In November, Xiaomi announced plans for its own smartphone chipset to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek. Recently, CEO Lei Jun confirmed the chip, named Xuanjie O1 in Chinese and Xring O1 internationally, will be unveiled in late May. According to leaker Digital Chat Station, the chip will utilize a 5nm process and feature a CPU configuration of 1+3+4 cores, including one Cortex-X925 and three Cortex-A725 cores, alongside a GPU from Imagination Technologies and a 5G modem from Unisoc. It may rival Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, but details remain unofficial.
In November, reports emerged that Xiaomi was developing its own smartphone chipset to lessen its dependence on Qualcomm and MediaTek. This project was rumored to launch this year, and today, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed it.
In a Weibo post, he disclosed the chip’s name—Xuanjie O1 in Chinese and Xring O1 for international markets, as shown below. Lei also announced that the official reveal will occur in late May, meaning we’re only weeks away from further details.
If you’re curious about its performance, well-known Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station reports that it will be manufactured using a 5nm process. Earlier rumors suggested a 1+3+4 CPU configuration, featuring one Cortex-X925 core, three Cortex-A725 cores, and four Cortex-A520 cores, operating at speeds up to 3.2GHz, 2.6GHz, and 2GHz, respectively. It will also utilize a GPU from Imagination Technologies and a 5G modem from Unisoc, with performance expected to be on par with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
However, it’s wise to treat these specifications with skepticism, as no details have been officially confirmed yet.
Source 1 (in Chinese) | Source 2 (in Chinese)