Xiaomi launched the 18 Fold in China on 7 September 2026, priced from 10,999 yuan, about $1,638 or roughly Rs 1,54,800, with sales opening on 10 September. It is the first phone to carry Xiaomi's own 3nm XRing O3 processor and the first anywhere to ship LPDDR6 memory. China remains its only announced market.

Released today in China after last week’s IFA appearance, it pushes the new wide fold form factor just a touch further than Samsung did. It’s both shorter and wider, with a…

Introduction comes on same day as Huawei launches its latest foldable, with Apple expected to enter the fray on Wednesday.