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Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max's periscope telephoto camera will be different

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Vlad 08 April 2026

Xiaomi Android Rumors

Xiaomi is expected to unveil the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in September, one year after their predecessors. According to a new rumor from a tipster on X, both upcoming devices will use the same 200MP periscope telephoto camera.

The interesting thing is that it will have an 85mm focal length, which is way less than the 115mm focal length of the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max's 50MP periscope telephoto camera. Thus, the output on the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will probably be marketed 3x or 3.5x instead of 5x like on the current generation.

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

With the higher-res sensor used, Xiaomi will probably also advertise "lossless" digital zoom up to 6x, 7x, or even more, and we're sure the marketing will focus on that to placate people asking why there's suddenly less optical zoom compared to last year.

The next Xiaomi Pro phones should both use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC. The 18 Pro will allegedly have a 6.3-inch screen and a 7,000 mAh or bigger battery, while the Pro Max will come with a 6.9-inch display with narrower bezels than its predecessor.

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  • pro 17
  • MG7
  • 23 May 2026

i ues it more than 3 months , the phone is great and perfect . i like it very mach , bought it from China during holiday visit with only 700$ abrx.

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  • nCF
  • 14 Apr 2026

I don't care about price but they should atleast give it a global release. Vivo and Oppo seemed to have learned from their past mistake of not launching their Ultra phones outside China.

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  • Xiaomi14User
  • CxW
  • 10 Apr 2026

The thing is that this time Xiaomi will release it globally becuase it was succesfull in China, and Xiaomi tends to experiment in China a lot, so, the Pro Max has potential to release globally (pricing will be bad though)

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