Xiaomi 15 Extremely: contemporary renders present ‘difficult’ digicam format

Recent renders have emerged displaying Xiaomi‘s subsequent flagship telephone, the 15 Extremely. We often take leaked renders with a pinch of salt, however these have come from a supply that has reliably produced telephone renders which have turned out to precisely depict the ultimate retail product.

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Within the case of the Xiaomi 15 Extremely, the principle speaking level of its rear panel is the format of the massive digicam island. Quite than organize its 4 digicam modules in some form of symmetrical sample, Xiaomi has opted to position three lenses in a single row, and the fourth above, however off-center.

This higher lens is claimed to be the periscope telephoto digicam. Periscope lenses require house throughout the width of the telephone’s chassis to accommodate the periscope part of the lens, as this runs at right-angles to the front-facing lens aspect. It due to this fact is smart that no different modules are positioned straight alongside the periscope lens, however the result’s the entire digicam array appears asymmetrical and visually troubling, particularly as Xiaomi has drawn consideration to it by making the round digicam island so outstanding. It is also value noting that the Xiaomi 14 Extremely additionally has a periscope telephoto module, but Xiaomi managed to combine it in a symmetrical sample alongside the 14 Extremely’s different digicam modules.

At the least the 4.3x periscope digicam is claimed to characteristic a brand new 200MP sensor – a record-breaking pixel rely for a telephoto module – courtesy of Samsung‘s 1/1.4” ISOCELL HP9. Positioned beneath this within the digicam array is rumoured to be a 50MP Sony sensor that varieties the premise of the 15 Extremely’s main, wide-angle digicam, whereas the remaining two modules are claimed to be a 50MP ultrawide and a 50MP 2x telephoto module.