We’ve just reached the peak of the ‘megapixel wars’: the Xiaomi 18 Pro is expected to have two 200MP cameras for the first time, and they might actually come in handy

• The Xiaomi 18 Pro will reportedly have two 200MP cameras
• Previous leaks suggest that upcoming phones from Oppo, Vivo and Honor could also
• Megapixels aren’t everything, but they could make a real difference in zoom shots

You might have thought that the megapixel wars were largely over, and that phones were no longer competing to outdo each other in megapixels, as things like battery life and artificial intelligence had become bigger focuses. But it seems that, at least among Chinese brands, the megapixel war could return, but in a slightly different form.

Instead of trying to include a single sensor with more megapixels than we’ve seen before, several brands are now rumored to equip upcoming phones with multiple 200MP cameras.