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18 Pro Max

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X500 Pro Max

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LAUNCH DATE3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Announced	2026, September 23	2026, September 21
Released	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Status	Available	Available

NETWORK5 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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 / B28A / 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 / n28A / 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)

BODY6 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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)	163.32 x 76.82 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, eSIM; BeiDou satellite messaging (1TB versions only, China Mobile)
Weight	235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent)	229 g (Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow); 225 g (Night)

DISPLAY7 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Brightness	4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays	4400 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)	1440 x 3168 pixels, 19.8:9 ratio (507 ppi)
Screen-to-body	—	95.27%
Size	6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display)	6.85 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 (BOE Q11), LTPO 8T, 144Hz, 1.07 billion colors, HDR, 100% P3, 8,000,000:1 contrast

PLATFORM4 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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

MEMORY5 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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 CAMERA3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Features	Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash	Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* coating, flash, AF on all rear cameras, laser focus, up to 100x digital zoom, CIPA 7.0 stabilization
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, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28" Blueprint 900, OIS; 200 MP, f/2.67, 85mm (APO periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, 15cm macro; 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 120fps 10-bit Log; 4K 240fps slow motion; video stabilization

SELFIE CAMERA3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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

SOUND2 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
3.5mm jack	No	No (USB Type-C digital earphones only)
Loudspeaker	Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup	Yes, with stereo speakers

COMMUNICATION6 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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

FEATURES1 field

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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, matrix laser focus, Hall sensor, infrared remote, X-axis linear motor

BATTERY3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Capacity	8500 mAh	8000 mAh typical (7800 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, single cell

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION7 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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; BeiDou satellite messaging is on the 1TB China versions only. Global V2610 has a smaller 6,570 mAh rated (~6,800 mAh typical) battery vs 8,000 mAh in China; 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); vapor chamber area 32% larger than the X300 Pro (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 6,999 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB), CNY 8,499 (16GB+512GB), CNY 8,999 (12GB+1TB satellite), CNY 9,499 (16GB+1TB satellite), CNY 12,999 (16GB+1TB Creator Kit) — China launch, 2026-09-21
Models	—	V2602A, V2602DA
Models and regions	—	V2602A, V2602DA (China); V2610 (global/EU, EPREL listing)
Price in Nigeria	₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price)	₦1,463,000 – ₦1,985,600 (estimate, converted from China launch price)

TESTS3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
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)	AnTuTu test (satellite edition): 50% left after a 6-hour mixed-use run
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)	30-min gaming, average FPS: Honor of Kings 120.11 (1% low 109.2), Genshin Impact 60.09, Honkai: Star Rail 59.63 (AnTuTu review)
Performance	AnTuTu v12.0.1: 4,443,544 (CPU 1,159,810; memory 684,064; UX 970,490) (AnTuTu review)	AnTuTu V12.0.1: 4,460,761 (CPU 1,265,644 / GPU 1,703,929 / MEM 621,144 / UX 870,044) (AnTuTu review); ePrice Taiwan measured about 4.23 million

SECURITY1 field

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Security	3D ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, face unlock	3D ultrasonic single-point fingerprint, face unlock

EU LABEL3 fields

Specification	18 Pro Max	X500 Pro Max
Battery	—	72:05h endurance (EPREL, global model V2610)
Energy	—	A (EPREL, V2610)
Repairability	—	C (EPREL, V2610)