Xiaomi 14 Ultra is here: brighter 1-inch main camera, 5,300mAh battery

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is official, starting its journey in China before taking the global stage on February 25 in Barcelona. It may look unchanged from its predecessor, but the Xiaomi 14 Ultra has refined the design. It’s now 3 grams lighter than, thanks to the inclusion of titanium in the frame. Xiaomi says it’s […]

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Oppo Find X7 Ultra is the first dual-periscope flagship, comes with second gen Sony 1-inch sensor

Oppo announced today its latest flagship – Find X7 Ultra. The phone brings a few firsts in the smartphone industry, including the world’s first dual-periscope telephoto cameras and the first device with a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor. The camera tuning was once again done in partnership with Swedish company Hasselblad. The quad-cam setup of the […]

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Oppo confirms the 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor for a Find X7

Oppo officially mentioned the Find X7 lineup for the first time. The first teaser revealed the series will debut with LYT-900, which is a new 1”-type sensor by Sony. We expect the platform to be in the Find X7 Ultra smartphone, as the latest reports suggested there is no Pro version incoming. The Sony LYT-900 […]

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Galaxy S25, S25+ may have better cameras, Samsung working on 1-inch camera sensor

Samsung upgraded from 12MP primary cameras to 50MP cameras with the Galaxy S22. The Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S24 use the same 50MP primary camera introduced with the Galaxy S22. However, we might see a change next year, with the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ upgrading to a newer camera sensor. Galaxy S25 […]

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Honor Magic6 to debut 1-inch type OV50K camera sensor

The Honor Magic6 series is coming sometime next year (though it could be earlier) and we know the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be front and center. Today we can add a very important detail to the puzzle – the main camera sensor. According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the imager in question will […]

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Samsung is working on two 1-inch camera sensors, but there’s a catch!

While Sony has been focusing on bigger smartphone camera sensors, going as high as 1-inch, Samsung is focusing on higher resolution sensors. While Sony has launched only 50MP camera sensors, the South Korean firm has already launched 200MP sensors, but it could soon launch not one but two 1-inch ISOCELL camera sensors. ISOCELL HW1 and […]

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nubia’s first 1-inch 35mm camera-equipped phone pictured

ZTE is unique because of its use of 35mm lens on the main cameras of some of its flagships, like the nubia Z50S Pro and the Axon 40 Ultra before it. And it seems ready to take the next step by delivering a 35mm camera with 1-inch type sensor. Digital Chat Station shared the image […]

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Samsung reportedly working on 1-inch 50MP, 200, 320 and 440MP sensors

According to tech leakster Revegnus on X, Samsung is working on four new high-end sensors – 50MP GN6, 200MP HP7, an unknown 320MP sensor and а 440MP HU1 one as well. However, the report claims that hardly any of these sensors will end up in a Galaxy S smartphone and are designated for other manufacturers […]

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Samsung rumored to be working on 1-inch and 440MP camera sensors

Samsung is among the world’s top two mobile camera sensor brands, and it has made some impressive camera sensors over the past few years. After launching its first 200MP camera sensor last year, the company is looking to expand its horizon by launching a whopping 440MP camera sensor, among others. ISOCELL GN6 could be Samsung’s […]

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200MP vs 1-inch – testing the best Android phones for photography

Introduction Here at GSMArena, we’re shutterbugs above anything else. Camera upgrades are probably the single biggest reason we get excited about new flagship phone releases, and when it comes to those, we’ve definitely been spoiled in the last couple of years. We’ve seen so many great phones come around, with each outdoing the next in […]

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Three Oppo Find X6 models leak, including Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 1-inch sensor

Some details on Oppo’s next flagship series, Find X6, started to leak late last year, but then things got quiet for a while as focus shifted to the Find N2 foldables. Now the X6 series is the center of attention again and it will allegedly go official next month. Preliminary specifications have surfaced for three […]

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Xiaomi 13 Pro camera detailed with a 1-inch main sensor, floating telephoto lens

The Xiaomi 13 series is arriving tomorrow, and today the company revealed some key features of the camera on the Pro member. According to the released teasers, the main shooter will have a 50″ 1” Sony IMX989 sensor, while the telephoto camera will have 75mm equivalent, which is 3x magnification. Xiaomi revealed how the new […]

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Oppo Find X6’s 1-inch type IMX989 sensor will have 4K HDR night video

Digital Chat Station is at it again on Weibo with fresh details about the Oppo Find X6 series. Per his information, the MariSilicon X image processing chip on the Oppo Find X6 series will support 4K HDR night scene video shooting when paired with the 1-inch type IMX989 main camera. The capture will happen on-chip […]

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Google’s Pixel ‘Ultra’ phone to go against Galaxy S23 Ultra with 1-inch camera sensor

The Galaxy S23 Ultra has quickly become the talk of the town as all the major smartphone releases for this year are done. Intel about specifications and the design of the upcoming flagship Galaxy phone is pouring in from all directions. It is pretty evident from all the tips and rumors that Samsung will use the 200MP camera for […]

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HyperX’s new ProCast XLR Microphone is so good it has a massive 1-inch gold condenser

What you need to know HyperX, now owned by HP, has announced its new ProCast XLR Microphone The mic features an XLR connection, a cardioid polar pattern input, and a gold-sputtered large diaphragm condenser capsule. The HyperX ProCast large diaphragm condenser mic will be available in the U.S. through Amazon, Best Buy, and the online […]

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Insta360 One RS 1-inch Leica Edition review: Is an action cam the best webcam?

Can an action camera outperform a dedicated webcam in image quality for video calls? Not specifically built for the job, Insta360’s latest One RS 1-inch Leica Edition comes with plenty of hardware features that, on paper, should make even the best webcams tremble in their tracks, including a large lens that’s been co-engineered with Leica, […]

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Week 27 in review: The 1-inch Xiaomi 12S Ultra is here, ROG Phone 6 Pro is official

Another week down, and as big ones go, this was it. Right on cue, Xiaomi unveiled the 12S series with the Xiaomi 12S, 12S Pro, and the highly-anticipated 12S Ultra. We’ll start with the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, as it’s been one of the most read-about devices on our website. It finally broke the 1-inch type […]

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Xiaomi 12S Ultra brings 1-inch sensor, Leica optics and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Xiaomi’s new flagship Ultra is finally here. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra brings a hugely improved camera with the help of Leica and the latest Snapdragon powerhouse. Xiaomi 12S Ultra The auxilary camera parameters are similar to the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra with a pair of half-inch sensors for the focusing ultrawide and periscope zoom cameras. […]

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Week 26 in review: Xiaomi 12S Ultra is bringing a 1-inch sensor on July 4

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is finally coming. It will be called the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and may not leave China, but it’s so exciting we can’t wait to see it. In fact Xiaomi will unveil multiple 12S series phones on Monday and the Ultra will premiere a 1-inch type Sony IMX989 image sensor. The Nothing […]

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Xiaomi 12S Ultra will have 1-inch Sony IMX989 camera sensor

Xiaomi will introduce the 12S series on July 4, and today it confirmed the trio of phones that will appear. We expect a small vanilla Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro flagship and a Xiaomi 12S Ultra camera beast. The company revealed the latter will have a completely new 1” camera sensor by Sony, called IMX989. […]

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