Xiaomi to launch a 3nm smartphone chip, rivaling Huawei Kirin

Xiaomi has recently confirmed to launch its 3nm smartphone chip called Xuanjie 01 (Xring 01). It is the company’s self-developed chipset built over a second-gen 3 nanometer process technology and will be launching later this week.

Lei Jun, the CEO of Xiaomi, announced to hold a new product launch event on May 22 at 7 pm. The company will launch various dynamic products on the stage, including a 3nm smartphone chip for Xiaomi devices. Lei said:

“There are many blockbuster new products this time: mobile phone SoC chip #Xring01#, Xiaomi 15S Pro, Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra, Xiaomi’s first SUV, etc.”

According to the details, Xiaomi will become the fourth brand in the world, after Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm, to launch a 3nm node smartphone processor.

The flagship chipset features over 19 million transistors and has been in the development phase for four years. This is just the beginning, as the OEM says that it will invest around 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) over the next decade in the high-end chip development sector.

Xiaomi believes that chips will become a fundamental segment for the firm and open more opportunities in the cutting-edge technological race. But this could become a challenge for Huawei and its Kirin chip power in the time ahead.

Due to the US ban, Huawei Kirin chips are surviving on the 7nm node. The company can’t use 5nm or 3nm process technology following the trade restrictions. Even though it is trying to develop better SoCs, reaching 5nm still has a year or two.

On the other hand, Xiaomi seems ready to give Chinese consumers a self-developed 3nm chipset phone, rivaling Huawei in its home ground. Thus, it would be worth seeing whether Xiaomi’s rise in the chipset market will be a stress point for Huawei.

Xiaomi to launch a 3nm smartphone chip, rivaling Huawei Kirin (Image Credits: Weibo)