Another Android flagship gets its own take on Privacy Display, and it?s pro

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Credit: Xiaomi / Weibo


TL;DR

• Xiaomi has announced that the Xiaomi 18 Pro series features a Smart Privacy Display that uses 1:1 alternating standard and baffled privacy pixels, cutting side brightness to roughly 1% beyond 60 degrees.
• Unlike competitor panels that use Diamond or Pentile setups, Xiaomi uses a full RGB subpixel arrangement with ~9.5 million subpixels to maintain clarity without display quality degradation.
• Privacy mode can be triggered via Quick Settings, the AI key, voice commands, app/page rules, location triggers, or front-camera shoulder-surfer detection.

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the Xiaomi 18 Pro series this week, and ahead of the September 23 launch, the company has confirmed a few key details about the phones. We know that the Xiaomi 18 Pro series will come with a secondary rear display with plenty of unique features. Today, Xiaomi is lifting the curtain on the primary display features of the Xiaomi 18 Pro series, focusing on the previously leaked Smart Privacy Display aspects.

In a comprehensive Q&A and several announcement posts shared on Weibo, Xiaomi outlined the mechanics behind the new display panel on the Xiaomi 18 Pro series. Rather than applying a software overlay or relying on third-party privacy screen protectors that degrade display clarity and viewing angles almost permanently, Xiaomi’s solution operates at the pixel level (much like the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display).




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