How to know if Xiaomi has a Sony or Samsung sensor

Since Xiaomi has recently been using a couple of different camera models, some people are wondering how to tell if they have a Sony or Samsung camera in their phone.

In this post I will tell you how to check if your phone’s camera is Sony or Samsung. This should work with any mobile that has Sony or Samsung, but this method was specifically tested with Xiaomi mobiles.

Requirements

• Rooted mobile
• Terminal emulator (download any terminal emulator from Play

What to do

• Reboot your phone
• Open the terminal emulator and enter the following code

su
dmesg | grep -i imx

It’s that easy. Assuming you have a Sony camera, you will get a return message something like this

imx258 probe succeeded


This would confirm you have the Sony IMX258 camera in your Xiaomi mobile. Likewise, if you had Sony IMX214, it would return “IMX214”.

https://gizbeat.com/9286/how-to-know-if-xiaomi-has-a-sony-or-samsung-sensor/2015-11-04T12:35:31+07:00Damian ParsonsHow ToRootXiaomiSince Xiaomi has recently been using a couple of different camera models, some people are wondering how to tell if they have a Sony or Samsung camera in their phone. In this post I will tell you how to check if your phone's camera is Sony or Samsung. This should...Damian Parsonshttps://plus.google.com/107879368390224447304 admin@gizbeat.comAdministratorHi, I'm Damian Parsons. I've been working with Android phones since the first Droid came out. I'm fascinated by computers and technology. My first BBS were ran on an old Apple IIc and Commodore 64. I work hard to bring the latest updates to you every day - without all the boring fluff. Please subscribe to keep up on the newest China tech. See our forum -> www.chinaphonearena.comGizBeat