Announcement of Xiaomi 12S Ultra – a photographic monster with Leica and 1" sensor

04 July 2022, 16:35

Xiaomi has introduced the second generation of the ultimate Xiaomi 12S Ultra camera phone. Like last year, the smartphone received the most powerful sensors for all shooting scenarios, and the most important enhancement this year was the collaboration with Leica, which brought special filters, color correction, assistance with the eight-element optics of the main lens, as well as small but nice buns like classic sound Leica camera shutter and brand watermark. There are three cameras in total: wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle and telephoto-periscope. The latter two are equipped with Sony IMX586 sensors already familiar from Xiaomi 11 Ultra, but the main camera is something new. Xiaomi introduced a 50-megapixel Sony IMX989 sensor with a size of 1″. Previously, only Sony itself could afford this in its Xperia Pro-I, as well as Sharp in Aquos R6 and R7. It has a monstrous binning of 3.2-micron pixels and aperture f /1.9 The whole camera unit is placed in a round island, which is inscribed in a rectangular area-overlay over a leather heel.Elegance, strength, beauty, emphasizes Xiaomi.

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Also, the unique features of the Xiaomi smartphone include the presence of two Surge chips at once, where one (G1) is responsible for power distribution), and the second (P1) is for power supply with 67-W wired, 50-W wireless and 10-W reverse wireless charging .

	Specifications Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Net	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Firmware	MIUI 13 on Android 12
Screen	6.73″, 20:9, 3200 x 1440 dots, 10bit, 1-120Hz, 480Hz touch 1500nits, 8000000:1, JNCD 0.34, Delta E 0.33, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Micro-Lens, LTPO 2.0 AMOLED E5, Gorilla Glass Victus
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
RAM	8 GB LPDDR5 6400 Mbps	12 GB LPDDR5 6400 Mbps
ROM	256 GB UVS 3.1		512 GB UVS 3.1
SIM and memory card	Two nano SIM cards
Camera	Leica triple camera, AI, HDR, video recording 8K@24fps, 4K@60/30fps, 1080p@60/30fps (with Dolby Vision), 720p@30fps, slo-mo 1080p@480/240/120fps, 720p@3840/ 980/480/240/120fps Primary: 50.3 MP, Sony IMX989, 1″, f/1.9 3.2 μm in 4-in-1 binning (12.5 MP), 8 lenses, 23 mm equivalent focal length Wide-angle: 48MP, 1/2″, 1.6µm in 4-in-1 binning, f/2.2, autofocus (macro), 128-degree field angle, 7 lenses, 13mm Telephoto: 48MP, Sony IMX586, periscope optics, 1/2″, 1.6µm 4-in-1 binning, f/4.1, OIS, 120x digital zoom, 120mm
Selfie	Center hole , 32MP, f/2.4, 1.4µm in 4-in-1 binning, 80.5-degree angle, 5 lenses
Battery	4860 mAh, Surge G1 chip
Charger	USB-C, Surge P1 chip, 67W, wireless 50W, reversible wireless 10W
Wireless interfaces	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4/5/6 GHz Bluetooth 5.2 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
NFC	There is
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint scanner Face recognition
Sound	Stereo, Harman/Kardon, Hi-Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Wireless, Dolby Atmos, LDAC
Waterproof	IP68
Dimensions and weight	163.17 x 74.97 x 9.06 mm 225 g
Price	5999 yuan (49,765 rubles)	6499 yuan (53,910 rubles)	6999 yuan (58 395 rubles)