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| 18 Pro Max | Poco F9 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| LAUNCH DATE | ||
| Announced | 2026, September 23 | 2026, September 01 |
| Released | 2026-09-23 | 2026, September 01 |
| Status | Available | Available |
| NETWORK | ||
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 | 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 | 1/2/4/5/8 |
| 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 | 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/18/19/20/26/28/66(70M)* |
| 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 | n1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66(70M)*/77/78/26/48 |
| Speed | — | LTE, 5G |
| Technology | 5G / 4G LTE / 3G / 2G | 5G* / 4G / 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 | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), Aluminum frame, Glass-fiber reinforced plastic back |
| 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) | 163.49 x 77.92 x 8.74 mm |
| IP Rating | IP66 / IP68 / IP69 | IP68 |
| SIM | Dual Nano-SIM | Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM or nano SIM + eSIM, eSIM + eSIM) |
| Weight | 235 g (Black / White / Ice Peach Pink); 240 g (Star River Blue / Transparent) | 235g |
| DISPLAY | ||
| Brightness | 4000 nits (peak), main and rear displays | Peak brightness: 10000 nits covering 1% display area; 4500 nits covering 25% display area; HBM brightness: 2200 nits; Typical brightness: 850 nits; Minimum brightness: 1 nit |
| Color | — | 12 bit color depth, 68 billion colors; DCI-P3 wide color gamut |
| Protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Refresh Rate | 1-120Hz adaptive (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling; rear display 120Hz | 185Hz |
| Resolution | 2624 x 1208 pixels (main); 976 x 596 pixels (rear display) | 1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density) |
| Screen-to-body | — | ~91.6% |
| Size | 6.9 inches (main); 2.9 inches (rear display) | 6.9" |
| 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 |
| PLATFORM | ||
| CPU | Octa-core, Qualcomm 4th-gen Oryon, up to 5 GHz | Octa-core CPU 2 x Prime Core, up to 4.6GHz 6 x Performance Core, up to 3.62GHz |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno | Adreno |
| OS | Android 17, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 | Powered by Xiaomi HyperOS 3 |
| MEMORY | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 512GB |
| RAM | 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Storage/RAM variants | 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 16GB + 1TB | 512GB; 16 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | ||
| Features | Leica optics, Legendary Moment imaging (on-device + cloud processing), up to 12.8x lossless zoom, 12cm telephoto macro, LED flash | Color spectrum sensor, LED Flash, Panorama, HDR |
| 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 | 200MP main camera, f/1.68; 50MP periscope telephoto camera, f/3.0; 50MP ultra-wide camera, f/2.4 |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps | 8K (7680x4320) video recording at 30fps; 4K (3840x2160) video recording at 30 fps, 60 fps; 1080p (1920x1080) HD video recording at 30 fps, 60 fps |
| 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 | 32MP front camera |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K (3840x2160) video recording at 30 fps; 1080p (1920x1080) HD video recording at 30 fps, or 60 fps; 720p (1280x720) HD video recording at 30 fps |
| SOUND | ||
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | — | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, triple-speaker stereo setup | Symmetrical stereo speakers with an independent subwoofer ｜3-Mic array |
| COMMUNICATION | ||
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NFC | Yes (plus UWB and IR blaster) | Yes |
| Positioning | Dual-frequency GPS, tri-frequency BeiDou, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, NavIC |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) | USB-C |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2x2 MIMO | Wi-Fi Protocol: Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 5/ Wi-Fi 4 and 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be |
| FEATURES | ||
| Sensors | Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity, ambient light, barometer, Hall sensor, IR blaster | Proximity sensor; Ambient light sensor; Accelerometer; Electronic compass; Gyroscope; IR blaster; Flicker sensor; X-axis linear vibration motor ｜Color Temperature Sensor |
| BATTERY | ||
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 8050mAh (typ) |
| Charging Type | 100W wired, 50W wireless, 27W reverse wired | 100W wired HyperCharge; 50W wireless HyperCharge; Up to 27W wired reverse charging; Up to 22.5W wireless reverse charging |
| Type | Silicon-carbon (Jinsha River battery), single cell | Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||
| Colors | Classic Black, Classic White, Ice Peach Pink, Star River Blue, Red Transparent Special Edition | 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). | Australia specification set |
| 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 | — | Poco F9 Ultra, 26077PC53G |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦1,463,000 – ₦2,299,200 (estimate, converted from China launch price) | ₦1,250,000 |
| 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 | Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor; AI Face Unlock |