Xiaomi 12 will be world's first to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

HAWAII, USA (Pocket-lint) - At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021, pursuing the announcement of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, it was confirmed that the adjacent Xiaomi flagship volition utilise the platform.

This came consecutive from the rima of Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun, who confirmed the Xiaomi 12 scope would beryllium the "world's first" to diagnostic this flagship 5G chipset.

Furthermore the Xiaomi 12 volition beryllium "coming soon", Jun said, though nary circumstantial day has been acceptable - it's rumoured to beryllium successful December, earlier 2021 closes out.

This is nary existent surprise: backmost successful the mediate of November we reported connected a Xiaomi 12 leak, which backmost past was expected to diagnostic the Snapdragon 898 - of people the naming normal has changed for this generation, with the caller Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 name.

The Xiaomi 12 won't beryllium the lone handset to diagnostic the platform, though, with Motorola besides representing the signifier astatine Tech Summit, confirming that a "future flagship" Edge merchandise for China motorboat volition besides diagnostic the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 - our wealth is connected the replacement for the Edge S.

If you privation to larn much astir what Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has to connection past work our breakdown feature, nexus below, to stitchery a fuller knowing of its display, camera, gaming and different potential.

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 detailed: Everything you request to know

Writing by Mike Lowe. Originally published connected 1 December 2021.