Using a privacy display on the Xiaomi 18 Pro series may be Xiaomi’s biggest mistake this year.
Xiaomi 18 Pro on the left, Xiaomi 17 Ultra on the right.
Even with Privacy Mode turned OFF, the Xiaomi 18 Pro already shows noticeably worse brightness, visibility, and image quality from different viewing angles compared with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra.
Whatever benefits the privacy display brings, the trade-off in normal viewing is clearly visible.
This is an undeniable display downgrade.
I hope Xiaomi's management can recognize this issue and avoid taking such risky technologies lightly on their next flagship phones