The Xiaomi 12S Ultra had been announced as the company’s latest flagship grade devices that sit at the top of the 12 series of smartphones. Its large circular camera module is one of the highlighting aspects of its design, but a new teardown has revealed some interesting details regarding the components that are housed underneath the lens. So let’s have a look.

The teardown video was shared on YouTube by known tech channel, JerryRigEverything, who tore apart the flagship smartphone. In the video, the YouTuber states that the large camera module can also be an “aesthetic distraction to conceal what’s underneath.” And after removing the back panel, we have a clear view at the triple camera setup that is housed under the large camera lens.

Here, we can see that the main sensor is not the one in the middle, rather it is housed on the left. Furthermore, Zack Nelson also puts the 1 inch sensor size claim from Xiaomi to the test. He found that the Chinese tech giant was being “extremely generous,” but he also claimed that this is common in the industry. He measured the primary image sensor both diagonally and from the side, with both instance showing that the camera is slightly smaller than a full 1 inch.

To be fair, the sensor is still larger than every other cameras in the smartphone. Furthermore, JerryRigEverything also explains how Xiaomi didn’t falsely advertise its 1 inch size. Apparently, when talking about image sensor sizes, its not the physical size that is measured. Rather, its about the size of the circle that this sensor can fit inside of. This has been a measuring standards since the 80s.

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A teardown video of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has revealed its huge camera module. The video was posted by WekiHome and shows a teardown of the flagship revealing its main camera setup. The 1-inch sensor is quite bigger than most of the sensors around like the ISOCELL 13 GNV.

Wekihome had shown a complete teardown video of Xiaomi’s latest 12S Ultra flagship showing the size of the triple camera setup and other internal components. The compact arrangement consists of the main camera module, a 5x periscope sensor, and the 48MP ultra-wide camera. The motherboard with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip takes up the remaining space. Two PCBs were stacked to create enough room for all the components in the device. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a 4,860mAh battery which is also accommodated.

The arrangement also sees the RAM, storage, and the SD 8+ Gen 1 chip on the same side. A customized vapor chamber, copper sheets, and thermal paste combine to provide optimal heat management for the device. The main camera module of the 12S Ultra is 1.1cm thick revealing a huge camera bump. A complex 8P lens covers the length of the IMX989 sensor. The teardown video of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra shows that Xiaomi was able to manage its space given the huge main camera module.

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