Xiaomi to Debut Custom 3nm Chip in 2025: New Qualcomm & MediaTek Rival?

Xiaomi has been rumored to be working on a proprietary chipset that will power its next generation of smartphones. Typically, Qualcomm and MediaTek processors power various devices, but 2025 might be bringing a new competitor in the market.

Xiaomi’s 3nm Custom Chip Arriving in 2025?

As of right now, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 SoCs are 3nm flagship chips that are featured on new and upcoming premium smartphones. Xiaomi is also among the brands that look to these two chipmakers for its devices. But now, future Xiaomi devices will feature the self developed custom chipsets that will be based on the 3nm process.

According to a DigiTimes report (Via WCCFTech), the Chinese tech giant plans to announce its proprietary chipset in 2025. Unfortunately, the exact quarter for the release in 2025 is still unclear. However, it does offer us an expected launch timeline. Considering it’s a 3nm based chip, we can expect it to be a high-end processor that will power a flagship smartphone. With the Xiaomi 15 launching with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, so there’s a chance that this self developed processor may power the Xiaomi 16.

Notably, this news arrives a month after our last report regarding this Xiaomi chipset. The brand had successfully taped out its first 3nm chipset, which is based on TSMC’s advanced process. So Xiaomi is not only becoming more self dependent, but the brand might even become a proxy for Chinese brands that face a trade ban. A great example is Huawei, which was cut off from its primary chip supplier, TSMC. Meaning, other Chinese companies could take advantage of this as well. Keep in mind that this is still just speculation at the moment, so take this news with a pinch of salt for now and stick around for more updates.