The lack of pre-launch hype for the Xiaomi 18 Fold has netizens getting impatient:

The Xiaomi 18 Fold will be officially released in September. On the last day of August, many netizens in the comments section were already impatient, urging Lei Jun to update the comments section and hoping that the teasers for the Xiaomi 18 Fold would arrive soon.

It is reported that the Xiaomi 18 Fold is expected to be officially unveiled on September 7th, at which time the Xiaomi Pengcheng series cars will also be launched. This will be an important event for Xiaomi’s full-ecosystem strategy of people, cars and homes.

As the flagship of the year, the biggest change in the Xiaomi 18 Fold is the adoption of a brand-new “wide folding” design. Unlike the nearly square inner screen of the previous MIX Fold 4, the Xiaomi 18 Fold’s inner screen size is expected to be 7.6 inches, with a wider screen ratio.

When unfolded, it offers a wider horizontal field of view, making it more suitable for audio-visual entertainment and productivity applications. When watching videos in landscape mode, the black borders are significantly narrowed, and the usable space during split-screen work is also superior to traditional square foldable screens with internal screens. The device comes pre-installed with Surge OS 4, which has been deeply adapted and optimized for the wide-screen form factor.

In terms of core hardware, the Xiaomi 18 Fold will be the first to feature Xiaomi’s self-developed O3 AI flagship chip. This chip uses a 3nm flagship process and is equipped with a 10-core CPU design, improving multi-core performance by 60%.

In terms of GPU, it debuts with a 16-core G2 Ultra, offering an 85% improvement in graphics performance and a 64% reduction in power consumption. Meanwhile, the O3 is also the world’s first mobile processor to support LPDDR6 memory, achieving an AnTuTu score of 5.22 million.

Regarding pricing, referencing the starting price of the previous generation MIX Fold 4 at 8,999 yuan, and considering the R&D costs of its self-developed chip and new form factor, the final price of the Xiaomi 18 Fold is expected to exceed 10,000 yuan. Several bloggers predict the price will be around 12,000 yuan.

As Xiaomi’s first wide foldable screen model, its product strength and pricing strategy will become the core focus of market attention.