Xiaomi Willing to Leave Sony for Samsung
Xiaomi, which usually uses camera sensors from Sony on its smartphones, has now switched to using Samsung’s. The camera sensors that will be used by Xiaomi are GW1 with a resolution of 64 megapixels and GW2 with a resolution of 108 megapixels.
This GW1 sensor seems to be used in the Redmi series only, while GW2 is used in Xiaomi phones for which there is no series description. This announcement was made by the president and founder of Xiaomi Lin Bin with Jesuk Lee, VP Head of Sensor Design at Samsung Electronics at the event in Beijing, China.
Most likely the Redmi Note 8 model will reportedly be launched soon. On the one hand, the 108 megapixel camera sounds amazing, but it’s not yet known how the photos will turn out.
As is known, this GW1 sensor has a smart ISO feature that supports Dual Conversion Gain technology. Its use is to adjust the ISO sensitivity based on the intensity of light when taking pictures.
So in a bright place, this feature will automatically lower the ISO number, otherwise the ISO will increase when shooting in dark areas. The goal is to achieve the most optimal signal-to-noise ratio and the photos will look great.
The sensor will also use ISOCELL Plus technology which can create a barrier between each pixel. In order to limit the light interference of each pixel and will have an impact on the level of color reproduction quality.
It turns out that Xiaomi is not the only one who will leave Sony for Samsung. Realme also announced the launch of a new cellphone using the GW1 sensor. Where previously used a 48-megapixel Sony IMX568 sensor on the Realme X.