Xiaomi's upcoming smartphones threaten to leave the most powerful phones on the market in the rearview mirror

Xiaomi is now developing its own chips for its high-end smartphones. The new XRING 01 boasts impressive scores compared to the best processors available today. A change in strategy that could shake up the balance of the Android market.

For several years, the biggest smartphone brands have relied on in-house designed chips to better control the performance of their devices. Apple led the way with its in-house processors for iPhones, followed by Google with the Tensor range on the Pixel. This approach optimizes power and the management of exclusive features. Xiaomi is now joining this trend with a home-made processor capable of competing with the most powerful products on the Android market.

The Chinese manufacturer has just officially unveiled its first high-end chip, called XRING 01. Engraved in 3 nm by TSMC, it already powers two devices: the Xiaomi 15S Pro and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra. It is based on a ten-core configuration, including two high-performance Cortex-X925 cores clocked at 3.9 GHz. The latter's results on the benchmarks are particularly high, with a score of 8,125 in multi-core on Geekbench 6, very close to the Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Xiaomi almost reaches the level of the Snapdragon 8 Elite with its new XRING 01 chip

In the Geekbench test, the XRING 01 displays 2,709 points in single-core and 8,125 in multi-core, compared to 2,919 and 8,699 for the Snapdragon 8 Elite integrated into the Xiaomi 15 Pro. This represents barely 7% difference in multi-core performance. Thanks to its 16-core Immortalis-G925 GPU, Xiaomi manages to maintain a very high level of graphics power, sufficient for mobile gaming and the most demanding applications.

Xiaomi is not the only manufacturer to design its own chips, but it is one of the few to achieve such a level compared to the market leaders. The presence of an in-house chip also paves the way for better integrated software functions. If this strategy is confirmed in future models, the brand could well take a head start over its Android competitors. The manufacturer thus shows that it can now play in the league of giants, with smartphones capable of competing with the most advanced benchmarks from the moment they are launched.

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