However, the same is unlikely to be true of the Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus Satellite Messaging Edition. Announced alongside the regular Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus, the Satellite Messaging Edition differs from its regular sibling in terms of its satellite messaging capabilities. Now, this hardware has been confirmed to be the Beidou Communication Fusion Chip ZW8000s, underlining that the Satellite Messaging Edition is unlikely to receive a global release.
Apparently, the ZW8000s was developed by China Mobile and is the first chip of its kind to ship inside a retail smartphone. The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus Satellite Messaging Edition carries a CNY 100 (~$14) surcharge over its equivalent Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus counterpart. Xiaomi restricts the former’s memory configuration to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage though, which sees it costing CNY 2,399 (~$336). Please see our Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus launch article for more details about the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4-powered smartphone.
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