Xiaomi 18 Fold is here with the Xring O3 SoC, a wide format, and a cherry red colorway

Xiaomi today announced its own very first wide-style foldable smartphone, one-upping Apple by exactly two days. Not only does the Xiaomi 18 Fold have the same form factor as the much-anticipated iPhone Ultra, but it's also available in a cherry red colorway, similar to what was rumored for Apple's device.

That's where the similarities end, though. The Xiaomi 18 Fold is powered by Xiaomi's impressive self-developed Xring O3 SoC, paired with 12/16GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB of storage. RAM is LPDDR6 if you get 16GB, otherwise it's LPDDR5X.

The folding screen is 7.58" diagonally with 2364x1672 resolution while the cover screen is 5.38" with 1168x1712 resolution. Both have 120Hz refresh rates, a 2:1 aspect ratio, and up to 4,000-nit peak brightness. The cover display is protected by Xiaomi's Shield Glass 3.0.

The main camera is 200MP using Samsung's ISOCELL HP5 1/1.56" type sensor, there's also a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 80mm focal length for 3.5x optical zoom and 160mm 7x in-sensor "lossless" zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide on the rear, as well as a 16MP selfie snapper on each screen.

Keeping the lights on is a 6,000 mAh battery with 20% silicon content, which charges at up to 67W wired and 50W wireless. The Xiaomi 18 Fold runs HyperOS 4 based on Android 17. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button, as well as stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

The Xiaomi 18 Fold is available in black, red, "Warm Gold", and a ceramic special edition. Folded, it measures 117.8 x 83.6 x 10.68 mm. Unfolded, it's 117.8 x 163.8 x 5.02 mm. It weighs 219g.

The 12/256GB version is priced at CNY 10,999 ($1,638), the 12/512GB version at CNY 11,999 ($1,787), the 16/512GB variant at CNY 12,999 ($1,936), the 16GB/1TB iteration at CNY 14,999 ($2,234), and the ceramic special edition (only available with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage) at CNY 15,999 ($2,383). Unfortunately, Xiaomi has no plans to sell the 18 Fold outside of China.