Xiaomi may be planning a return to one of its more unconventional design choices. A recent leak from a well-known tipster, Digital Chat Station, hints at a new flagship device that could bring back a full-size rear secondary display.
The blogger didn’t directly name Xiaomi, but the clues were obvious enough. The post mentions a flagship powered by the Qualcomm SM8850 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, along with a design language that features a “horizontal large matrix full-size sub-screen DECO.”
The phone is also said to feature a periscope telephoto camera with a vertical hole-punch layout on the rear. The leaker later clarified in the comments that this isn’t a foldable device, but rather a “wide screen” model.
A new Xiaomi 16 Pro Max?
According to several Chinese media outlets, the device in question is the Xiaomi 16 Pro Max. It apparently will replace the Xiaomi 15 Pro, while the Xiaomi 16 and Xiaomi 16 Pro are said to be compact models in the line.
This is still a rumor. And regardless of the name, the standout feature of the phone will undoubtedly be the return of the rear sub-screen. Back in 2021, the Xiaomi 11 Ultra came with a tiny 1.1-inch AMOLED screen on the back.
The panel offered quick message previews, always-on display functions, and even acted as a selfie monitor. CEO Lei Jun also admitted the challenge to integrate the display wasn’t the cost, but finding space inside the chassis without compromising battery life or component layout.
As for performance, the phone is expected to ship with Qualcomm’s SM8850 chip, manufactured on TSMC’s 3nm process, featuring a self-developed CPU core design.
According to a report, the chip achieves over 4000 points in single-core and over 11000 points in multi-core Geekbench 6 tests. It is backed by a 16MB GMEM and the Adreno 840 GPU for flagship-level graphics. The memory setup will likely include LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, possibly starting from a 12GB + 256GB configuration.
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