Expectations are high around the OnePlus 9, and not for nothing. We are talking about the next flagship of the Chinese manufacturer, and one of the most anticipated and advanced mobiles of this year. Of course, this will be launched together with its Pro variant and, according to a recent leak, a mobile that will arrive as OnePlus 9R.
It is said that on March 23 they will be seeing the light, but this has yet to be confirmed or otherwise refuted by the brand. Likewise, we already know some of the main features and technical specifications of the OnePlus 9, which with great probability would be repeated to a greater or lesser extent in the other two devices. One of these talks about the camera sensor of the phone, which will be the Sony IMX789 and comes with amazing capture capabilities.
Sony's IMX789, which will debut in the OnePlus 9, will be one of the best sensors for the high-end
The first promotional video of the Sony IMX789 sensor has come to light, and it is the one we located below. The first smartphone to use it will be, as we said, the OnePlus 9. Below we can see how it is capable of capturing shots in different formats and not distorting the images in wide-angle shots, with only 1% of this front. 10-20% of a typical aspherical lens.
GSMArena He explains it like this: this system uses two cameras placed along the phone with two prisms that redirect the light at 90 °. The image processing system will stitch the image in real time to create an extra wide panorama with a 140 ° field of view.
Because the Sony IMX789 will be based on a 16:11 display format, it will also be able to capture in 4: 3 and 16: 9 formats, the two most used in typical photos. At the same time, the camera will support 12-bit RAW image format and Hasselblad will share its technology for high precision when it comes to color processing. Not only the rear camera of this device will be improved, but also the selfie, with a much higher degree of detail than what we already get in the OnePlus 8 and other premium high-performance mobiles.
On the other hand, the new autofocus system can work up to 10 times faster than a traditional camera; it only needs 1 millisecond for an effective response. In turn, the minimum focus distance has been reduced to 15 cm (about 6 inches). The other thing is that the phone comes with video recording in 4K resolution at 120 fps (frames per second), something also possible thanks to the IMX789 sensor, which comes with said capacity and, among other things, has HDR video processing in real time. true, dual native ISO and full-pixel omnidirectional AF.
Other features mentioned above about the OnePlus 9's camera system include a quad module, which could come with a telephoto lens. A dual LED flash and improved photo and video capabilities have also been mentioned, mostly in low-light conditions.
OnePlus 9 Pro leaked
Regarding other features and technical specifications of the smartphone, it is known that the OnePlus 9 will hit the market with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 processor chipset, an octa-core that has the following core configuration: 1x Cortex-X1 at 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex-A78 at 2.42 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz. Added to this, the configurations of RAM and internal storage space would go from 8+128 GB to 12+256 GB.
The battery of this mobile will be compatible with the firm's 66 W fast charging technology, while its capacity would not be less than 4.500 mAh. The other thing is that there will be a USB Type-C port and support for fast charging technology.
The screen of the device would be of Super AMOLED technology, while the resolution, although it is said that it could be QuadHD +, would remain at FullHD +, leaving 2K for the OnePlus 9 Pro. Here we would also have a panel with a 120 Hz rate of soda.