Rumor: Xiaomi Mi 12 gets Snapdragon 898 and LPDDR5X RAM

Just yesterday he did JEDEC LPDDR5X-RAM introduced a further development of version 5, increasing the maximum data rate from 6400 Mbit/s to 8533 Mbit/s. This is twice as fast as the last generation of LPDDR4X. Today the first rumors emerged that Xiaomi will be one of the first users of the new technology. The all-new LPDDR5X RAM chips, along with Snapdragon 898, can power the Xiaomi Mi 12 series.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro

The Snapdragon 898 should come with support for the X version of the new RAM. Older Qualcomm chipsets, such as the S888 and S865, only work with regular LPDDR5. The chipset will also be the first in the family to be based on the new ARMv9 architecture and use the all-new Cortex-X2, A710 and A510 CPU cores.

The rumor mill has already added several premium features to the upcoming Mi 12 series. From 200 megapixels to a shop with a power of 200 watts, allegedly, with the Mi 12 Ultra, there was a lot there. It remains to be seen how much of this will come true. If Xiaomi maintains the same starting plan as with the Mi 11 series, there will be solid information at the end of December.