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| 18 Pro Max | Pixel 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| LAUNCH DATE | ||
| Announced | 2026, September 23 | 2026, August 12 |
| Released | 2026-09-23 | 2026-08-20 |
| Status | Available | Available |
| NETWORK | ||
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - International; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA |
| 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 | SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | — | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Technology | 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G | GSM / UMTS / LTE / 5G |
| 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 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back; aluminum frame |
| Colors | Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition | — |
| Dimensions | 163.39 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 8.47 mm thick (Star River Blue / Transparent) | 152.8 x 72 x 8.6 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.34 in) |
| IP Rating | IP66 / IP68 / IP69 | IP68 |
| SIM | Dual Nano-SIM | Dual eSIM (US model) |
| Weight | 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent) | 197 g |
| DISPLAY | ||
| Brightness | 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays | 2000 nits HDR; 3000 peak |
| Protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Refresh Rate | 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz | 60–120Hz |
| Resolution | 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display) | 1080 × 2424 pixels |
| Screen-to-body | — | ~86.1% |
| Size | 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display) | 6.3 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 | OLED |
| PLATFORM | ||
| CPU | Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz | 7-core (1x4.1 GHz ARM C1-Ultra & 4x3.4 GHz ARM C1-Pro & 2x2.65 GHz ARM C1-Pro) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) | Google Tensor G6 |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno | PowerVR C-Series CXTP-48-1536 |
| OS | Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 | Android 17; seven years of updates |
| MEMORY | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 256GB / 512GB |
| RAM | 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X | 12GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.x |
| Storage/RAM variants | 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB | 256GB / 512GB; 12GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | ||
| Features | Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash | OIS on main and telephoto; macro |
| 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 | 48MP f/1.7 main + 13MP f/2.2 ultrawide + 10.8MP f/3.1 5x telephoto |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps | 4K up to 60fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | ||
| Features | Portrait blur, AI beauty, face fill light, dynamic photos, time-lapse, slow motion | HDR |
| Selfie camera | 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88-inch | 10.5MP, f/2.2, autofocus |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K up to 60fps |
| SOUND | ||
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup | Stereo |
| COMMUNICATION | ||
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6 |
| NFC | Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster) | Yes |
| Positioning | Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS | Dual-band GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) | USB-C 3.2 |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO | Wi-Fi 6E |
| FEATURES | ||
| Sensors | Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster | Proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer |
| BATTERY | ||
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 4985mAh typical |
| Charging Type | 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired | 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min; 25W wireless (magnetic), Qi2.2 |
| Type | Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||
| Colors | Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition | Frost, Pistachio, Hibiscus, Obsidian |
| 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). | — |
| 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 | — |
| Models | — | Pixel 11, GUJ0N, GPQQ7 |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price) | ₦1,450,000 |
| 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 ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, face unlock | Fingerprint, face unlock; Titan M3 |