A fresh leak suggests the mysterious Xiaomi Q5 device may not be the long-awaited MIX 5 after all. Recent reports had pointed to a possible global release for the Xiaomi MIX 5, reviving interest in a product line that has been mostly quiet since the MIX 4 launched in 2021 with its under-display front camera and true full-screen look.
Part of that renewed speculation came after Ximitime reportedly found a device codenamed “hongkong” with the model designation Q5 inside HyperOS code. Early chatter suggested that device might be the MIX 5 and could eventually reach a wide range of markets including Europe, India, Turkey, Indonesia, China, and Russia.
That interpretation is now being challenged. IT Home notes that well-known tipster Digital Chat Station said in a recent Weibo comment that the Q5 model found in the codebase is not part of the MIX family. Instead, he claims it belongs to the next-generation digital flagship line, which would place it inside the Xiaomi 18 series.
If that turns out to be correct, the Q5 leak would be less about a dramatic MIX comeback and more about Xiaomi’s mainstream flagship roadmap. The same report says the Xiaomi 18 series is expected to debut first in China in the fourth quarter of 2026, and it may use chips from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family.
For now, that still leaves the future of the MIX 5 unclear. Xiaomi hasn’t confirmed whether such a device is coming, so the latest update mainly narrows the identity of the Q5 hardware rather than proving a new MIX phone is on the way.
