Sensor 1 “What is a small digital camera holy cup – are they really good? We will find out because we already have Ultra Xiaomi 12s to be reviewed. Unlike the recent Xperia Pro-i (which re-uses the sensor of the Sony RX100 VII), this phone is the first to use the new Sony IMX989.
Sensors are not everything, however, processing is as important – if not more in this form factor. This is where Leica entered, veteran lens makers from Germany switched teams and lent their experiences throughout the 12S series.
This includes Xiaomi 12s and 12s Pro, which is based on 12 and 12 pro -original pro, although they also increase to the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset for extra better performance and efficiency.But let’s focus on Ultra first. Compared to the 12S Pro, replacing the telephone lens with 5x periscope (120mm, in front of the 48MP sensor), the ultra wide module is also different, although this one has less impact. Another change is battery. New cells have a little more capacity (4,860mAh vs 4,600mAh), but slower to charge-0-100% in 41 minutes during wire (vs 19 minutes) or in 52 minutes wirelessly (vs 42 minutes).
12S Ultra uses the same 6.73 “screen as the 12s Pro-1-120Hz LTPO panel with a resolution of 1,440 x 3,200px. Xiaomi 12s smaller with AMOLED display 6.28 “120Hz. All three support HDR10+ and Dolby Vision.
Xiaomi 12s Ultra will only be launched in China with a CNY price of 6,000. For the sake of comparison, it is at the Baseball Stadium $ 900/€ 880 (Note: Prices in China are lower than global prices). If you can, will you buy it?
The only direct comparison is Sony Xperia Pro-I, which also has a sensor 1 “, but does not use it in full (using only 12MP from the 20MP sensor). It also has a 2x basic telephoto lens (not a continuous zoom module from Xperia 1 IV) and 12MP Ultra wide. It also uses Snapdragon 888 years ago, but it has a 4K 21: 9 OLED screen, which allows it to function as an external monitor for Sony cameras. Remember that this is intended as a professional too, he sells for $ 1,600/€ 1,500.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra cannot compete in the size of the sensor, but the 108MP 1/1.33 “sensor can not be illuminated. This phone also packs two telephoto lenses: 3x and 10x (both with 10MP sensors) and 12MP Ultra wide. This might be Samsung’s best camera, but not everyone wants (fair) for the camera. Some want S Pen Stylus, some software support, some such as one UI/Dex and so on. S22 Ultra worth $ 1,200/€ 1,250.
Vivo X80 Pro has a 50MP 1/1.3 “sensor, 48MP Ultra wide and two telephones: 12MP at 2x and 8MP at 5x. The legendary German lens maker has the name attached to this one too, Zeiss, which contributes to the layer of the lens of the T* and helps the processing of images (which is also handled by the V1+ chip that was ordered first). X80 Pro sells for € 1,100-1,300 depending on your right area.
If you pursue Xiaomi 12s Ultra for the chipset, the Asus Rog Phone 6 and 6 Pro are also powered by the same 8+ Gen 1, like other mobile phones – Red Magic 7s Pro. And two other 12 cellphones from this week of course, which should be available globally.
Xiaomi 12s Pro will be sold for CNY 4,700 ($ 700/€ 700). Global prices still have to be launched but 12 retail pro are worth € 900, so hope that 12s Pro will be at the same baseball stadium (as we said, prices in China are lower than abroad).
Samsung Galaxy S22+ uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 original in several regions and Exynos 2200 in Europe. Does not have an LTPO panel like Xiaomi, while the camera is a mixture main 50MP has a smaller sensor (1/1.56 “vs 1/1.28”), telephoto has a 3x lens but only 10MP sensors (vs. 2x 50MP) and Ultra wide has Basic 12MP Sensor (VS 50MP). Galaxy also does not have a fast charging 120W from 12S Pro, walking with difficulty at 45W. And that doesn’t even have the advantage in capacity. S22+ is valid for $ 1,000/€ 1,050.