Xiaomi is ready to up its photographic ante. Because of Images of the Future Conference held in Beijing, the manufacturer has said that they are preparing terminals with 64-megapixel cameras. Although the most striking thing is that there will also be phones with sensors up to 108 megapixels, a real madness.
From 48 to 108 megapixels of resolution
Xiaomi has commented, within the framework of the Images of the Future conference, that they are ready to take the next leap in the field of mobile photography. At the end of this 2019 they will use 64-megapixel resolution sensors. Although if that sounds appealing to you, wait; because they have also said that they are preparing to include a sensor up to 108 megapixels.
The Redmi range of phones will be the first that, during the last quarter of 2019, will receive the first phone with a 64-megapixel sensor. An increase in resolution and interesting photographic capabilities. In the first place and as an obvious reason, the highest resolution. Images with a higher level of sharpness and the possibility of making large enlargements.
Then there are other advantages such as the possibility of using the pixel binning technology. This allows pixels to be joined to form another larger pixel. This "sacrifice" resolution, but gives the ability to capture more light, which is then transformed into more information and better photographic results.
Of these sensors of up to 64 megapixels you already we comment here. If they caught your eye, wait. Xiaomi has also said that the next step they are also working on is a phone with a 100-megapixel resolution camera. For this you will use a ISOCELL sensor also from Samsung with resolution of 108 MP which has not yet been submitted.
This sensory monstrosity will not be compatible with any device, you will need a processor capable of handling so much information, storage units that do not pose a problem when transferring the data of each image quickly, etc. For this reason, Qualcomm has been working on solutions to integrate into its processors for some time.
What will be the next Xiaomi phone with a 108 MP resolution camera? Of course it must be a high-end. Some rumors point to a future Xiaomi Mi Mix 4which would make sense. Regarding the advantages, it is complicated. The theory is the same as with the current 48 MP sensor or those 64 MP ones already ready to use, but we will have to see in practice.
Photos with such a level of detail could pose a storage problem for a device like a smartphone. But if Xiaomi is convinced otherwise, that it will bring advantages rather than disadvantages. Although, it is also curious how mid-range phones opt for more resolution and high-end phones for lower resolution and larger pixels.
Finally, we'll see what happens. For now, if you are interested, here are some of the first images made with these sensors. So that you can see the advantages that they bring or not to mobile photography.
If you want to see the images in real resolution, we leave you link here. Each photo weighs 43 MB, so imagine the speeds that the storage units will have to offer, and also their ability to not be saturated at the first change.