Xiaomi 12S Ultra to come with 1-inch Sony IMX989 camera sensor: Details

If you thought the Mi 11 Ultra was a crazy specced camera phone, wait till you hear what Xiaomi has in store for its successor, aka the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. Hours after confirming the launch date, which is July 4, Xiaomi has revealed the name and some technical bits about the 12S Ultra’s primary camera sensor.

For starters, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra will come with a yet-to-be-announced Sony IMX989 camera sensor. Though there is no word on this sensor in the public domain from Sony itself, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun has teased that the Sony IMX989 is a 1-inch sensor with a 172 percent larger photosensitive area and up to 76 percent better photosensitive capacity than the sensor seen inside the iPhone 13 Pro Max.