It is revealed that Xiaomi and several manufacturers of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 new phones will use 1-inch super outsole IMX989 sensors, and 4-5K phones will also be arranged.
CTOnews.com August 30 news, in early July, Xiaomi 12s series was officially launched, including Xiaomi 12s, Xiaomi 12s Pro and Xiaomi 12s Ultra, all equipped with Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 chip, Leica professional optical lens, Leica native dual picture quality and so on. In terms of images, Xiaomi officials put more emphasis on the joint development of Xiaomi and Leica.
Among them, the Xiaomi 12s Ultra is equipped with Leica professional optical lens in the image, the first Sony IMX989,1 inch sole professional main shot, and supports OIS optical anti-shake. Currently, only Xiaomi phones use Sony IMX989, but not later.
According to Weibo blogger @ Digital chat site, Sony IMX989 itself is not the exclusive sensor, in addition to Xiaomi, there are other Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 models are also arranged. This 1-inch super outsole will also appear on phones with a price range of 4-5K.
CTOnews.com learned that according to Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit schedule, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip is expected to be released in November this year, and use TSMC 4nm process. Mobile phones such as Xiaomi 13 / Pro are expected to be loaded with the flagship chip.
Lei Jun said earlier, "Xiaomi 12s Ultra uses custom Sony IMX989, the complete 1-inch super outsole, and without any cutting, this is the ceiling of the current mobile phone imaging hardware." Lei Jun said that compared with iPhone 13 Pro Max, the photosensitive area increased by 172%, the photosensitive ability increased by 76%, the photo speed increased by 32.5%, and the start-up speed increased by 11%.
Lei Jun said that Sony IMX989 was "jointly developed by Xiaomi Sony". Xiaomi Photoshop Department participated in the definition of IMX989 specifications and part of the design and verification work. Lei Jun also revealed that the development cost of IMX989 is $15 million (about 100 million yuan), with Xiaomi and Sony each sharing half. Xiaomi 12s Ultra is the first video flagship to carry mass production and sell IMX989. After its debut, Xiaomi will be open to domestic counterparts to promote the progress of mobile images.
