7 the beginning of the month，Xiaomi Mi 12S series officially released，Including Xiaomi 12S、Xiaomi 12S Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra three mobile phones，All series equipped with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip，There are also Leica professional optical lenses、Leica native dual image quality, etc.。in imaging，Xiaomi official emphasized that it was jointly developed by Xiaomi and Leica。
Among them, Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with Leica professional optical lenses in terms of imaging.，First release of Sony IMX989，1 Inch outsole professional main camera，Support OIS optical image stabilization。Currently only Xiaomi phones use Sony IMX989，But it won’t be the case later.。
According to Weibo blogger @digital chat station，Sony IMX989 itself is not an exclusive sensor，Except for millet，And other Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 The model is also arranged。This 1-inch super outsole will also appear on mobile phones in the 4-5K price range。
According to the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit schedule，Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 The chip is expected to be released in November this year，And uses TSMC 4nm process。Expected Xiaomi 13 / Pro and other mobile phones will be equipped with this flagship chip for the first time。
Lei Jun previously stated，“Xiaomi 12S Ultra uses customized Sony IMX989，Complete 1-inch super outsole，And no cutting was done，This is the ceiling of current mobile phone imaging hardware。"Lei Jun said，Compare with iPhone 13 Pro Max，Photosensitive area increased by 172%，Light sensitivity increased by 76%，At the same time, the speed of taking pictures is increased by 32.5%，Startup speed increased by 11%。
Lei Jun said，Sony IMX989 is "co-developed by Xiaomi and Sony"。Xiaomi Camera Department participated in the IMX989 specification definition and part of the design and verification work。Lei Jun also revealed，IMX989 development cost US$15 million，Xiaomi and Sony each bear half。Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the first imaging flagship equipped with mass-produced and released IMX989。After Xiaomi’s launch，Will be open to domestic colleagues for use，Working together to promote the advancement of mobile imaging。