If you thought the 18-bit image signal processor inherent to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that will be in most flagship Android phones next year is impressive, wait until you hear what Oppo just announced for its own flagship phones, and, perhaps for the OnePlus high-ends, considering that the two companies merged not long ago.
Oppo MariSilicon chipset specs and features
The addition of an extra yellow pixel that Huawei did on its phones increased the camera’s light sensitivity but was fraught with teething color presentation problems, so we are glad that Oppo went with an extra white one and will be pairing it with a dedicated ISP to smooth things out. Last but not least, the MariSilicon ISP is the first capable of real-time RAW domain image processing, so future Android phone cameras that are powered by it will give you the ability for “real-time previews for nighttime and HDR photos and videos, giving users a true “what you see is what you get” experience that offers more potential for creativity.”