Snapdragon 8s Elite Tipped to Launch in Q1 2025; Xiaomi Could Be the First to Use This SoC

Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite cellular SoC throughout its Summit 2024 occasion in Maui in October this 12 months. A few OEMs (unique gear producer) have already launched flagship telephones with the brand new chipset. Now, rumours about Qualcomm’s subsequent cellular platform are doing rounds on the Internet. The chipmaker is alleged to unveil a brand new Snapdragon 8s Elite early subsequent 12 months. As per a tipster, Xiaomi would be the first to make use of the SoC in a telephone.

Snapdragon 8s Elite Launch Timeline Tipped

Tipster Smart Pikachu claimed on Weibo that the Snapdragon 8s Elite can be unveiled within the first quarter of 2025. Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in March this 12 months. Furthermore, he states that Xiaomi can be the primary model to launch the primary Snapdragon 8s Elite-powered telephone. The publish does not embrace the identify of the gadget, however the tipster has used the ‘Xiaomi Civi 5’ hashtag within the thread indicating that the purported handset might run on the brand new chipset.

The Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro was launched in March final 12 months as the primary Snapdragon 8s Gen 3-powered telephone. Based on this, we will count on Xiaomi to pack the brand new chip within the Civi 5. 

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a 4nm octa-core chipset with a Prime core (Cortex-X4) clocked at 3.0GHz, 4 efficiency cores clocked at 2.8GHz, and three effectivity cores clocked at 2.0GHz. The Snapdragon 8s Elite could possibly be toned achieved model of the not too long ago launched Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship SoC. 

Xiaomi’s Civi 4 Pro was priced at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 34,600) for the bottom 12GB + 256GB configuration in China.

Besides the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro incorporates a 6.55-inch 1.5K (2,750 x 1,236 pixels) OLED show, Leica-backed triple rear cameras,  and a 4,700mAh battery with help for 67W wired quick charging.