April 8th, Newsflash - The highly anticipated Redmi Turbo 3 is slated for release on April 10th at 19:00. The device will feature the latest flagship chipset, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s.
Wang Teng, General Manager of Redmi, remarked, "The Snapdragon 8 series is Qualcomm's most premium processor lineup, representing the pinnacle of Android performance. The genuine 8 series is indeed costly, with an investment of nearly one billion CNY according to the calculation method of our counterparts."
Wang Teng emphasized that the chipset constitutes the most expensive component of the entire device. Looking back at the prices of the Snapdragon 8 series, even last year's 8Gen2 starts at a minimum of 2300 RMB now. Therefore, achieving a price below 2000 RMB for the Turbo 3 is simply not feasible.
Last year, the Redmi Note12 Turbo was equipped with the second generation Snapdragon 7+ chip, starting at 8GB+256GB, with prices beginning at 1999 CNY. This year, the Redmi Turbo 3 starts at the 12GB+256GB version, for context, the Note12 Turbo with 12GB+512GB was launched at a price of 2299 CNY.
Given the backdrop of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s flagship chip and the surge in memory across the industry, it's very possible that the starting price of the Redmi Turbo 3 might indeed surpass 2,000 CNY.
It's worth mentioning that after unveiling the prices at the launch event, Wang Teng might also announce a limited-time offer for the new device, say, "xxx CNY" off. However, whether there will be any discounts or not will only be revealed at the end of the launch event.
As for the performance, which everyone is most concerned about, according to Wang Teng, the Redmi Turbo 3, in media tests, shows performance metrics comparable to the second-generation Snapdragon 8, with even better energy efficiency performance in certain scenarios.
