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LAUNCH DATE3 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026, September 23 | 2026, October 1 |
| Released | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Status | Available | Available |
NETWORK5 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 | — |
| 3G Bands | 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 | — |
| 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 | Yes (5G SA/NSA) |
| Technology | 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G | GSM / LTE / 5G |
BODY6 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Glass back (Star River Blue / Transparent) or fibreglass back (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink), metal frame, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 front | — |
| Colors | Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition | Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black |
| Dimensions | 163.39 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 8.47 mm thick (Star River Blue / Transparent) | 161.9 x 75.7 x 7.95 mm |
| IP Rating | IP66 / IP68 / IP69 | IP68 (6 m) and IP69 (high-temperature, high-pressure water jets) |
| SIM | Dual Nano-SIM | Dual nano-SIM + eSIM, BeiDou satellite messaging (mainland China) |
| Weight | 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent) | 222 g |
DISPLAY6 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Brightness | 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays | 12000 nits (peak, 1% APL) |
| Protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 | Kunlun Glass (3rd gen) |
| Refresh Rate | 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz | 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive |
| Resolution | 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display) | 2832 x 1280 pixels (FHD+) |
| Size | 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display) | 6.75 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 | Dual-layer (Tandem) OLED, 1.07 billion colors, P3 wide gamut, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling |
PLATFORM4 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz | Up to 2.85 GHz |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) | Kirin 9035 |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno | Maleoon 935 |
| OS | Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
MEMORY5 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| RAM | 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X | 12GB, 16GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | — |
| Storage/RAM variants | 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB | 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB |
MAIN CAMERA3 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash | 4x optical zoom, 8x optical-quality zoom, 100x digital zoom, laser autofocus, XMAGE imaging, 8K panorama, slow motion |
| 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/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, OIS, RYYB (main) 40 MP, f/2.2, RYYB (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/2.1, OIS, RYYB (macro telephoto, 4x optical) Red Maple multispectral color camera (3rd gen) |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps | 4K (3840 x 2160) |
SELFIE CAMERA3 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Portrait blur, AI beauty, face fill light, dynamic photos, time-lapse, slow motion | 3D face recognition, photos up to 4160 x 3120 |
| Selfie camera | 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88-inch | 13 MP, f/2.0, ultrawide, autofocus 3D depth-sensing camera |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K (3840 x 2160) |
SOUND2 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup | Yes, stereo speakers (Huawei Histen) |
COMMUNICATION6 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0, LDAC, L2HC |
| NFC | Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster) | Yes (reader, card emulation, HCE) |
| Positioning | Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS | GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (quad-band), Galileo (tri-band), QZSS, NavIC |
| Radio | No | — |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2x2 MIMO |
FEATURES1 field
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Sensors | Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster | 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, barometer, Hall sensor, infrared, laser focus |
BATTERY3 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 6600 mAh (typical), 6415 mAh (rated) |
| Charging Type | 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired | 100W wired, 50W wireless, 18W reverse wired, reverse wireless |
| Type | Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell | — |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION5 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Colors | Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition | Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black |
| 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). | China-market model, China ROM (HarmonyOS 7, no Google services) |
| Cooling | New-generation circular cold-pump cooling system with a 5,513 mm² heat-dissipation area; OFFSET PoP high-thermal-conductivity chip packaging | — |
| 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) — China; CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB) — China; CNY 8,499 (16GB+512GB) — China; CNY 9,999 (16GB+1TB) — China |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price) | ₦1,462,800 – ₦2,089,800 (estimate, converted from China launch price) |
TESTS3 fields
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | — |
| 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) | — |
| Performance | AnTuTu v12.0.1: 4,443,544 (CPU 1,159,810; memory 684,064; UX 970,490) (AnTuTu review) | — |
SECURITY1 field
| Specification | 18 Pro Max | Mate 90 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Security | 3D ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, face unlock | 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint sensor |