Xiaomi tipped to launch first Snapdragon 8s Elite-powered smartphone

Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile SoC at its Summit 2024 event in Maui in October this year. A number of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) have already launched flagship phones with the new chipset. Now rumors about Qualcomm’s next mobile platform are making the rounds on the internet. The chipmaker is expected to unveil a new Snapdragon 8s Elite early next year. According to a tipster, Xiaomi will be the first to use the SoC in a phone.

Snapdragon 8s Elite launch timeline tipped

Tipster Smart Pikachu claimed on Weibo that the Snapdragon 8s Elite will be unveiled in the first quarter of 2025. Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in March this year. He further states that Xiaomi would be the first brand to launch the first Snapdragon 8s Elite phone. The post does not contain the name of the device, but the tipster used the hashtag “Xiaomi Civi 5” in the thread, indicating that the alleged device could run on the new chipset.

The Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro was launched in March last year as the first phone with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Based on this, we can expect Xiaomi to pack the new chip in the Civi 5.

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a 4nm octa-core chipset with a Prime core (Cortex-X4) clocked at 3.0 GHz, four performance cores clocked at 2.8 GHz and three efficiency cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. The Snapdragon 8s Elite could be a toned down version of the recently launched flagship SoC Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Xiaomi’s Civi 4 Pro was priced at CNY 2,999 (approximately Rs. 34,600) for the base 12GB + 256GB configuration in China.

In addition to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro features a 6.55-inch 1.5K (2,750 x 1,236 pixels) OLED display, Leica triple rear cameras, and a 4,700 mAh battery with support for 67W wired fast charging.