Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, confirms the new Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi Pro 18 Max with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Elite Extreme Gen 6
Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomiconfirm the new Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi Pro 18 Max with the new ones Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Elite Extreme Gen 6 respectively
We have been rumored for weeks about the new Xiaomi flagshipwith data around the design and some other features such as the new integrated camerasbut until now there was no official confirmation of the CPU that would integrate these new models.
Now it’s official, Xiaomihand in hand with its CEO Lei Junhas presented these two new models during the Snapdragon Summit 2026where Qualcomm has launched its new High-performance mobile SoC.
The new ones Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 They come in two variants, normal and extremeand you can read all the details of its new architecture in this technical analysis by my colleague Antonio.
These two new high-end variants will give life to the two new Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. The first with the variant Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6the second with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Among the features of these new processors, the frequencies of up to 5 GHz of its Prime cores and their new GPUs.
Technical characteristics of both models
| Feature | Xiaomi 18 Pro | Xiaomi 18 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, 2nm | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, 2nm |
| Screen | Super Pixel 2.0, up to 4,000 nits | Super Pixel 2.0, up to 4,000 nits |
| Panel technology | M11 emission system, +20% light efficiency | M11 emission system, +20% light efficiency |
| Privacy | Integrated privacy protection at the hardware level | Integrated privacy protection at the hardware level |
| Screen frames | 0.99mm | 0.99mm |
| Secondary screen | Rear screen with AI-based functions and applications | Rear screen with AI-based functions and applications |
| main camera | 200 MP, system developed together with Leica | 200 MP, system developed together with Leica |
| Telephoto lens | 200 MP periscope | 200 MP periscope |
| Battery | 7,000 mAh | 8,500 mAh |
| Battery technology | Jinshajiang, 32% silicon | Jinshajiang, 32% silicon |
| Colors | Black, white and starry blue | Black, white and starry blue |
Javier Rodriguez
I began publishing articles about the PC components that passed through my hands in 1999, while I was technical director of the computer store chain Batch-PC. I joined Geeknetic as Editor-in-Chief and Lab Manager in 2005. Hardware is my passion, although I usually enjoy multiplayer PC games in my free time.
