Chinese tech giant, Xiaomi, has been doing quite a lot in the smartphone industry. The company has a good working relationship with Samsung, especially in the camera department. Recall that Xiaomi is the first company to use Samsung’s 108MP camera – both companies developed the sensor together. Now, Xiaomi and Samsung are working again on a 150MP camera. According to reports, Xiaomi will also be the first to launch a phone with this sensor in Q4 2020.
For the 108MP sensor, Xiaomi debuted it with the Xiaomi Mi Note 10/CC9 Pro. However, there is no information on the Xiaomi device to use the upcoming 150MP sensor. As per the reports, the 150-megapixel camera sensor from Samsung has completed the R&D phase. It has a footprint of around 1-inch and makes use of the same Nonacell technology that the company used for the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s ISOCELL Bright HM1 sensor. Because of the Nonacell technology, the upcoming sensor could combine nine pixels into one to achieve higher light absorption, and thus, the final shots should technically have a pixel count of around 16MP. Moreover, the tipster IceUniverse Weibo post also suggests that Samsung is working on a 250MP camera sensor. Recently, the company revealed that it is planning to develop a 600-megapixel camera sensor. In addition to Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are also in the queue to use the 150MP camera. However, these companies will launch these devices in Q1 2021 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset.