Xiaomi 12S Ultra teardown reveals its gigantic camera + video

Two days ago, Xiaomi unveiled the 12S series phones, the most important and powerful member of this family, the 12S Ultra phone with 1 inch giant Sony IMX989 camera Yes, but how big is this camera? The autopsy of Xiaomi 12S Ultra reveals this secret.

Dissection of Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Putting a 1-inch sensor inside a smartphone is not an easy task, but it seems that more mobile phones will soon take this path. Recently, the YouTube channel “WekiHome” Autopsy video has released the latest phone equipped with such a sensor.

We must mention that 1 inch sensors for smartphones are not really 1 inch in diameter and a part of this sensor is used. However, we are still dealing with gigantic sensors, and you can see the size difference between the 1-inch Sony IMX939 sensor and the 1.3-inch Samsung ISOCELL GNV sensor in the image below.

The difference in sizes can be clearly seen in the picture above. Despite this size, Xiaomi has still managed to use a periscope camera with 5x zoom as well as a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera in this flagship. Of course, this device, as you know, from the chip Snapdragon 8 Plus 1st generation And it uses a 4860 mAh battery.

By using two PCBs, Xiaomi has managed to get enough space for all parts, and the chipset, RAM and storage space are placed in the lower part. This smartphone uses a new cooling system with a dedicated steam chamber.

Finally, the size of the main camera module is equal 11.06 mm which determines the cause of the large protrusion of the camera. The design of the camera module is such that it can provide enough vertical space for the Sony IMX989 sensor.

Xiaomi 12S Ultra is likely to be sold only in the Chinese market and has a base price of $899.