The Xiaomi 18 series won’t launch together this year. According to the latest tip from Digital Chat Station, the standard Xiaomi 18 will land in December, well after its Pro siblings. For comparison, Xiaomi has so far launched all its flagship phones at the same event.

You can already see this pattern playing out elsewhere in Xiaomi’s lineup. For instance, the company launched the Redmi K100 Pro series first, while the standard model is held back for a later date. Spacing out releases this way means each phone gets its own moment in the spotlight, instead of competing for attention on the same day.

As for the Xiaomi 18 Pro, expect it in September. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit is scheduled from September 22 to 24, where the company will officially reveal the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. According to reports, Xiaomi will launch the 18 Pro phones with this chip on September 28 or 29.

The whole Xiaomi 18 series is tipped to run on that Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip, built on TSMC’s 2nm process. This should bring a solid jump in both performance and battery efficiency over last year’s chip. You’ll reportedly get five color options: black, white, pink, blue, and red.

The camera setup is where the standard Xiaomi 18 makes its biggest change. It’s expected to drop the 50MP triple-camera setup Xiaomi has used for several generations and switch to a 200MP dual-camera system tuned with Leica.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 18 Pro will keep its rear display and add new tricks to it, including a built-in compass, quick access to your WeChat payment code, and a one-tap food delivery pickup code.

As for pricing, the Xiaomi 18 Pro is said to start at 5,499 yuan, about 1,000 yuan more than last year’s starting price, likely due to the cost of the 2nm chip and the upgraded camera system.

None of this is official yet, so treat these numbers and dates as estimates until Xiaomi confirms them.

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