Xiaomi 14 Pro – Titanium Edition
- The Xiaomi 14 series ships with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, which drops support for 32-bit apps.
- However, Xiaomi has added a translation layer on the phone that retains 32-bit-app compatibility.
- This means that users can continue to use their old apps without any issues.
The Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro are the first flagships launched with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. This catapults the devices as one of the best Android phones, subject to them launching internationally in the coming weeks. However, with the new SoC, there are a few changes under the hood that could break your old apps. But it seems like Xiaomi has a trick up its sleeve, letting its phones run your old apps without any issues.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is the first 64-bit-only SoC from Qualcomm. There are no CPU cores on this SoC that will support older 32-bit ARM apps. As a result, older apps that have not been updated to run on 64-bit cores will not run on phones with this SoC.