Author: The wait is over, and Xiaomi 12 Ultra is coming, said the CEO of the company. Xiaomi is preparing to launch a handset with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset next July, self-proclaimed CEO Lei Jun announced today. Xiaomi and Qualcomm have been jointly developing this new handset for the past few months. However, the name of the upcoming flagship model has not been revealed in the recently released teaser post.
However, it is expected that the upcoming smartphone will probably be Xiaomi 12 Ultra. Because this device will also come with a similar processor as claimed in the previous few reports. Also, a lot of information about its features has already been leaked online.
Xiaomi 12 Ultra with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset is coming in July
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun shared a post on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo today. Through this post, he has confirmed that the arrival of a new Xiaomi flagship smartphone is going to happen in July. Incidentally, the upcoming flagship phone has been developed in collaboration with US-based semiconductor brand Qualcomm. And this phone is likely to be Xiaomi 12 Ultra (Xiaomi 12 Ultra). It is rumored to come with a price tag of about ৩ 1,350 (about Rs 1,05,000 in Indian prices) next month.
In addition, various reports have claimed that this flagship model of the Xiaomi 12 series will come with a Snapdragon 6 + Gen1 processor. It will have up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of onboard storage. At the same time, the device will be offered with a 6.8-inch Quad HD Plus AMOLED LTPO display with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The upcoming Xiaomi 12 Ultra phone has a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel main sensor and a 20-megapixel selfie camera. For power backup, the smartphone is expected to use a 4,600 mAh battery with support for 8-watt wired and 50-watt wireless charging technology.
Lei Jun added in his post that the Snapdragon 6 + Gen1 chipset, codenamed SM8475, will show a 'big difference in performance and energy consumption. Let me inform you, that there is a competition among the major tech companies for the launch of the first Snapdragon 6+ Gen 1 processor-powered handset in the market. For example, OnePlus is now working on a new smartphone called the OnePlus 10T, which could make its debut in the third quarter of this year with this chipset. Again, another Snapdragon 6 + Zen1 SOC-powered handset called Vivo X80 Pro + 5G is expected to hit the world market in October.
