Upcoming Android smartphone with next-gen periscope zoom lens becomes clear in new leak

Realme asserts that its 12 Pro Plus (or Pro+) successor will build on its reputation as the most popular camera-centric Android smartphone it has ever sold in India by being the only device to combine 2 new Sony LYTIA sensors on its debut.

One of them is also to be converted into a 3X periscope zoom camera for the first time in the 13 Pro+, which, according to Digital Chat Station, results in a new lens design that is as compact as a conventional telephoto camera for smartphones.

The famous leaker claims to demonstrate that claim with a hands-on leak that shows the 13 Pro-series flagship off in a new colorway that makes its series' round camera hump see-through for the first time. Whether this unit is a prototype, a dummy or a real-life special edition remains to be seen - presuming it is genuine, that is.

In addition, Digital Chat Station refers to the camera as the IMX882 rather than a member of the LYTIA series  - although it is possible the sensor might have been rebranded for a different market.

Nevertheless, the typically reliable tipster also now asserts that the same new, extra-slim telephoto lens will also make for refined camera humps in the upcoming GT7 Pro, not to mention the OnePlus 13 and OPPO Find X8.