Xiaomi’s 64MP Redmi camera phone coming to India first

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Wednesday showed off the company’s first-ever 64MP camera phone in Beijing.

The company has confirmed that the photography-centric phone will come with Samsung’s GW1 64MP sensor. It will be used in the Redmi mobile series, which is slated to be released in the fourth quarter.

The GW1 sensor is said to use ISOCELL Plus technology to create a pixel-to-pixel barrier to reduce light interference between pixels and consequently improve color reproduction.
The GW1 also features smart ISO supported by Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) technology, which intuitively adjusts the ISO sensitivity based on ambient light intensity. It uses low ISO in high-brightness environments, and high ISO in the dark-light environments to achieve the best signal-to-noise ratio for the entire scene, the company claims.