Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro expected to get Snapdragon 8s Elite SoC, 1.5K resolution display, and more

Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro was launched in China in May this year with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. Now, early details about Xiaomi’s next mid-range smartphone – the Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro – have started appearing online. The upcoming handset could be the first handset to run on the Snapdragon 8s Elite chipset. Xiaomi launches Civi 4 Pro as the first phone with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. The Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro is said to feature a 1.5K resolution display and dual rear cameras.

Tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) on Weibo has posted details about an alleged Snapdragon 8s Elite-powered smartphone on Weibo. The tipster hasn’t explicitly mentioned the name of the device, but comments indicate that the product in question will likely be the Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro. It is said to have a relatively small quad-curved screen with 1.5K resolution. Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro has a 6.55 inch screen and the screen size of the upcoming phone may be less than this.

The display of the alleged Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro may feature a centrally placed hole punch cutout that will house two front-facing cameras. It may have a circular camera module with a telephoto sensor. The camera is likely to be co-engineered by Xiaomi and Leica. The handset is said to have a fiberglass coating and a battery capacity of over 5,000mAh.

Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro Specifications

Xiaomi announced the Civi 4 Pro in China in May this year, which was the first phone with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. It starts at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 34,600) for the base 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration.

Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro features a 6.55-inch 1.5K (2,750 x 1,236 pixels) OLED display. It has up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 onboard storage. The handset sports a Leica-backed triple rear camera consisting of two 50-megapixel sensors and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor. There are two 32-megapixel sensors on the front of the phone. It is powered by a 4,700mAh battery that supports 67W wired fast charging.