In February 2017, Xiaomi had debuted the Mi 5C smartphone. What’s special about this smartphone is that it is powered by Xiaomi’s in-house chipset called Surge S1. The rumors that had surfaced in the latter half of 2017 had claimed that the company is working on the Surge S2, the second-generation edition of its chipset. Fresh leaks suggest that the Chinese manufacturer will launch the alleged Surge S2 chipset at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in the next month.

After the launch of the Surge S1 chipset, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun had claimed that the company will continue to develop more chipsets in future. It is now speculated that the Surge S2 will be a powerful chipset unlike the Surge S1 that had powered the mid-range Xiaomi Mi 5C. Rumors have it that the Surge S2 that is based on TSMC’s 16nm manufacturing processor features an octa-core processor. It reportedly features four cores of Cortex A73 that clocks at 2.2 GHz and four cores of Cortex A53 that processes at 1.8 GHz.

The other rumored features of the Surge S2 include Mali G71 MP8 graphics, UFS 2.1 storage and LPDDR4 RAM. Also, it does not carry support for CDMA network. These specifications suggest that the performance of the Surge S2 will be on par with Kirin 960 chipset by Huawei.

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Previous rumors have claimed that the Surge S2 will be powering the Xiaomi Mi 6C smartphone. However, recent leaks suggest that the first phone to feature the Surge S2 could be the Xiaomi Mi 6X. It is speculated that this smartphone will be sold globally as Xiaomi Mi A2. Leaked information have suggested that the Mi 6X will be sporting a full screen design and it will be featuring a dual camera setup on its rear.

Will Xiaomi unveil the Surge S2 chipset at MWC 2018? Will it be seen first on Mi 6X? Let us know your views by posting your comments below.

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Xiaomi is speculated to debut the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones in this week. Also, the company may unveil the Redmi Note 5 smartphone in the next month. Apart from these phones, it is also rumored to be working on a full screen edition of the Xiaomi Mi 6 flagship phone.

Earlier in this year, Xiaomi had launched Mi 5C smartphone. It is the first smartphone from the company to be driven by its in-house chipset called Surge S1. Recent reports have revealed that the Chinese firm is allegedly working Xiaomi Mi 6C that will be featuring the all new Surge S2 chipset.

Previous reports have revealed that the mass production of Surge S2 began in Q3 this year. The rumor mill has revealed contradictory information on the configuration of the Surge S2 chip. Some rumors claim that it will be a 10nm chipset like the Snapdragon 835 which sounds too good to be true.

Other reports claim that it may be mid-range chipset like the Snapdragon 652 since it is speculated to be built with 16nm manufacturing processor. It is rumored to feature four cores of Cortex A73 clocking at 2.2 GHz and four cores of Cortex A53 working at 1.8 GHz.

Fresh information suggests that this phone would be debuting with a full screen design. It is expected to arrive with 5.65-inch display that will be delivering an aspect ratio of 18:9. The smartphone may either launch as Mi 6C or Mi 6X.

The rest of the specs of the alleged Mi 6C phone is expected to be same as Mi 6. Hence, the upcoming full screen version of the Mi 6 is speculated to arrive with a pair of 12-megapixel camera sensors on its back panel.

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Since the rumored Mi 6C is going to arrive with a full screen design, it will be coming with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Like the Mi 6 smartphone, the Mi 6C is also rumored to arrive with glass chassis. The Mi 6C may arrive with a pricing of 2,699 Yuan (~$406).

What do you think about the Surge S2 driven Xiaomi Mi 6C? Will the company debut it this year? Share us your thoughts by adding your comments below.

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Xiaomi is allegedly working on a stripped down version of its Mi 6 smartphone. An upcoming smartphone from the company has been leaked, which is believed to be the Xiaomi Mi 6C.

The leaked photo reveals that the phone will feature a dual camera setup at the back, placed horizontally at the top left corner. The front side of the phone shows that Xiaomi has opted to offer fullscreen design, with minimal bezels.

There is also a home button on the front, which will also act as a fingerprint sensor. Earlier leak related to the smartphone had revealed that it will feature a double-sided 2.5D curved glass. It is expected to come with 5.15-inch Full HD display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.

For the dual camera setup at the back, it is speculated to have a 12-megapixel primary camera with Sony IMX386 CMOS sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary depth of field sensor. The smartphone will come in two variants — 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage.

The latest leak also reveals that the phone will be powered by Xiaomi‘s own Surge S2 octa-core processor. Notably, the Surge S2 is the successor of the Surge S1 — launched along with Mi 5C.

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Xiaomi’s Surge S2 chipset is produced using the 16nm process node and is configured as octa-core with four Cortex-A73 clocked at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz.

The leak also suggests that the Xiaomi Mi 6C will be priced at 1,699 Yuan for the base model. Currently, there is no information available regarding the phone’s launch or availability.

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Recently, there were reports that Xiaomi was going to release the second generation of its in-house Surge S2 chip, with its mass production said to commence in Q3 2017 and would power the Mi 6C and Mi 6S. There is now a fresh rumour that Xiaomi Mi 6C making the rounds that the Xiaomi Mi 6C would be released in the fourth quarter of the year.

The Xiaomi Mi 6C is said to feature a design which includes a double-sided 2.5D curved glass design which gives it a similar look to the Mi 6’s four curved edge design. The screen ratio of the device is said to be higher than that of the Mi 6 but the shape is said to look like the Mi 5. In addition, the Xiaomi Mi 6C is also revealed as coming with a dual camera setup at the rear with the configuration given as a 12MP Sony IMX386 main CMOS sensor and a 5MP depth of field secondary shooter.

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As stated earlier, the Mi 6C is expected to be powered by the Surge S2 chip which could also end up being called Surge X1 chip. The processor is produced using the 16nmTSMC process and is configured as four Cortex-A73 and four Cortex-A53 cores in an octa-core arrangement. The large cores are capable of running at a clock frequency of 2.2GHz while the small cores have a maximum clock frequency of 1.8GHz. In addition, the chip includes a Mali G71MP8 GPU and supports UFS 2.1 flash memory and LPDDR4 RAM with the performance said to be in the same league with the Kirin 960 chip. Other features said to be on the Mi 6C include a 4GB RAM +64 GB storage version and another with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and the price is tipped to be in the region of 1999 yuan and 2499 yuan respectively.

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