After Vivo, Xiaomi reportedly using Samsung Exynos SoCs for its upcoming phones

Later last year, Vivo became the first smartphone maker by launching its smartphone using Samsung Exynos 1080 chipset. Now, it looks like another Chinese OEM is preparing to join the party soon with its upcoming smartphones fueled by the same chipset.

Our folks over at TheMyMe reported that Xiaomi is in talks with Samsung to use the Exynos processor in its upcoming smartphones. Moreover, the report suggests that the device will be launched as a Redmi phone, courtesy of xiomiui Twitter post.

If we go with the data shared by xiomiui, the Exynos 1080 powered Xiaomi smartphone has a codename – ‘orion’. At the same time, the 2nd device has a codename ‘lepsus’ that could be equipped with the 5nm-based Exynos 1080 chip, Samsung ISOCELL GN2 50MP main camera, and more.

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For those unaware, the South Korean tech giant has officially introduced its first 5nm process-based Exynos 1080 processor at a technology event in China. The aim of this chipset is to power mid-range devices by bringing flagship-grade functionalities.

At the event, Samsung said that the Exynos 1080 processor is based on tri-cluster architecture, while its CPU includes four Arm Cortex-A78 cores and four Cortex-A55 cores for efficiency and multitasking. Moreover, its Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A77 perform 20% higher than A77 at the same power consumption.

As of now, we suggest you take this information as a pinch of salt. If Xiaomi uses Samsung-made processors for its smartphones then it will be quite beneficial for the Korean tech giant that will surely rise its presence in the Chinese market.