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