OnePlus is stepping up the ultra-wide game with a 50MP camera
- OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 9 series has a 50 megapixel ultra-wide camera.
- It looks like the camera is also using freeform lens technology to enable distortion-free ultra-wide-angle shots.
The OnePlus 9 series is slated to be unveiled on March 23, and the Chinese manufacturer has started to reveal more details about the phones. Now OnePlus has announced that at least one of the phones (presumably the Pro) will come with a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera.
Pete Lau confirmed on Twitter that the OnePlus 9 series will be equipped with a 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide camera. He added in a Follow up tweet that this ultra-wide camera also delivers distortion-free images Chances are that’s because of the freeform lens technology, which the company confirmed earlier this week.
Lau posted two ultra-wide images, one showing a conventional ultra-wide snapshot and the other showing a snapshot of the OnePlus 9-series ultra-wide shooter (R). Check them out below.
This wouldn’t be the first phone to come with the IMX766 camera sensor as the Oppo Reno 5 Pro Plus (available in China) uses this sensor as its main camera. Even so, the sensor is 1 / 1.56 inches in size and is said to have a micrometer pixel, which makes it less impressive on paper than Samsung’s Isocell GN2 50MP sensor. However, it should still be an upgrade over the 48MP IMX586 used for the ultra-wide camera on the OnePlus 8 Pro, which has a sensor size of 1/2-inch and 0.8 micron pixels.
OnePlus also confirmed earlier this week that it will be offering a Sony IMX789 sensor for its main camera and said it will be the largest sensor in a OnePlus phone. However, the company has not released a solution for this sensor.
In either case, one or even both of these sensors could also appear on the Oppo Find X3 Pro. This is because the OnePlus 8 Pro and Oppo Find X2 Pro shipped nearly identical main and ultra-wide cameras last year.
Read more: The Complete Guide to Ultra-Wide Camera Phones
