Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, seen here giving a speech for Xiaomi's 10th anniversary in August, confirmed on Tuesday that its next flagship smartphone will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. Photo: Handout/VCG via Getty Images
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, seen here giving a speech for Xiaomi's 10th anniversary in August, confirmed on Tuesday that its next flagship smartphone will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. Photo: Handout/VCG via Getty Images
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Qualcomm’s new flagship 5G chip embraced by major Chinese smartphone makers – except Huawei

  • Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi 11smartphone will be one of the first to use the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, founder Lei Jun said
  • China’s No 1 smartphone vendor Huawei Technologies was not among the Chinese vendors showing support for Qualcomm’s new 5G chip

Che Pan
Che Pan in Beijing

Updated: 9:32pm, 2 Dec, 2020

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Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, seen here giving a speech for Xiaomi's 10th anniversary in August, confirmed on Tuesday that its next flagship smartphone will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. Photo: Handout/VCG via Getty Images
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, seen here giving a speech for Xiaomi's 10th anniversary in August, confirmed on Tuesday that its next flagship smartphone will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. Photo: Handout/VCG via Getty Images
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