Huawei Mate 80 RS tipped to launch with new main rear camera from Smartsens
Some of the latest and most cryptic tips from the typically accurate leaker Digital Chat Station might pertain to the launch of a Mate 80 series with a new Ultimate Design (or RS) flagship and new camera hardware.
The latter apparently goes by the name "590", also possibly previously referenced as the SC590XS, a 50MP 1/1.28-inch counterpart to the 1-inch sensor found in the new Pura 80 Ultra.
It might not have the hottest and most expansive footprint out there, but will apparently still be built on a relatively advanced 22 nanometer (nm) process and have pixels of a respectable 1.2 micron (μm) in size.
It is also backed to support 4K/120fps recording, not to mention the same advanced quad phase-detect (QPD) form of auto-focus as the latest imaging CMOS from companies such as Samsung or OmniVision.
The "590" might also deliver high dynamic range (HDR), and is also backed to achieve enhanced light sensitivity, especially if Huawei can equip it with a large-aperture lens as rumored.
The resulting 50MP main rear shooter might feature in successors to the Mate 70 Pro and Pro+ as well as the 70 RS (based on the fact that all 3 smartphones have the same rear cameras).
The SC590XS is reportedly made by Smartsens, an emerging imaging tech company also thought to furnish the Xiaomi 16, 16 Pro and perhaps even the 16 Ultra with new sensors of at least the same caliber.
