Xiaomi 15 to Launch This Month as the First Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Phone in Global Markets
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Snapdragon
8
Elite
—Qualcomm’s
new
SoC
was
launched
during
the
company’s
Summit
2024
event
in
Maui
on
Monday.
During
the
keynote,
Xiaomi’s
senior
vice
president
Adam
Zeng
announced
that
its
next
flagship
Xiaomi
15
will
be
the
first
smartphone
to
feature
the
latest
chip.
The
Xiaomi
14
successor
will
be
unveiled
by
the
end
of
this
month.
The
Snapdragon
8
Elite
SoC
is
built
on
TSMC’s
3nm
process
and
has
prime
cores
capped
at
4.32GHz.
Xiaomi
senior
Vice
President
Adam
Zeng
announced
that
Xiaomi
15
will
be
the
first
smartphone
to
come
with
the
Snapdragon
8
Elite
SoC
in
global
markets.
Qualcomm
unveiled
the
new
chipset
at
its
ongoing
annual
Snapdragon
Summit
in
Hawaii.
It
gets
a
dedicated
Hexagon
neural
processing
unit
(NPU),
second-generation
custom-built
Qualcomm
Oryon
CPU,
and
enhanced
AI
image
signal
processing
(ISP)
unit.
The
Xiaomi
15
will
boast
Snapdragon
8
Elite
paired
with
Xiaomi’s
HyperCore
technology.
Zeng
states
this
new
technology
covers
performance,
graphics,
networking,
and
security
areas.
This
combination
is
said
to
reduce
Xiaomi
15’s
power
consumption
by
29.7
percent.
The
upcoming
phone
is
claimed
to
run
3
degrees
Celsius
cooler
at
peak
temperatures
compared
to
previous
generation
phones.
Xiaomi
15
to
Launch
at
the
End
of
October
Zeng
also
confirmed
that
the
Xiaomi
15
series
will
launch
“at
the
end
of
October.”
Besides
the
Xiaomi 15
series,
the
OnePlus
13,
which
is
scheduled
to
debut
on
October
31
and
the
Asus
ROG Phone
9
that
is
set
to
launch
in
November,
are
also
confirmed
to
use
the
Snapdragon
8
Elite
chip.
However,
the
Xiaomi 15
will
be
the
first
across
the
line
to
reveal
the
capabilities
of
the
new
chipset
in
global
markets
outside
China.
In
India,
the
Realme
GT
7
Pro
has
been
confirmed
to
be
the
first
phone
to
get
the
new
chipset.
