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TL; DR
- A prominent leaker suggests that the upcoming Xiaomi 12 series could have a triple 50 MP setup.
- That would mean a 50MP main, 50MP ultra wide and 50MP telephoto lens.
- Assuming this happens, it would mean that Xiaomi is not going for the rumored 200MP lens from Samsung. Unless, of course, it only reserves that for the 12 Ultra.
Earlier this month, Xiaomi announced that it was abolishing its “Mi” branding. This means that future Xiaomi phones will end up with just one number after the Xiaomi name. We anticipate that the brand’s next flagship phones will be within the Xiaomi 12 series.
With that in mind, we’ve got a new leak from the prominent Chinese source Digital Chat Station (via GSM arena). DCS says Xiaomi’s new flagships could land with a triple 50MP rear camera setup. That means three 50MP lenses: a main lens, an ultra wide angle lens and a telephoto lens.
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This would be a pretty dramatic departure considering that the high-end phones in the Xiaomi Mi 11 family have a 108 MP main sensor. The tradeoff, however, would be that all three lenses would produce similar results, which would fix the problem of, for example, ultra-wide angle shots not looking as good as those taken from the main sensor.
We originally assumed that the rumored 200MP sensor from Samsung would power the premium smartphones from Xiaomi 12. However, DCS suggests that it does not. However, it is possible that the expected Xiaomi 12 Ultra will have this sensor, which will give it a 200 MP main image, a 50 MP ultra wide angle and a 50 MP telephoto lens. But that’s just speculation.
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