JAKARTA - Chinese technology manufacturer Xiaomi is rumored to be preparing to launch its latest flagship, the Xiaomi 18 Ultra, by the end of this year. Based on the latest leaks, the device is likely to be introduced in China around December 2026.
This information was first revealed by technology tipster Smart Pikachu who said Xiaomi would likely maintain the same launch pattern as the previous generation.
In the previous generation, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was not launched at the beginning of the year like the previous Ultra model, but was introduced in December. The same pattern is expected to be used again for the Xiaomi 18 Ultra.
One of the most interesting changes from this device is expected to occur in the camera sector. Xiaomi is said to be testing a quad-camera system or four rear cameras for its new flagship.
If this leak is true, the move will be a change from the camera approach on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra which abandons the traditional four-camera configuration and replaces it with a mechanical zoom system.
By returning to a four-camera configuration, Xiaomi likely wants to bring more focus length options and wider photographic flexibility to users.
Before the change, Xiaomi had actually used a four-camera configuration on the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. In that model, the camera system consists of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto, a 200-megapixel periscope camera, and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera.
If Xiaomi does not introduce a completely new camera concept this year, a similar configuration is expected to return to the Xiaomi 18 Ultra.
To understand the direction of development of this device, the previous generation can be a reference. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra which was launched about three months ago in China comes with a 6.9-inch LTPO OLED screen with an adaptive refresh rate of 1Hz to 120Hz.
The device uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage.
In the power sector, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is equipped with a 6,000 mAh capacity silicon-carbon battery with 90W fast charging support via cable and 50W wirelessly. The device also has IP68 dust and water resistance certification.
Photography is the main focus on the model. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra uses a 50-megapixel main camera with a 1-inch sensor and f/1.67 aperture, as well as a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 115-degree viewing angle.
The telephoto system of this device uses a 200 megapixel sensor combined with a Leica APO zoom lens that is capable of delivering continuous optical zoom from 3.2x to 4.3x.
With the Xiaomi 18 Ultra, early reports indicate Xiaomi will likely expand the camera system while improving the chipset and battery capacity of the device.
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