This new chip took everyone by surprise, but you’ll have to hold your horses on availability
Xiaomi's XRING 01 chip is very impressive, but the first devices will remain a China-only affair.
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- Xiaomi has confirmed to Android Authority that it doesn’t currently have plans to launch devices with XRING chips outside China.
- The company launched the XRING 01 yesterday, which is its first custom smartphone processor in years.
- The confirmation also comes after Xiaomi and Qualcomm announced a long-term deal for flagship phones.
Xiaomi announced the XRING 01 smartphone processor yesterday, which is the company’s first custom smartphone chipset in years. The processor looks like an absolute beast, but there’s bad news if you want to buy a phone with this chip.
Xiaomi confirmed to Android Authority that it “currently” doesn’t have plans to launch devices with XRING chips outside China:
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