A tipster has just revealed the possible time frame in which the Xiaomi 12 might launch. The device will reportedly be unveiled next month, following soon after the Qualcomm Tech Summit 2021 event.

The news arrives from known tipster Digital Chat Station who shared the information on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website). In the social media post, he added that the upcoming flagship smartphone from the Chinese tech giant will be launching in December. The tipster added that the device will feature Qualcomm’s latest high end chipset, which is expected to be revealed in the arriving Qualcomm Tech Summit event that will be held from November 30 and December 2.

In other words, the launch of the Xiaomi 12 series could likely follow soon after the official announcement of the Snapdragon 898/895 chipset. For those unaware, this SoC will be housed in many next gen flagship models and is said to be manufactured on the 4nm process. While the tipster did reveal the possible launch timeline for the Chinese market, he did not reveal any other finer details regarding the smartphone nor did he provide a specific date.

Meaning, we still have no way of knowing when the device will actually launch; or even if the report is true as the brand has yet to officially reveal the launch date. So stay with us for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

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Every year, towards the end, Qualcomm hosts its annual Tech Summit where the company also unveils its flagship next-generation processor for smartphones. This year, the Qualcomm Tech Summit will be hosted from 30th November to 2nd December.

A banner for the event on the company’s website shows a boat tracking an infinity sign and carries a tagline that reads “More to come, soon!” without revealing any extra information. But, it’s safe to assume that the next-generation Snapdragon series flagship chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 will be officially announced on 30th November.

The upcoming Snapdragon 898 (SM-8450) will be manufactured by South Korean giant Samsung using its 4nm process. It is expected to run on Dual 3400 architecture with Adreno’s 730 graphics processing unit. It will bring the same octa-core chip with a frequency of 1.79GHz and can be overclocked by using higher power wattage.

The chipset is expected to have a prime ARM Cortex-X2 CPU core running at 3.0GHz, three Cortex-A710 based mid-cores clocked at 2.5GHz and four efficient Cortex-A510 derived cores running at 1.79GHz.

It is expected to offer 20 percent performance improvement over its predecessor and come packed with the Snapdragon X65 5G modem which could theoretically offer a maximum downlink speed of 10Gbps.

As for smartphones, Xiaomi is expected to be the first manufacturer to launch a device powered by this Qualcomm Snapdragon 898. The phone, which is likely to be the Xiaomi 12, is expected to get launched by the end of this year.

Apart from Xiaomi, many manufacturers, including Huawei, Lenovo, Motorola, Vivo, OPPO, and Samsung are in the first batch of companies that will launch smartphones powered by the new Snapdragon 898 chipset.

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Qualcomm has sent out invites to the press for its annual tech summit. Unlike previous editions, this year’s own will be a digital event, no thanks to COVID-19. The summit will be a 2-day event scheduled to begin on December 1 and end on December 2.

The event should also see Qualcomm announce new processors, chief of them being the Snapdragon 875 processor that will power next year’s flagship phones. There may also be a new Snapdragon 700 series processor, probably the Snapdragon 775G; and a new processor(s) for Windows 10 on Arm.

The Snapdragon 875 will be a 5nm chipset and will be Qualcomm’s most powerful processor yet. It will feature new cores in a 1+3+4 arrangement, with rumors saying the prime core may be Arm’s Cortex X1. It has also been reported that it will feature the Snapdragon X60 5G modem but we do not know if it will be an integrated modem.

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