Igeekphone reported on May 29th that the blogger Digital Chat Station exposed the engineering information of the Xiaomi 16 today. The deco shape remains unchanged, meaning that the back appearance is not much different from that of the Xiaomi 15.
The image specifications remain three 50-megapixel cameras. Among them, the main camera is a brand-new 1/1.3-inch large sensor, but the telephoto lens does not have a periscope and still adopts an upright design, supporting telephoto macro.
As a small-screen device, it is a relatively correct decision not to stack too many components on the camera to occupy space. It is more practical to free up the limited space for the battery.
The blogger said that the battery capacity of the Xiaomi 16 engineering phone has exceeded 6500mAh, but the specific capacity has not been disclosed yet.
For comparison, the current battery capacity of the Xiaomi 15 is 5400mAh, while that of the Xiaomi 15 Pro is 6100mAh.
That is to say, the battery of the Xiaomi 16 will far exceed that of the Xiaomi 15 Pro. This time, the biggest pain point of small-screen phones has truly and completely disappeared.
In terms of performance, Qualcomm has confirmed that the Xiaomi 16 series will be the first to be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, rather than the self-developed Xuanjie chip by Xiaomi.
Judging from the current situation, the main chip of Xiaomi’s flagship models should still be Snapdragon, while the Xuanjie chip will be the exclusive configuration for specific models such as Xiaomi S series phones and Ultra tablets.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2025 will be held from September 23rd to September 25th. At that time, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will make its official debut. It is expected that the first models to be launched could be unveiled as early as September, and the Xiaomi 16 series is very likely to be the first to be launched again.