Xiaomi is ready to launch last year’s Xiaomi 15 Ultra’s successor 16 Ultra. Xiaomi Group President Lu Weibing has officially confirmed the upcoming flagship, and a new leak suggests that it can bring important camera upgrade, including DSLR-level optical zoom capabilities. The handset is expected to debut first than its predecessor and may have a triple rear camera setup facility, which is in the headlines by a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto sensor. It is also likely to be operated by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset.
Xiaomi 16 Ultra cameras can provide zoom experiences like DSLR-
Tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo (Through, Claimed that Xiaomi 16 Ultra Will offer the “continuous optical zoom” technique. The handset is asked to adopt the industry’s most advanced continuous zoom solution. It has been extended to use a 200-megapixel large sensor and a multi-layer periscope solution (translated from Chinese).
Xiaomi 16 Ultra is asked to provide a continuous optical zoom by incorporating a common CMOS sensor between two optical zoom segments. This approach can allow Ziaomi to reduce quality loss when zooming. With this technique, users should be able to capture images at the zoom level without a noticeable decline in image quality.
In particular, the digital chat station later edited the original post to remove these details, possibly indicating that the information was shared prematurely. Nevertheless, with no confirmation from the brand, it is intelligent to approach this rumor with a degree of doubt.
Xiaomi Group partner and president Lu Weibing recently teased Xiaomi 16 Ultra on Weibo. It is expected to be launched by the end of this year.
Xiaomi 16 Ultra Specification (rumor)
Xiaomi 16 Ultra was first asked to offer a triple rear camera unit instead of a quad rear camera system like Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The camera setup is rumored to include a 50-megapixel 1-inch main camera, 1/1.28-inch 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with 5X optical zoom, and 1/2-inch 50-megapixel Sony Lyt600 Ultra Wide Sensor. For selfie and videoChat, it is expected to have a 50-megapixel front camera.
According to the previous leaks, Xiaomi 16 can ship with 6.8-inch LTPO display with 16 ultra 2K resolution and up to 120Hz refresh rates. This is called Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 CHAPSET. The battery capacity of the phone can range from 7,000mAh to 7,500mAh. The phone can support 100W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging.
