Xiaomi's next flagship phones for India are taking shape, with the Xiaomi 18 Pro tipped to launch in December 2026 and the Xiaomi 18T expected to follow in March or April 2027. Xiaomi has confirmed that the 18 Pro will launch in India, but it has not given a date or a price. The launch windows and prices come from tipsters, so they should be treated as reports, not official announcements.
Xiaomi 18 Pro tipped for December
Tipster Debayan Roy, who posts as Gadgetsdata, said on social media on 8 November that the Xiaomi 18 Pro will launch in India next month. The report was picked up in articles published on 9 November. Roy said the phone will launch in the over Rs 1 lakh price range in India. The 18 Pro has already launched in China, so its specifications are known. It has a 6.4-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a second 2.66-inch AMOLED screen on the back, also with a 120Hz refresh rate. It runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 processor. The phone has a 7,000mAh battery with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. Its rear cameras are a 200MP main camera with optical image stabilisation, a 50MP ultrawide camera and a 200MP telephoto camera. The front camera is 50MP. It runs HyperOS 4 based on Android 17.
Xiaomi 18T expected in early 2027
The Xiaomi 18T is expected to arrive between March and April 2027, according to a report that cited tipster Yogesh Brar. The phone may launch in the sub-Rs 80,000 price range in India, though the price could change because of rising memory and storage costs. Roy also shared expected specifications for the 18T. The phone is tipped to have a 1.5K LTPS AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of up to 165Hz, and it is expected to run on the Dimensity 8600 chipset. It may offer LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, though the RAM and storage options are not yet known. The camera setup is tipped to be a Leica triple camera system, with a 200MP main camera, a 50MP ultrawide camera and a 50MP telephoto camera. The front camera is expected to be 32MP. The phone is also tipped to have an IP69 rating for dust and water resistance and an ultrasonic fingerprint reader.
What Xiaomi has confirmed
Xiaomi has confirmed only that the 18 Pro will launch in India soon. It has not confirmed a launch date, a price, or the specifications for the Indian version of the phone. The company has also not confirmed the 18T for India, though the tipster said it will arrive in the country. The December window for the 18 Pro, if it holds, would put Xiaomi's flagship in Indian shops before the end of the year. The 18T would then follow in the first half of 2027, giving Xiaomi two premium phones in India within a few months of each other. Buyers should note that all prices and dates for both phones are tipped, not official. Xiaomi usually confirms the price and date only close to launch, and the final figures may differ from the reports.
The premium phone race in India
The Xiaomi 18 series arrives in a crowded premium segment. Samsung's Galaxy S27 is expected in early 2027, Motorola's Signature 27 is set to launch in India this month, and the iPhone 18 line is expected next year. Each of these phones uses a new flagship chip, either from Qualcomm, Samsung or Apple. Xiaomi's pitch is likely to rest on its cameras and its secondary display on the Pro model. The Leica branding on the cameras and the 200MP sensors are the features Xiaomi has pushed hardest in China, and the same is expected in India.
