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    Xiaomi’s Next-Gen Phone Chip is Already in The Works

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    Xiaomi's Next-Gen Phone Chip is Already in The Works

    Xiaomi made a decent debut with its in-house chip, the Xring 01, but it was exclusive to the Xiaomi 15S Pro. The chip was able to score over three million in the AnTuTu benchmark, going neck-to-neck with the competition. It appears there’s no stopping now, as Xiaomi is working on a next-gen chip for its smartphones, as confirmed by the brand’s top executive with CNBC. This could be the XRing 02. However, the company will not release a new chip yearly like Apple does.
    Xiaomi’s next-gen chip is in development
    Xu Fei, vice president of Xiaomi, detailed the company’s semiconductor ambitions, including the roadmap. It aims to expand its market share globally, especially in the high-end segment. The XRing 01 was its first step in this direction. It is based on a 3nm manufacturing process. It was able to go neck-to-neck and stood tall in front of rivals.
    Back then, Xiaomi committed to invest at least 50 billion yuan (~$7 billion) in the next 10 years to develop its in-house chips.
    No yearly release like the competition
    Talking about the future, Xu Fei said that Xiaomi was “planning ahead” for its next generation of chip. However, she says the company will not release a new SoC each year like Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. “We are a newcomer here, we need to learn and we need to plan,” Xu said.
    The top executive also details how the company goes about the release timeline of the chips and how it relates to the return on investment. Fei notes the company knows that it needs to be patient for at least ten years for the SoC business to break even. This means its initial focus is on offering a premium experience. “So at the first time, we just need to make sure the experience is good enough, the performance is good enough,” the Xiaomi executive said to CNBC.
    Partnership with Qualcomm and MediaTek will continue
    Xiaomi phones currently feature chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek for their models. The Xiaomi 17 series uses the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 15T lineup uses MediaTek chips. Xu Fei notes that the company will continue to use Qualcomm and MediaTek chips even as it continues to develop in-house chips.

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