Overview
- Xiaomi confirmed Monday that the Xiaomi 18 Pro series will include a hardware Smart Privacy Display that works at the pixel level rather than as a software overlay.
- The panel uses a 1:1 alternating arrangement of standard and baffled privacy pixels with a full RGB subpixel layout of about 9.5 million subpixels, and Xiaomi says side brightness drops to roughly 1% beyond a 60° viewing angle.
- Privacy mode can be activated by Quick Settings, the AI key, voice, app or page rules, location triggers, and front-camera shoulder‑surfer detection.
- The system supports selective obfuscation so it can protect specific apps, floating windows, split-screen areas, and individual lock‑screen notifications instead of blanking the whole display.
- Xiaomi will unveil the 18 Pro series on September 23, and the company positions this implementation as more versatile than Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra privacy panel while noting regional variations in features and rollout may follow the launch.