E-MagazineXiaomi 18 Pro price and launch date in India tipped: Here is what you should know
Xiaomi 18 Pro is tipped to launch in the first week of January 2027, with a price expected around Rs 1.5 lakh.
Xiaomi 18T could arrive between March and April 2027 with a Dimensity 8600 chip and Leica cameras.
Redmi Note 17 Aura could launch in January 2027, possibly with minimal changes and a new colour option.
Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone brand, is reportedly gearing up to launch a host of new smartphones in the country. This update comes after Xiaomi confirmed at the India Mobile Congress 2026 that the Xiaomi 18 Pro will launch in India soon with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset. At the time of filing, there are no hints of a possible release of the Xiaomi 18 or Xiaomi 18 Ultra in India, which could have served as a rival to the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra. Apart from the Xiaomi 18 Pro, a tipster claims the company could launch another addition to the Redmi Note 17 series and the Xiaomi 18 series.
Xiaomi 18 Pro price in India (expectations)
According to tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd), the Xiaomi 18 Pro could sit in the sub-Rs 1.5 lakh price category, which could imply a price even higher than the current Xiaomi 17 Ultra, which retails for Rs 1.4 lakh in the country (but can be grabbed under Rs 1.2 lakh with a free Photography Kit Pro at the time of filing).
EXCLUSIVE: Xiaomi's India launch plans 🇮🇳✨ 📱 Redmi Note 17 series is getting one more model, the Note 17 Aura, expected in the first week of January 📱 Xiaomi 18 Pro is also expected to launch in the first week of January in India, with sales starting in the second week 💰 Xiaomi 18 Pro expected price is around ₹1.5 lakh 📱 Xiaomi 18T is expected to launch in India around March or April #Xiaomi #Redmi #XiaomiIndia
— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) November 13, 2026
Xiaomi 18 Pro launch date in India (expectations)
Yadav says the flagship handset could launch in the country in the first week of January next year. Sales of the Xiaomi 18 Pro could begin in the second week. Adding to these details, X tipster Yogesh Brar tips that the device could debut in India on January 5, 2026.
Broke the Xiaomi 18T India launch story back in September.. Anyways... won't be a that big of an update 5th Jan - Mijia and Xiaomi 18 Pro New color + minimal changes to Note Theme for 2027 Xiaomi : 'less focus on phones, more focus on Mijia & ecosystem' Big changes at POCO
— Yogesh Brar (@heyitsyogesh) November 13, 2026
As for the specs, the Xiaomi 18 Pro may offer a 6.4-inch 1.5K OLED 120Hz screen, a 2.66-inch OLED 120Hz secondary display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip, Android 17-based HyperOS 4, a 7,000mAh cell with support for 100W wired and 50W wireless and a 200MP OIS primary + 50MP ultrawide + 200MP telephoto sensors and a 50MP front camera.
Xiaomi 18T launch timeline (expectations)
The tipster added that the device may debut somewhere between March and April 2027. A similar timeline was tipped by Brar in September this year. Xiaomi 18T is tipped to offer a 1.5K OLED screen, a Dimensity 8600 processor and a Leica triple-camera setup (200MP + 50MP +50MP telephoto rear and a 32MP telephoto rear camera). It is expected to sit in the sub-Rs 80,000 price bracket.
Redmi Note 17 Aura Edition (expectations)
Moreover, @yabhishekhd also claimed the company could announce a new device under its Note 17 series, dubbed the Redmi Note 17 Aura (likely a new colour). It is expected to arrive in the first week of January with minimal changes.
Vikas Yadav
Vikas Yadav Vikas, a Copy Editor at Digit, writes to express his interest in technology. He covers consumer-centric tech news while hunting the day's most "VFM" smartphone deal. Plus, this curious geek enjoys digging into the last-mile intricacies of latest gadgets. Before Digit, he reported for Jagran English. Off work, you'll find him emotionally attached to historical sites or lost in tales of India's past. Simply put, tech is his 9-to-5, the rest is history.
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