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Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile SoC at its Summit 2024 event in Maui in October of this year. A few OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) have already released flagship phones with the new processor. Rumours concerning Qualcomm's upcoming mobile platform are circulating on the Internet. The chipmaker is expected to introduce the new Snapdragon 8s Elite early next year. According to a source, Xiaomi will be the first to employ the SoC in a phone.
Snapdragon 8s Elite Launch Timeline Tipped
Smart Pikachu, a Weibo tipster, stated that the Snapdragon 8s Elite will be released in the first quarter of 2025. Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in March of this year. Furthermore, he claims that Xiaomi will be the first brand to release a Snapdragon 8s Elite-powered phone. The article does not mention the device's name, but the tipster has included the 'Xiaomi Civi 5' hashtag in the thread, implying that the rumored handset would operate on the latest chipset.
The Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro was released in March of last year as the first Snapdragon 8s Gen 3-powered phone. Based on this, we should anticipate Xiaomi to use the new processor inside the Civi 5.
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a 4nm octa-core chipset powered by a 3.0GHz Prime core (Cortex-X4), four 2.8GHz performance cores, and three 2.0GHz efficiency cores. The Snapdragon 8s Elite might be a toned-down version of the newly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship SoC.
In China, the base 12GB + 256GB option of the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro cost CNY 2,999 (approximately Rs. 34,600).
Aside from the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 engine, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro has a 6.55-inch 1.5K (2,750 x 1,236 pixels) OLED display, triple rear cameras supported by Leica, and a 4,700mAh battery that supports 67W wired fast charging.
