Xiaomi 18 Fold vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
90
out of 100
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75
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.58-inch Xiaomi 18 Fold (with XRing O3) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 18 Fold
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5228K versus 1951K)
- Comes with 1194 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4806 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 32.6 mm narrower
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.58 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 2364 x 1672 pixels | 2076 x 2152 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 1:1 |
| PPI | 382 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Ultra Thin Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
8″ (1:1 ratio) = 32 in2
18 Fold
7.58″ (3:2 ratio) = 26.5 in2
~20% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 117.8 mm (4.64 inches) | 150.4 mm (5.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.02 mm (0.2 inches) | 5 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP59 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Red, Rose gold | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | XRing O3 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4350 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 3.15 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.68 GHz: C1-Premium - 2 cores at 4.35 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1600 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~6554 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 34901 | 7607 |
| Single-core score | 3636 | 2587 |
| Multi-core score | 13491 | 5446 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1359147 | 890938 |
| GPU | 2143582 | 289193 |
| Memory | 941063 | 306874 |
| UX | 784222 | 464403 |
| Total score | 5228014 | 1951408 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#2nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 18 Fold
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 12 | 4862080 |
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4806 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | - | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | - | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 127° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | - | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 16 MP, f/21 | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1640 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 18 Fold is definitely a better buy.
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