Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun says September will be a “big month” for the company as new products are lined up one after another.
According to Lei, the month will begin with the launch of Xiaomi SkyNomad, a family-focused SUV lineup built on the Kunlun platform. The Xiaomi 18 Fold is confirmed to tag along, too. And while Lei doesn’t mention it, it’s likely that we will also see the Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max launching at the same event. The latter two are powered by Xiaomi’s new XRING O3 chip.
The XRING O3 has already made some big claims. It reportedly scored 5.22 million points on AnTuTu, making it the first smartphone chip to cross the 5 million mark. The chip uses a 3nm process and packs 24 billion transistors into a 133mm² design, which is 26% larger than the previous XRING O1.
Its 10-core CPU also scored more than 15,000 points in multi-core testing. And Xiaomi’s new G2-Ultra NX GPU is said to deliver 85% better graphics performance while using 64% less power.
Xiaomi 18 Pro Brings a New Snapdragon Chip
The Xiaomi 18 Pro series will arrive toward the end of September. Its biggest upgrade is expected to be the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip. Unlike O3, the Gen 6 will use a newer 2nm process.
The previous generation used a 3nm process, so the move to 2nm is expected to increase transistor density by around 30%. That could bring better performance, lower power use, and more stable performance during longer periods of heavy use.
The Xiaomi 18 Pro series is also expected to support 100W wired charging, the N79 5G band, and UWB connectivity.
With the Sky Nomad SUVs, Xiaomi’s first foldable phone, and the Xiaomi 18 Pro series all arriving in the same month, September is sure to be the company’s busiest launch period this year.
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