Among the top chipsets nowadays, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Helio X30 are not on a rivalry with each other. On another article, we wrote about some kind of chipset that uses FinFet technology for Apple iPhone series too. It seems manufacturers are focusing more and more on power for their devices. Recently, the big name from China, Xiaomi, has reported that they will be making a new chipset also. The new chipset will be used on their next device, an affordable handset named Xiaomi Redmi 2A.

Xiaomi is going to expand to the chipset market too?

According to the news, this chipset will have the same power as Qualcomm Snapdragon 401. With the name of Leadcore LC1860C, this chipset will cost with a lower price than its Qualcomm counterpart. Thus, the price for the device sporting it will also be lowered. Therefore, we can expect a very nice Xiaomi Redmi 2A price.

It seems Qualcomm will have a new rival apart from Mediatek.

XIaomi stated that Xiaomi Redmi 2A price will be around 499 yuan, which is around PHP 3.7k. Xiaomi will equip this chipset on their affordable series – Redmi. However, since the Chinese manufacturer is still new in this field, their higher end handset such as Xiaomi Mi5 will still be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon.

Xiaomi Mi5 will be sported with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820.

It seems this is the trend for smart phone manufacturers nowadays to produce their own chipset. Samsung, Apple, and Huawei are the leading names, so their rivals will, of course, compete with them in this field too.

Xiaomi Redmi 2A will be the first smart phone to sport a new kind of chipset.

Xiaomi Redmi 2A release date is August 8, which is very near. Xiaomi Redmi 2A price will be cut down to 499 yuan , around PHP 3.6k upon release. It will sport a Leadcore LC1860C quad core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 4.7’’ display, and 2200mAH battery.