New Phones With 1-inch Sensor | Honor AON Mode
Xiaomi said at the time of the release of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra that the 1-inch mega bottom sensor Sony IMX989 on the machine is not exclusive and will be adopted by other cell phone manufacturers subsequently. A prediction that will soon come true on Snapdragon 8 Gen2 phones.
According to the report, Sony IMX989 in addition to Xiaomi, there are other Snapdragon 8 Gen2 models have also been arranged. In addition to the price, these new phones with 1-inch sensors will also appear in the 4-5K (RMB) price range products.
Also in the comments section, some users say that there is no combination of this 1-inch bottom plus telephoto lens, to which the blogger replied: of course, and still high pixel periscope.
The periscope telephoto is a very scarce configuration in this year’s cell phone market, 1-inch IMX989, let alone, at present, only Xiaomi 12S Ultra a carry, if these two lenses plus a Snapdragon 8 Gen2 and the price can be suppressed to about 4-5K, then it can be too fragrant.
In terms of manufacturer, Digital Chat Station revealed that, in addition to Honor, the new OPPO product uses a mega bottom sensor of about 1-inch (there is also the possibility of ISOCELL GN2 – 1/1.12 inches). Considering that mega bottom sensors are only used on high-end flagships, this new product should be the OPPO Find X6 series.

Compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max, the Sony IMX989 1-inch super large bottom light sensing area increased by 172%, 76% more light-sensitive capacity, while the photo speed increased by 32.5%, 11% faster start-up speed. What’s more, the OPPO Find X6 series will also be equipped with its chip Mariana MariSilicon X.
In terms of Honor, Honor’s new folding screen phone and Magic UI system’s big version will also be released at the end of this year, and the Magic 5 Series will debut in Q1 2023. According to the report Honor, Magic V2 foldable, and Magic 5 Series are both well equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chip.
Digital Chat Station claimed that Honor in the development of a new machine will have a huge upgrade in the camera system, with the current rare 1-inch large bottom sensor, and with ToF 3D camera. Honor currently testing two true super outsoles – 1/1.1″± and 1″±.
In addition, Digital Chat Station revealed that the Honor super bottom mysteries prototype is testing AON mode (Always-ON Mode), with an independent ISP that can achieve camera extremely low power consumption operation, faster and more responsive face unlock, gesture control monitoring, and cold start camera, etc.
According to the information, AON mode usually refers to the AON coprocessor, with the advantages of a highly integrated coprocessor, simply summarized as the energy-efficient real-time operating system that can run at ultra-low power consumption.
However, the blogger did not reveal which model is from Honor, it is likely that the Honor Magic 5 Series of phones, is the main camera flagship.