Xiaomi 18 Fold Price, Specifications, and Availability

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Xiaomi has officially introduced the 18 Fold as its latest foldable smartphone, taking a different approach with a wider and more compact form factor. The new foldable brings the company's new XRING O3 flagship chipset, dual 120Hz LTPO OLED displays, and a Leica-backed triple camera setup. With Xiaomi aiming at Samsung's latest foldable, it comes with some serious hardware in the segment. In this article, I will discuss everything you need to know about the Xiaomi 18 Fold, including its specifications, availability, and expected price in Nepal.

Key Highlights

Features a 7.58-inch 120Hz LTPO main screen and a 5.38-inch 120Hz LTPO outer cover screen reaching up to 4,000 nits of brightness.
Powered by Xiaomi's 3nm XRING O3 processor paired with up to 16GB LPDDR6 RAM and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage.
Houses a 6,000mAh battery with support for 67W wired and 50W wireless fast charging.
Built with a 5.02mm ultra-thin unfolded profile, 219g aluminum body, and side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Integrates a Leica triple rear camera system with a 200MP main sensor, 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto, and 50MP ultrawide lens.
Ships with HyperOS 4 based on Android 17 and dual 16MP front selfie cameras.

Xiaomi 18 Fold Overview

Design and Display

Starting with the design, the Xiaomi 18 Fold takes a shorter, wider, passport-style design with rounded corners, giving it a more compact and distinctive look when folded while still opening up to a large tablet-like display. Its rear features a horizontal camera module housing three cameras.

The phone weighs just 219g and measures 5.02mm thick when unfolded, which is particularly notable for a foldable with a 6,000mAh battery. It is available in Nishino Red, Warm Gold-White, and Black.

Moving on to the display, when folded, the Xiaomi 18 Fold features a 5.38-inch OLED cover display with a 1–120Hz adaptive refresh rate, offering a snappy experience and a 1712 x 1168-pixel resolution delivering sharp visuals. Xiaomi has also used a rounded design for the outer screen, with the company positioning it as a more comfortable display for one-handed use. The cover screen is protected by Xiaomi Longjing Glass 3.0.

Unfolding the phone reveals a larger 7.58-inch flexible OLED display with a 2364 x 1672-pixel resolution and a 1–120Hz adaptive refresh rate. Both screens can reach up to 4,000 nits of peak brightness, while the inner display uses an ultra-thin glass layer to maintain the slim profile.

Performance and Software

Under the hood, the Xiaomi 18 Fold is powered by Xiaomi’s in-house XRING O3 chipset, which is built on a 3nm process. It features a 10-core CPU clocked at up to 4.35 GHz and a 16-core G2-Ultra NX GPU, making it Xiaomi’s flagship mobile platform. This should provide enough performance for demanding apps, multitasking, and intensive gaming.

The chipset is paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage. The top-end 16GB variant uses LPDDR6 memory, while the other configurations use LPDDR5X RAM.

On the software side, the Xiaomi 18 Fold runs HyperOS 4 based on Android 17. The software brings updated visual elements, lock screen customization, stacked widgets, and additional AI features, with Xiaomi also optimizing the interface for the foldable's larger inner display.

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Camera and Battery

In the camera department, the Xiaomi 18 Fold features a Leica-backed triple-camera setup on the rear. It consists of a 200MP primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture and OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera supporting 3.5x optical zoom and OIS, and a 50MP ultrawide camera. This gives the phone a versatile camera setup for different shooting scenarios, while the dedicated telephoto camera should be useful for capturing distant subjects with optical zoom.

For selfies and video calls, there are 16MP cameras on both the cover and inner displays, with an f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera system also supports up to 8K video recording.

Despite its slim and lightweight design, the Xiaomi 18 Fold packs a large 6,000mAh battery. For charging, the phone supports 67W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging, which should make it convenient for users who spend a lot of time using the phone's large inner display.

Xiaomi 18 Fold Specifications:

Design and Build: Aluminum frame, 219 g, IP58/59 rating
- Folded: 117.8 x 83.6 x 10.68 mm
- Unfolded: 163.8 x 117.8 x 5.02 mm
Display:
- Cover: 5.38-inch LTPO AMOLED, 1712 × 1168 pixels, 1–120Hz, 4,000 nits peak, protected by Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0
- Unfolded: 7.58-inch flexible LTPO AMOLED, 2364 × 1672 pixels, 1–120Hz, 4,000 nits peak brightness
Chipset: Xiaomi XRING O3 (3nm)
Memory: Up to 16GB RAM (LPDDR5X/LPDDR6 for 1TB edition), up to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage (non-expandable)
Software & UI: HyperOS 4 based on Android 17
Rear Camera: Triple (200MP primary with OIS, 50MP periscope telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom and OIS, 50MP ultrawide)
Front Camera: Dual 16MP cameras (inner display and cover display)
Security: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock
Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, USB Type-C
Sensors: Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor
Battery: 6,000mAh with 67W wired and 50W wireless charging
Color: Nishino Red, Warm Gold White, and Black

Xiaomi 18 Fold Price and Availability

The Xiaomi 18 Fold is officially launched in China with a starting price of CNY 10,999 for the 12/256GB variant. For upper models, the 12/512GB is priced at CNY 11,999, 16/512GB at CNY 12,999, and the top-end variant costs CNY 14,999. There is also a Ceramic Special Edition with the same memory and storage configuration priced at CNY 15,999.

Xiaomi has not yet announced the phone's global availability, so there is no official information regarding its local announcement either. However, if it does get announced here, we can expect the Xiaomi 18 Fold price in Nepal to be around NPR 2,47,399 for the base variant.

Xiaomi 18 Fold	Price in China (Official)	Price in Nepal (Converted)
12/256GB	CNY 10,999	NPR 2,47,399
12/512GB	CNY 11,999	NPR 2,69,899
16/512GB	CNY 12,999	NPR 2,92,399
16GB LPDDR6/1TB	CNY 14,999	NPR 3,37,399