In January, Xiaomi announced its 12 series flagship smartphone. Since then, Xiaomi has entered into a partnership with Leica and announced the Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone. For Xiaomi On the social media platform Weibo, the 12S Ultra will use Sony’s IMX989 image sensor. Sony has previously used a 1 “-type sensor on its Xperia Pro-I smartphone. However, that smartphone did not use the full 1” -type sensor, but Spoken Its 12S Ultra smartphone wants to use the full sensor area.
Android authority Also Report That Sony and Xiaomi have jointly built the IMX989 image sensor and Xiaomi has taken half the cost of developing the sensor. The total development cost is said to be around $ 15M.
The new Sony IMX989 is much larger than other heavily-used image sensors, including the Xiaomi 12’s IMX766 sensor and the Xiaomi 12 Pro’s debut IMX707. |
In addition to the Xperia Pro-I, other smartphones have in the past included 1 “-type sensors, such as the Sharp Aquos R6 and Leica Leitz Phone 1৷ these two phones offer 20.2MP resolution ৷ there is still no word on the resolution ৷ Sony IMX989 sensor.
However, thanks to the new image sensor Xiaomi promises low light performance, fast focus and improved dynamic range. The company further claims that the new sensor captures 76% more light than the iPhone 13 Pro Max’s 12MP main camera, although the technical details behind that claim remain unknown. As part of the partnership with Leica, the 12S Ultra will include a Summicron lens cover.
Xiaomi will unveil its new flagship smartphone on July 4, so we should know more about the IMX 989 and the rest of the features of the phone next week.
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