Samsung released a 64MP camera sensor recently and it is expected to show up in devices in the second half of the year. A Galaxy A series smartphone is said to be the first phone to come with the sensor. It has also been reported that Redmi is also working on a phone with the same sensor. A recent finding in the MIUI camera app further confirms it.
The discovery was made by XDA-Developer member kackskrz. He found strings that contained “64MP” and “Ultra-Pixel” in the latest MIUI Chinese developer ROM (version 9.6.17). He also found the text “64MP DUAL CAMERA” in one string, confirming the Redmi phone will come with dual rear cameras.
The 64MP sensor is the Samsung 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1. It has a pixel size of 0.8μm and a feature called 4-in-1 Tetracell technology a.k.a pixel binning. What this means is that 64MP shots are actually 16MP; or in the case of a 48MP camera, actually 12MP, With Pixel Binning, low-light images should be better. You should also be able to shoot in 64MP when you switch to the Pro Mode or are in well-illuminated areas.
The unknown Redmi phone is expected to be the first phone in China with a 64M camera. There aren’t any other details regarding the specs of the phone at the moment but more details should surface soon.
