Xiaomi's Fold 18 Pro ditches Qualcomm and MediaTek for in-house XRING 03 chip

At IFA 2026, Xiaomi confirmed its Fold 18 Pro foldable runs on the in-house XRING 03 SoC — a chip combining CPU, GPU, NPU, and AI processing — instead of Qualcomm or MediaTek silicon. A major Android maker shipping self-designed silicon in a top-tier device is rare. Full specs arrive September 7 at the China launch.