A new leak from Digital Chat Station has revealed the color options for the upcoming Xiaomi 18.
According to the tipster, the device will be available in five colors: Black, White, Pink, Blue, and Red.
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The leak also confirms that the phone will retain the same square camera module in the upper left corner as its predecessor.
Chipset and Performance
The Xiaomi 18 is expected to be among the first smartphones to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 platform, built on TSMC's 2nm process.
The chipset is tipped to feature a self-developed Oryon CPU in a 2+3+3 octa-core layout, a shared 16MB L2 cache, and an Adreno 845 GPU.
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It also supports LPDDR5X memory.
Camera Upgrades
In terms of photography, the Xiaomi 18 might replace the triple 50MP setup on the Xiaomi 17 with a Leica dual 200MP system.
This would include a large main sensor paired with a 200MP periscope telephoto lens.
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Both the pixel count and telephoto range are expected to increase compared to the previous generation.
Pricing and Market Context
As for pricing, the Xiaomi 18 might start above 5,499 yuan, which is more than 1,000 yuan higher than the Xiaomi 17's starting price of 4,499 yuan.
Xiaomi Group president Lu Weibing has addressed the pricing pressure, pointing to rising memory costs as the main factor.
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He expects those costs to remain elevated at least through the end of 2027, possibly extending into 2028, suggesting this price increase isn't limited to the Xiaomi 18 alone.
