OnePlus 12 to feature Sony’s new LYTIA camera sensor

OnePlus’ next flagship smartphone,

OnePlus 12

is confirmed to launch with Qualcomm’s new

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

chipset. Now, the company has confirmed that its upcoming flagship smartphone will feature an upgraded camera.
OnePlus

confirmed that the OnePlus 12 will come with Sony’s

LYTIA

sensor, a pixel-stacked sensor, which promises improved picture quality.
Sony has developed a new stacked CMOS sensor that uses 2-layer transistor pixel technology.

This technology consists of separate layers for the transistor and photodiode layers, which allows for larger photodiodes and better light capture.
The company has collaborated with Sony to incorporate the Sony LYT-T808 LYTIA image sensor, equipped with dual-layer transistor pixel technology, into the

OnePlus Open

foldable phone. As per the leak by Digital Chat Station, the upcoming OnePlus 12 will also feature the same LYT-T808 sensor but with a higher resolution of 50MP as compared to the 48MP in the OnePlus Open.

Oppo

and Vivo, both of which are owned by BBK, have partnered with Sony’s Lytia and are expected to use the same dual-layer stacked sensors in their upcoming Find X6 and

Vivo

X100 smartphones for their primary cameras.
OnePlus 12: What to expect
OnePlus has confirmed that the upcoming smartphone will feature a 2K “X1 (Oriental) Screen” from BOE, with a brightness of up to 2600 nits. Additionally, the smartphone will also be equipped with OPPO’s first-generation self-developed image quality engine Display P1 chip.

The smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. The chipset has the Kryo CPU, with five gold cores and a new 1-5-2 microarchitecture, offers 30% better performance and 20% power efficiency. Adreno GPU provides 25% better performance and power efficiency. The chipset enables Wi-Fi 7 and dual Bluetooth connectivity with FastConnect 7800.
Rumours suggest that the smartphone may come with up to 24GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, and a 5400mAh battery with 100W wired fast charging as well as 50W wireless fast charging.