Xiaomi 12: it is confirmed, it will have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 – Frandroid

The existence of the Xiaomi 12 has just been confirmed by Xiaomi during the Snapdragon Tech Summit. Incidentally, Xiaomi has also confirmed that its next flagship will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

For the first time, Xiaomi talks about its next flagship, the Xiaomi 12. At the Snapdragon Tech Summit, which showcased Qualcomm’s new premium SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun has confirmed the existence of the smartphone.

In passing, he also confirmed that the Xiaomi 12 would be among the first smartphones equipped with Qualcomm’s new SoC.

The assembly of the Xiaomi 12 in pictures

For the occasion, Xiaomi shared a short video where we can see the assembly of the SoC within the smartphone.

Take a sneak peek of the most potent @Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset that will power our upcoming # Xiaomi12Series! #InnovationForEveryone pic.twitter.com/YrNqM8beMN

– Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) December 1, 2021

Unfortunately, no date has been communicated for the announcement or release of the device. We are only promised an exit shortly. A first announcement in China is expected at the detours of December, maybe even as early as December 12, according to some rumors.

Part of the known technical sheet

Since its name is now confirmed by the brand, we can now write that the Xiaomi 12 will be the first premium smartphone from Xiaomi. to abandon the Mi in his name.

The officialization of the SoC also allows to know a little more about its technical sheet. We therefore know that the Xiaomi 12 will benefit from a Kryo CPU with a maximum clock frequency of 2.995 GHz. We also know that it will be equipped with the new Snapdragon X65 Modem and its speed of 10 Gigabit in 5 G. We can also think that the many new features promised by the new SoC, in particular those provided by the AI, will be beautiful and good of the game.

We think for example of the Always on camera which allows you to unlock your smartphone with your face even when it is locked, or even Hugging Face, which can analyze a text and give you a brief summary before reading it.

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