Brands are gearing up to launch their next-generation flagships as the launch of Qualcomm’s next chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, nears. Two brands have confirmed that their flagships are coming soon, including Xiaomi and OnePlus, which will likely be called Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus 13, respectively, and the common link between them will probably be the Processor they’ll use, which should be the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Qualcomm is set to host its Snapdragon Summit 2024 on October 21, 2024, which will continue until October 23, 2025, in Maui, Hawaii. The chipmaker is expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at the summit, which is rumoured to be a significant upgrade over last year’s 8 Gen 3. Whenever Qualcomm launches a new flagship SoC, it’s a race between the brands as to which one of them will launch a device equipped with that chipset first.
Xiaomi 15 to Launch in October 2024
This year, it is expected to be Xiaomi has confirmed the arrival of its next flagship, the Xiaomi 15. A post by William Lu, President of Xiaomi group, on Weibo reads, “2024 is the turning point of the chip industry. In the next month or so, everyone will see the turning point appear! Two processor players in the first echelon of the industry have firmly chosen the “dual super core”, and the competition will be announced soon.”
“Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship new platform will be upgraded strongly, and the new desktop microarchitecture will bring “three super features”: ultra-high frequency, ultra-high performance and ultra-low power consumption. Regardless of each point, it is a subversive upgrade to the past,” he added. Lu refers to the Xiaomi 15 here, which will have the 8 Gen 4 under the hood. Xiaomi 15 will be the first smartphone to feature the chip, similar to how Xiaomi 14 was also the first smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC last year.
OnePlus 13 to Launch in October 2024
Separately, OnePlus China President Louis Lee also posted on Weibo stating, “This morning, my R&D partner showed me the exclusive performance technology that will be used in the new OnePlus flagship, and the effect was amazing! OnePlus has been working hard on the performance track, bringing the industry’s first 120-frame “Genshin Impact” experience, which has not been surpassed so far.”
“The latest generation of flagship chips that will be equipped on the new OnePlus flagship product to be released next month is designed by a star team that once designed epoch-making PC chips. For the first time, it adopts a fully self-developed dual-core architecture to achieve a comprehensive leap and leadership in mobile platform performance, and achieve an epoch-making performance experience,” he added. Again, OnePlus is also hinting towards the launch of its next flagship, likely called OnePlus 13.
Both Xiaomi 15, OnePlus 13 are confirmed to launch next month in China, shortly after Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which means the launches could take place towards the end of October.