It is official. In a publication in his official Weibo account, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, has confirmed that the company has developed and designed its own soc (System-on-Chip), and that will be called Xring 01; In this way, you can start a new era for the company and for the smartphones sector in general.
In reality, the usual reader will know that this is not the first Xiaomi processor; In 2017, the Chinese company presented S1, but ended up being a very short duration and little ambitious project. At that time, Xiaomi had few reasons to go further, and was happy to continue depending on Qualcomm and MediaTek for their smartphones. But the situation has changed radically in recent years.
To external circumstances, such as the commercial war between the United States and China, we must add other factors; such as Xiaomi should be more independent of other manufacturers, to offer a different product with respect to other Android -based alternatives. It is a path that Apple has already followed with great success, so it is not surprising that Xiaomi also wants to travel it.
The official Xring 01 announcement arrives with few details; Lei Jun states that The new chip will be released this Mayso it is very likely that the first device that uses it will be released next June or possibly in July. Therefore, the technical characteristics of the processor are not yet official, and it is not clear what its initial objectives are; But no one doubts that, despite that, it is one of the most important ads of the year for the company.
Xring 01 has been designed and developed by Xiaomi itselfwhich has not collaborated with a manufacturer already established in the sector to facilitate the task. That is already the difference of Google, which for its first Tensor G processors decided to depend on Samsung and use designs and technologies from exynos processors.
Xiaomi’s project is more similar to Apple’s, and that has the great advantage of being able to design Specifically adapted chips for Xiaomi priorities; For example, the new chip will be specially prepared for Hyperos, the company’s system. In addition, Chips’s own development will allow Xiaomi to have great independence; If Xring 01 is good or bad, it will depend exclusively on Xiaomi and not on another company.
The official announcement has done little to calm the emotion in social networks, rather on the contrary; In fact, the lack of information from the official publication seems to have motivated the publication of more leaks. According to one of the Weibo sources, the first Smartphone based on Xring 01 will have a 6.73 -inch screen, it will have a triple 50 MPX cameras configuration and a 6,100 mAh battery. Therefore, everything indicates that this device will be directed to the high range or the mid -rangemaybe competing directly against Pixel 9.
Another filtration indicates that the first mobile based on Xring 01 will be China exclusive for the momentwhich makes sense because it has already happened with the arise S1 eight years ago, and because it allows Xiaomi to better control the launch and receive comments from users that allow them to refine the concept for a second generation. In addition, in this way it is unlikely that this launch will call the attention of the US government and avoid possible sanctions.
