Cell digicam sensors appear to be getting greater with each passing yr, and Oppo’s upcoming Discover X6 Professional smartphone appears set to proceed the pattern after which some. 

In line with Twitter leakster Ice Universe (opens in new tab), the Oppo Discover X6 Professional – which is predicted to debut alongside two lower-key variants in early 2023 – will arrive packing a one-inch rear digicam sensor akin to that utilized by the Xiaomi 12S Extremely.

There’s been no additional phrase on how stated sensor is likely to be organized on the cellphone, however present leaks have advised that the Discover X6 Professional will sport the identical three-camera setup (major, ultrawide and telephoto) as its predecessor, the Oppo Discover X5 Professional.

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Put merely, that is nice information for digicam aficionados. The Discover X5 Professional already ranks as one of many world’s greatest handsets for pictures, so slapping a fair greater sensor on its successor may make the Discover X6 Professional top-of-the-line telephones of 2023.

Our primary (and actually, solely) gripe with the Discover X5 Professional stays its poor zoom efficiency – it simply doesn’t examine to the extent supplied by rival telephones such because the Galaxy S22 Extremely, Huawei P50 Professional and Xiaomi Mi 11 Extremely. Nevertheless, rumors of a 50MP telephoto lens on its substitute may guarantee the brand new cellphone is not topic to the identical criticism. 

The usual Oppo Discover X6, in the meantime, appears set to boast the identical 50MP primary and ultrawide cameras as its premium sibling, alongside a barely smaller 32MP telephoto unit.

Although it’s simple to criticize cell producers for rising the dimensions and variety of cameras on their handsets for the sake of, nicely, measurement and numbers, doing so is necessary for manufacturers equivalent to Oppo. 

Whereas customers – within the US, UK and Australia, at the very least – could recurrently go for new Samsung or Apple smartphones owing to their familiarity or the comfort of their respective ecosystems, the Chinese language cellphone manufacturers should essentially go large on cameras, shows and different distinguishing options to make their presence recognized. 

And it isn’t as if the likes of Samsung are standing nonetheless on this regard, both; as an illustration, the Galaxy S23 has been tipped to come back with a 200MP digicam. For Oppo to pull folks away from their present telephones, it’ll clearly want to offer its merchandise some daring design options with a purpose to stand out. 

A one-inch digicam sensor would assist the Discover X6 Professional just do that – and we’re excited (learn: hoping) to see Oppo formally raise the lid on its X6 sequence within the new yr.