Xiaomi smartphone with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip could be launched next week

Qualcomm debuted the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 processor for the mobile platform in India at the Snapdragon for India event in July as a budget-friendly 5G chipset. Now Xiaomi will likely become the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to launch a device with this new chipset. The alleged device is touted as an entry-level model and is expected to be unveiled in India next week at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024.

Xiaomi smartphone with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 SoC

Xiaomi smartphone, powered by the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 processor under the hood, could be launched at the IMC 2024 on October 16. While the exact details remain unknown, the report suggests that this device may come with a 6.7-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. This could be a joint announcement, but further details are currently unknown.

In terms of optics, it could have a 50-megapixel primary camera on the back and an 8-megapixel selfie shooter on the front. The device is believed to be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging support. It could be powered by Xiaomi’s MIUI skin based on Android 14.

Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 Specifications

With the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset, Qualcomm offers say it will focus on entry-level 5G smartphones priced at $99 (roughly Rs. 8,200) in India. It sits below the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 in Qualcomm’s mobile processor lineup for the country.

It is built on a 64-bit architecture with a Qualcomm Kryo CPU with eight cores: two for performance and six for efficiency. The performance cores have a maximum clock speed of 2.0 GHz, while the six efficiency cores have a maximum clock speed of 1.8 GHz. it also gets an Adreno GPU on board, which offers support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0 APIs. The processor is manufactured using a 4 nanometer process.

According to Qualcomm, devices powered by this chipset will support the inclusion of LPDDR4x RAM clocked at up to 2133MHz and up to UFS 3.1 onboard storage. The chipset’s 12-bit Spectra Image Signal Processor (ISP) can support up to 84 megapixel sensors for a single camera. It also features Full-HD+ displays with up to 90Hz refresh rate.