its products, which deprives the American market of necessary competition in the consumer technology sector.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Full details of the Xiaomi 18 Fold will be revealed at the special event on September 7, 2026
Very likely · Within days
The performance of the Xring 03 processor will be compared with the Apple A20 Pro and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processors after conducting performance tests.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the expected price of the Xiaomi 18 Fold phone?
- When will the phone be available for purchase globally?
- What is the battery capacity and charging speed of the phone?
- Will the phone include support for advanced 5G networks?
