The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S is said to be the successor to the Mi MIX 2[1] smartphone that launched last year featuring a bezel-less design. While speculations are rife regarding the launch of Mi MIX 2S[2], it seems that the biggest upgrade that the upcoming Xiaomi[3] handset may bring is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845[4] processor, if a new benchmark listing is any indication.
An early AnTuTu score has hinted at the SoC for Mi MIX 2S. If the Mi MIX 2S is launched at MWC 2018 featuring a Snapdragon 845 processor, it will be the first such handset from Xiaomi. The benchmark listing spotted by My Drivers[5] shows a smartphone named 'Polaris' that scored 270,461, which is believed to be the upcoming Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S.
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The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S has been subjected to several speculations recently. As per an earlier report[6], the upcoming Mi MIX 2S won't just be Xiaomi's first but also the world's first smartphone with the Snapdragon 845 SoC. It will be interesting to see if Xiaomi will race ahead of Samsung, which is also in line to bring the processor on its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones. Sony has also been tipped to introduce the Snapdragon 845 SoC in its Xperia XZ Pro[7] smartphone.
In December last year, Xiaomi and Qualcomm had announced[8] their partnership on the Snapdragon 845 last month, and the first Xiaomi smartphone to feature the new processor was initially expected to be the Mi 7, the new flagship that was earlier expected[9] to launch at MWC, before reports indicated[10] the Mi MIX...