Published 14:22 IST, August 7th 2019

Xiaomi will launch a 64MP camera Redmi phone in India by the end of this year

Xiaomi will launch a 64MP camera-toting Redmi phone in India by the end of this year, the company confirmed on Wednesday

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Xiaomi will launch a 64MP camera-toting Redmi phone in India by end of this year, company confirmed on Wednesday. anuncement came on sidelines of Xiaomi ‘revealing’ its 64MP camera techlogy at a keyte event in China, making it “ first smartphone company to exhibit upcoming 64MP imaging techlogy.” Realme is set to reveal its own 64MP camera techlogy at a press event in India tomorrow, that is August 8. 

Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi phone will feature Samsung’s 64MP GW1 sensor. Samsung’s 64MP GW1 sensor works on same principle as its 48MP GM1 and 32MP GD1 sensors – effectively producing sharper, more detailed 16MP photos in low light, and using software interpolation to produce high resolution 64MP photos as and when required. Samsung h previously confirmed that smartphones equipped with its 64MP GW1 sensor will start shipping sometime in second half of this year.  

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Xiaomi showcased some key aspects of Samsung’s 64MP GW1 sensor at its keyte including smart ISO “which intelligently justs ISO sensitivity based on ambient light intensity” and real-time hardware-supported high dynamic range (HDR) for “richer hues” in photos.  GW1 sensor will oretically be able to outputs 64MP photos with a resolution of 9248 x 6936 pixels (and up to 19MB in size) but its real vant will come in form of brighter, more detailed low light photos when shooting at default 16MP.

 

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Considering how Xiaomi is kwn for its aggressive pricing, it won’t be surprising if it makes  64MP smartphone camera a mainstream affair as well. For w, t a lot is kwn about this Redmi phone though.   

Xiaomi has also (previously) confirmed that it will be first OEM to launch a MediaTek Helio G90T-based Redmi phone in India. Although details about this phone are scarce, it is possible that we’re looking at same 64MP camera phone that Xiaomi has also started teasing for Indian market. That  Helio G90T can support 64MP qu camera setups raises prospects that unanunced Xiaomi phone maybe same deal that company has started teasing. 

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14:22 IST, August 7th 2019