Xiaomi vs Snapdragon

Xiaomi has officially entered the flagship silicon arena with its Xring O1 processor, unveiled today alongside the 15S Pro smartphone, Pad 7 Ultra tablet, and Watch S4 eSIM smartwatch. Built on a second-generation 3 nm process, the 10-core Xring O1 features two 3.9 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 prime cores, four 3.4 GHz performance cores, and a 16-core Immortalis-G925 GPU—boasting an AnTuTu score north of three million and efficiency that rivals Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite and Apple’s A18 series. The new Xiaomi 15S Pro swaps its predecessor’s Snapdragon for the Xring O1, pairing it with a 6.73-inch QHD+ LTPO AMOLED display that hits 120 Hz refresh rates and peaks at 3,200 nits brightness. Next up is the Pad 7 Ultra, Xiaomi’s flagship tablet with a massive 14-inch 3.2 K OLED screen, 120 Hz refresh rate, and up to 1,600 nits peak brightness. Rounding out the lineup is the Watch S4 eSIM 15th Anniversary Edition, powered by Xiaomi’s first wearable chipset, the Xring T1. This trio of products marks Xiaomi’s most ambitious push yet toward vertical integration. While the company has signed a multi-year deal to continue offering Snapdragon 8-series chips in some models, the Xring launches signal a long-term strategy to reduce reliance on external suppliers—much like Apple’s decade-long path with its A-series silicon. Read more in our articles including "Xiaomi’s Xring O1 Chip Challenges Snapdragon 8 Elite and A18 Series" and "Xiaomi launched the Pad 8 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Elite and up to 16GB RAM".