Xiaomi 15 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC to Launch in Mid-October

It looks like Xiaomi wants to be the first smartphone maker to host Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon flagship processor this year as well. As per tipster Digital Chat Station, Xiaomi is expected to launch the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC-powered phone aka Xiaomi 15 in mid-October.

Earlier last week, we learned that Xiaomi has secured exclusive first launch rights from chip designer Qualcomm. Today, the latest leak suggests that we could see the Xiaomi 15 along with the Xiaomi 15 Pro with the flagship chipset. When it comes to launches, Xiaomi has been at the forefront of launching the next-gen iteration of its flagship series before OnePlus or other brands can grab the title of ‘first brand to host a new chipset’.

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Last year, we got the Xiaomi 14 series in China on October 26, followed by its international launch at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February 2024. It looks like Xiaomi is going to do something similar, which means the Chinese launch will take place in mid-October (a few days earlier than last year’s launch). If our calculations are correct, it will be followed by an international launch at MWC in February 2025.

The company’s release schedule indicates that the tech giant is confident about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC and the Xiaomi 15. If this is true, Xiaomi fans can rejoice as the phone will arrive a week or two earlier than the previous series.

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Xiaomi 15 Processor

The Xiaomi 15 promises a performance bump thanks to the upgraded Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC. The chipset reportedly scored 2,700 points and 10,000 points in single-core and multi-core tests (on Geekbench), indicating improved performance. It is expected to have two additional big cores clocked between 3.6 to 4GHz that should provide a breeding ground for better theoretical performance. Also, we will see improvements on both the CPU and GPU side.

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There is no doubt that Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship processor will bring a performance boost. Xiaomi 15 will be the first to arrive, followed by other brands like OnePlus, Vivo and Oppo.