A ‘derivative’ of the Xiaomi 12 Pro is under development with model number ‘L2S’ and it will feature the upcoming SM8475 chip, prominent industry insider Digital Chat Station has revealed with a post on Weibo.
L2S is obviously not the final name of the device and the mysterious model is currently undergoing testing, meaning a launch could be expected in the coming months. The phone has been declared a derivative because of its model number — L2S only got an ‘S’ on top of Xiaomi 12 Pro’s L2 official nickname. Some netizens have thus already given the upcoming device an unofficial ‘Xiaomi 12S’ moniker.
While other details about the L2S are still in the dark, we do know that it will be packing a slightly upgraded version of the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that the Xiaomi 12 Pro comes with. The already released 8 Gen 1, codenamed SM8450, uses Samsung’s 4nm manufacturing process and many feel it’s inferior to TMSC’s 4nm process.
On the other hand, the upgraded 8 Gen 1 (SM8475) will likely be built using the TMSC process, meaning it could bring about better performance.
The present version of the chip has already come under fire for alleged overheating and throttling issues, which have even resulted in some really lackluster Geekbench 5 scores — something that the SM8475 will hopefully be improving on.
If the Xiaomi L2S indeed becomes a reality, then it will take the tally up for the Xiaomi 12 series to a total of four models. The series is currently comprised of the Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and Xiaomi 12X, and there’s even an Ultra model in the works.
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