India’s standards body has certified the Xiaomi 18 Pro. The Indian variant, model number 2609BPN61I, now appears in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) database, and a phone normally gets this approval shortly before it goes on sale. The listing gives no specs, as is usual for BIS.
The Phone Is Expected In India In December
Xiaomi launched the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in China in late September. Paris hosts the global launch event on November 17. December is the month tipster Gadgetsdata has named for India, though Xiaomi has not confirmed a date. A “coming soon” post on X from Xiaomi India in September mentioned only the 18 Pro.
Indian buyers have gone more than three years without a Xiaomi Pro flagship. Digit’s estimate puts the Indian price in the Rs 95,000 to Rs 1,00,000 range, which is an expectation and not an official figure.
The Pro Max Is Not Coming To India
The Xiaomi 18 Pro Max is not expected to be sold in India at all. Software testing for the Indian market had begun on the Pro Max before reports said Xiaomi took it off the roadmap. Its rumored price is the likely reason, since Xiaomi may doubt it could sell enough units at that level. Indian shops are not expected to get the standard Xiaomi 18 either.
What The Xiaomi 18 Pro Offers
These are the Chinese model’s specs:
- Display: 6.4-inch LTPO AMOLED, 1120×2436, 120Hz, plus a 2.7-inch rear screen
- Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Main camera: 200MP with OIS
- Telephoto: 200MP periscope with 3.2x optical zoom
- Ultrawide and selfie: 50MP each, both with autofocus
- Protection: IP68
- Software: HyperOS 4 based on Android 17
European units are expected to carry smaller batteries than the Chinese ones, so the battery size of the Indian model is still unknown.
