Xiaomi Mi 16 reportedly gets the first Snapdragon 8 Elite 2: coming in September

The Xiaomi Mi 16 series will be launched in September and will be the first to be equipped with Qualcomm’s new generation processor Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.

The new phone will be equipped with the new Surge OS 3.0 system, which is said to be more agile and the fluency should be improved.

In addition, the screen specifications will change slightly, adopting a new R angle solution and a wide screen ratio, which will look more comfortable overall.

As expected, Xiaomi 16 will adopt 1.5K resolution and Xiaomi 16 Pro will adopt 2K resolution, which is consistent with the previous generation.

It is reported that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is manufactured based on TSMC’s third-generation 3nm process, adopts the second-generation self-developed Oryon CPU architecture, and the GPU independent cache is increased to 16MB. The GeekBench 6 single-core theoretical performance is set at 4000+, and the multi-core score is 11000+.

In comparison, the single-core score of Snapdragon 8 Elite is around 3100, and the multi-core score is around 9800.

In addition, the Xiaomi 16 series has tested batteries with more than 7000mAh, which is very practical for the small-screen Xiaomi 16. The battery life will be greatly improved, making it the smallest flagship with the longest battery life.