Oppo Inno Day, the Asian manufacturer's annual technology conference, has kicked off with a major hardware announcement that will take Oppo smartphones a step further in terms of mobile photography. The company has unveiled its proprietary imaging NPU named MariSilicon X . This will offer better photographic performance and greater energy efficiency in the company's smartphones, while allowing the inclusion of new functions and photography modes.
MariSilicon X is a neural processing unit manufactured in a 6 nanometer architecture and is focused on the photographic section. At the performance level, the NPU is capable of managing up to 18 trillion operations per second (TOPS), a power that, according to the manufacturer, is more than enough to process all the tasks related to the camera's artificial intelligence algorithms. The performance is also not limited by the memory of the smartphone, since MariSilicon X has a dedicated Tera bps memory.
It also includes an image processor (ISP) that allows taking pictures with a dynamic range of 20 bits at 120 dB, as well as a contrast level of 1,000,000: 1, which translates into more realistic images. On the other hand, the NPU is also capable of offering a RAW mode , as well as an improvement in detail thanks to the combination of OPPO's RGBW sensor and the capacity of the NPU when it comes to separate RGB tones and whites, which in turn reduce noise and enhance image textures. Oppo highlights that these improvements will make objects “appear more expressive”, both in videos and photos.
MariSilicon X allows video in night mode with 4K resolution and HDR
The MariSilicon X NPU also allows the possibility of recording video in night mode , with 4K resolution and HDR. Noise reduction algorithms based on artificial intelligence are also applied to video, making the results, according to Oppo, clearer and sharper.
MariSilicon X will begin to be integrated into the smartphones of the Find X series, which will be updated during the first quarter of 2022, as confirmed by the company. It is likely that they will also reach other high-end devices from Oppo in the future
