Emir BardakçıThe latest news for fans of Xiaomi is that new CAD images for the much-hyped Xiaomi 16 have surfaced, giving us our earliest look at what might be one of the most interesting compact flagships being released in 2025. The smartphone reflects Xiaomi’s emphasis on sleek minimalism coupled with leading edge tech, such as the next-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processor. It has now been confirmed in official releases that Xiaomi will, once again, be among the earliest adopters among its competitors for the new Snapdragon chips, with the Snapdragon Summit occurring on the 23rd of September. This indicates the Xiaomi 16 series might appear in the market soon after, something that may make it among the earliest devices with Qualcomm’s new HyperConnect tech and computational power.
Compact design with high-end aesthetics
Based on the CAD render images unveiled by Majinbu Official, the Xiaomi 16 will boast the sleek, refreshing body style and the brand’s typical minimalistic design language. The phone will sport:
- Screen size between 6.32 and 6.36 inches
- lat back panel with classy 2.5D slightly curled frame
- Side volume buttons on the right hand
- Standard USB-C port, speaker, and SIM card slot at the bottom
The small form factor is a conscious design decision from Xiaomi for users who want more convenient one-handed usage without sacrificing on specifications typical in the flagship segment.
Advanced Camera System with Leica Partnership
The renderings indicate that the Xiaomi 16 will carry on the rectangular camera module design which has become typical for new Xiaomi flagships. The camera system looks to consist of:
Triangular placement of three camera sensors
- Telephoto lens for Periscope extending the successful partnership with Leica
- LED flash and another sensor
- Slightly elevated camera module in relation to the body
This setup indicates that Xiaomi is keeping its emphasis on capturing images, with the collaboration with Leica providing the best image quality and color science.
Expected Specifications
Although official confirmation is still awaited, the Xiaomi 16 is tipped to arrive with stunning specifications:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processor with 30% GPU and 25% increase in CPU performance
- 50MP triple-camera setup with Leica image co-branding
- 100W charging support through 6800mAh battery
- Pre-installed HyperOS 3
- IP69 weather-resistant and watertight certification
- Robust premium frame build
Anticipated initial price of about $700 For those who want to remain in touch with new Xiaomi developments, you can download our HyperOSUpdates.com application or our MemeOS Enhancer software from the Play Store. The MemeOS application offers extra features such as getting access to concealed Xiaomi features, updating system apps, and screen update privileges.
They couldn’t go more uggly than this, can’t dey? This is simply uggly, Xiaomi, why copying Apple in every step, Samsung too, it’s getting ridiciolus. iPhone 17 series may be the uggliest series ever with this 2-tone deisgn, and what about you? I’m happy and staying with my 14 Ultra, i will never buy such uggly expensive design. Most of the time i’m using without case and it’s fine. I don’t want to feel that i have Apple’s copycat like the earlier china models copying 3GS and 4, remember those times? It’s happening again, but now those copies are coming from brands. Uggly as f..k.