The announcement and the timeline
The Xiaomi 18 Pro series will be presented internationally in Paris on November 17 at 2 p.m. local time, according to an announcement made on November 9 by Lu Wibing, a Xiaomi Group partner, president of the smartphone division and head of the brand, as reported by IT之家. The event will mark the debut outside China of the so-called 'changeable' rear screen, alongside other technology products to be shown at the same event.
The most significant point is the choice of a European presentation for a feature hitherto associated with the Chinese market: the second screen on the back, described as 'AI 百变背屏', thus becomes an element of international positioning and not merely a local curiosity. The news also confirms the intention, already expressed by Lu on September 26, to bring the series to foreign markets within the year, arguing that foreign press and users had asked for its arrival.
Known features and estimated prices
The series was launched in China on September 23, again according to the source, with a sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform, a dual 200-megapixel Leica rear camera (main wide-angle and telephoto), the rear screen with artificial-intelligence-based functions and a starting price of 5,999 yuan. These are the elements on which the international version will be based, but the definitive technical specifications for abroad have not been disclosed.
On prices, the picture is less solid. In October the Italian retailer Epto had anticipated a global price list starting at €1,549, with variants at €1,761 and €1,974; the source also reports three planned colors—black, white and burgundy—indicating the latter as exclusive to the global version. However, this information comes from a sales channel, not an official statement: the European price list and the availability of memory configurations will have to be verified at the presentation.
What remains to be clarified
The material does not indicate which other products will be presented in Paris, nor whether the rear screen will have the same functions as the Chinese version or adaptations for international markets. It is also unclear whether the event will cover all European countries or only some, and no sales dates are specified.
The comparison between the available data shows a clear difference between the Chinese starting price of 5,999 yuan and the €1,549 indicated by the retailer: a gap that reflects different market conditions, taxes and positioning, but that cannot be interpreted without an official price list. The distinction between what the company announced and what emerged from a commercial retailer therefore remains the point to keep in mind when reading the news.
