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Xiaomi Tipped to be Developing a Wide Screen Slab Phone Inspired by Xiaomi 18 Fold

Xiaomi Tipped to be Developing a Wide-Screen Slab Phone Inspired by Xiaomi 18 Fold

Xiaomi's wide-screen slab phone could offer a similar form factor to its wide fold, but without a folding mechanism.

Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Rohan Pal | Updated: 5 November 2026 11:51 IST

Xiaomi Tipped to be Developing a Wide-Screen Slab Phone Inspired by Xiaomi 18 Fold

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Xiaomi 18 Fold (pictured) comes with a wide, compact foldable design like Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8

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Highlights

The Xiaomi phone may share display dimensions with wide foldables
Tipster claims it could feature a side-mounted fingerprint scanner
The Xiaomi 18 Fold features a 5.38-inch cover screen

The foldable smartphone market is now evolving, with wide-fold handsets making their way to the market. Samsung introduced its first wide-fold this year in the form of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, while the iPhone Duo is Apple's first-ever foldable offering. Xiaomi has introduced the Xiaomi 18 Wide Fold as well. According to a tipster, the Chinese company is exploring a wide-screen slab phone that would offer a similar form factor to its wide fold, but without a folding mechanism.

Xiaomi Wide-Screen Slab Phone

In a Weibo post, tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) claimed that Xiaomi is working on a conventional slab-style smartphone with a wide display. According to the leak, the purported handset could adopt screen proportions similar to the cover displays of wide foldables such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the iPhone Duo.

The tipster, however, did not share details about its specifications or launch timeline.

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The reported phone could also feature a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, similar to the iPhone Duo. The Apple foldable, notably, features Touch ID instead of Apple's newer Face ID technology.

For comparison, the recently launched Xiaomi 18 Fold offers a possible reference for the form factor. The foldable features a 5.38-inch cover display with an aspect ratio close to 3:2, which gives it a wider appearance than the tall screens typically found on conventional smartphones.

Xiaomi has yet to indicate whether the reported slab phone will share any hardware with the company's wide foldable or simply borrow its wider screen format.

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For reference, the Xiaomi 18 Fold features a 5.38-inch AMOLED cover display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 7.58-inch foldable AMOLED inner display, also with a 120Hz refresh rate. The wide foldable is powered by Xiaomi's 3nm deca-core Xring O3 AI flagship SoC, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage.

On the optics front, the Xiaomi 18 Fold features a Leica-backed 200-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with 3.5x optical zoom, and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter. The foldable also has 16-megapixel inner and outer front-facing cameras.

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The Xiaomi 18 Fold packs a 6,000mAh battery with support for 67W wired and 50W wireless charging.

Xiaomi 18 Fold

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 7.58-inch

Cover Display 5.38-inch

Cover Resolution 1712x1168 pixels

Processor deca-core

Front Camera 16-megapixel + 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 200-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 6000mAh

OS Android 17

Resolution 1672x2364 pixels

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Further reading: Xiaomi 18 Fold, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, iPhone Duo

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Shaurya Tomer is a Sub Editor at Gadgets 360 with 2 years of experience across a diverse spectrum of topics. With a particular focus on smartphones, gadgets and the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), he often likes to explore the industry's intricacies and innovations – whether dissecting the latest smartphone release or exploring the ethical implications of AI advancements. In his free time, he often embarks on impromptu road trips to unwind, recharge, and ...More