Xiaomi 18 Fold Launching in September With Record-Breaking Xring O3 Chip
According to Xiaomi has officially, its next foldable smartphone will be called the Xiaomi 18 Fold, rather than the previously projected Mix Fold 5.
According to Xiaomi has officially, its next foldable smartphone will be called the Xiaomi 18 Fold, rather than the previously projected Mix Fold 5.
Article outline
- What happened
- The key numbers
- The details
- Official response
- A closer look
- The bottom line
Key points
- In Geekbench 6, Xiaomi reports a 15, 221 multi-core score, representing a 60% improvement over the previous generation.
- The Xring O3 additionally becomes the first mobile processor to backing LPDDR6 memory, delivering bandwidth of up to 113.8GB/s, 48% higher than its predecessor.
- The new foldable will launch in September 2026 and become the first smartphone powered by Xiaomi's second-generation Xring O3 flagship chipset.
- While ray-tracing performance increases by as much as 182%, according to Xiaomi, conventional GPU performance improves by up to 85% compared with Xring O1.
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Meanwhile, the new foldable will launch in September 2026 and become the first smartphone powered by Xiaomi's second-generation Xring O3 flagship chipset.
While reservations for the 18 Fold have opened in China ahead of its launch, xiaomi President Lu Weibing has already began using the device publicly. Redmi K100 Confirmed to Go Global as Poco F9 Series.
Notably, the Xring O3 scored an impressive 5, 228, 014 points on AnTuTu V11, making it the first mobile flagship chipset to cross the five-million-point mark, according to Xiaomi's testing.
In practice, the chip is manufactured using a 3nm process and contains around 24 billion transistors, up from 19 billion on the previous Xring O1.
It uses a 10-core CPU with two C1-Ultra cores running at up to 4.35GHz, four C1-Premium cores reaching 3.68GHz, and four C1-Pro cores clocked at up to 3.15GHz.
In Geekbench 6, Xiaomi reports a 15, 221 multi-core score, representing a 60% improvement over the previous generation. Documented single-core performance reaches around 3, 945 points. Massive GPU and AI Upgrades. Graphics are handled by Xiaomi's new 16-core G2-Ultra NX GPU.
While ray-tracing performance increases by as much as 182%, according to Xiaomi, conventional GPU performance improves by up to 85% compared with Xring O1. Power consumption at equivalent performance can be reduced by up to 64%.
Notably, the Xring O3 additionally becomes the first mobile processor to backing LPDDR6 memory, delivering bandwidth of up to 113.8GB/s, 48% higher than its predecessor. Redmi Headphones Neo Launch in Pakistan With 72-Hour Battery.
AI performance has received another major upgrade. The redesigned NPU delivers up to 200 TOPS of tensor computing performance and is optimized for Xiaomi's MiMo on-device AI models. Xiaomi notes overall on-device AI performance has improved by 45%.
For context, the Xiaomi 18 Fold will officially debut in September, with complete specifications, pricing, and availability projected to be disclosed closer to launch. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.
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Taken together, the developments around xiaomi 18 Fold Launching in September With Record point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
