Phone Comparison - Xiaomi 18 Fold vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Xiaomi 18 Fold
xiaomi 18 fold
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced September 2026 February 2026
Status Available - September 2026 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price - Rs. 87,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gray, Silver, Red, Rose gold Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension Unfolded: 163.8 x 117.8 x 5.0 mm
Folded: 83.6 x 117.8 x 10.7 mm
(Unfolded: 6.45 x 4.64 x 0.2 in
Folded: 3.29 x 4.64 x 0.42 in)
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm
(5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)
Weight 219 g (7.73 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.21 W/kg (head)
1.10 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 17 Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface HyperOS 4 One UI 8.5
Processor 10-core 4.35 GHz, XRing O3 (3 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW, Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW [Similar]
GPU Arm G2-Ultra NX MC16 [Similar] Adreno 840 - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 512 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type QHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 4000 Nits (peak)
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.58 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2364 x 1672 pixels (382 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.57% 90.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes
Secondary Display FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3
5.38 inches, 1168 x 1712 pixels
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 4000 nits (peak)
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multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.8, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, Leica Lenses, HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Best Face, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision), 1080p@30/60/120/960fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide)
Cover camera:
16 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1C+B1a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 67W wired, PD3.0, 50W PPS
50W wireless
Reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min)
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 6000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -