Overview

• Xiaomi officially unveiled its XRING 01, a custom 3nm SoC with 19 billion transistors and a 10-core CPU, designed to rival Apple’s A18 Pro and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite.
• The XRING 01 debuts in the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone and Pad 7 Ultra tablet, marking the brand's entry as the second global smartphone maker to mass-produce 3nm chips after Apple.
• Xiaomi and Qualcomm signed a new multi-year agreement ensuring Snapdragon 8-series chips will continue to power Xiaomi’s premium smartphones, including the upcoming Xiaomi 16.
• The companies announced plans to expand collaboration beyond smartphones into automotive systems, AR/VR, smart home devices, wearables, and edge-AI applications.
• Xiaomi claims the XRING 01 matches or surpasses Apple’s A18 Pro in key benchmarks, emphasizing its push for vertical integration and reduced reliance on external suppliers.