Xiaomi, one of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers, has unveiled a new technology that will be found in its future folding smartphone to be presented on March 29: a liquid lens.
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Xiaomi announced yesterday the return of its famous series Mi MIX. The next device will be unveiled on March 29, and it will likely be a folding smartphone. However, this will not be the most interesting feature of the smartphone, since the manufacturer has announced that it will be the first smartphone on the market to be equipped with a “Liquid Lens”, a liquid lens.
Such a lens is supposed to mimic the functioning of the human eye and its ability to instantly change focus on objects at different distances. This revolutionary technology has been expected for years now on smartphones, and many thought that Huawei would be the first manufacturer to introduce it on its future P50.
What’s the point of a “liquid” lens?
Liquid Lens technology promises to be revolutionary in the field of smartphone photography. A liquid lens has a space with two unmixed liquids that react to electrical voltage and thus alter their optical properties,without any mechanics. Xiaomi calls this technology “bionic photography.”
Therefore, it is then possible to dynamically adjust the focal length of the same capteur. This will allow him to focus on objects more or less far away. Thanks to this liquid lens, the Mi MIX (Fold?) could be equipped with far fewer photo sensors than a traditional smartphone.
Indeed, since the same sensor can change focal length, it becomes possible touse the same lens as a macro and telephoto. In addition to making the cameras more versatile, a liquid lens also reduces the time it takes to focus, since it makes it almost instantaneous.
Other technical features expected on this Mi MIX include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 processor, 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. As it will be a folding smartphone, it is also expected to carry a large battery. We’ll have to wait another 3 days to find out more about Xiaomi’s high-end smartphone.
Source: BGR
