Xiaomi next-gen flagship smartphones confirmed to be Snapdragon-powered in long term

Qualcomm renews its partnership with Xiaomi. (Image source: Qualcomm)

The "Xiaomi 16" series is all but confirmed to run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC by Qualcomm itself. The chip designer has announced that the prominent electronics OEM will continue to release premium smartphones and smartwatches with its silicon "for years to come". Xiaomi's next-gen routers, earbuds and even its cars are also likely to have Snapdragon platforms.

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The XRing O1 is Xiaomi's fresh new equivalent of the Apple A18 platform that is now officially slated to debut in the 15S Pro smartphone as well as the Pad 7 Ultra.

Qualcomm has just swooped in to affirm that the same will not be true of the OEM's upcoming next-gen Android flagships.

The company has asserted that the successors to the 15 and 15 Pro will be among the first devices to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processor, with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun chiming in to confirm that his OEM will indeed be extending its 15-year partnership with the chip-maker.

Qualcomm also strongly indicated that the next flagship Xiaomi Watch will reprise Snapdragon W5+ silicon on its launch, while the successors to the Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon S7-series Sound Platform.

It is also now all the more possible that the upcoming Xiaomi YU7 will be a Snapdragon Cockpit Platform-powered electric vehicle, possibly with a Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF chip, just like the SU7.

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