Xiaomi 10 supports HEIF image format that can reduce file size by 50%

Xiaomi announced today that Xiaomi Mi 10 will use a 100-megapixel "Pro" imaging system which supports functions such as HEIF format photos.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun also briefly introduced the HEIF photo format supported by Xiaomi Mi 10 on Weibo.

Lei Jun said that the HEIF format supported by Xiaomi Mi 10 can reduce the file size by at least 50% while maintaining the same image quality.

Lei Jun said that according to the actual measurement results, under the premise of shooting in the same scene, the size of the photos saved by the user in JPG format is 12.1MB, and the size of photos saved in HEIF format is 4.43MB.

He added that after the popularization of HEIF, the JPEG and GIF formats can be eliminated.

HEIF is an efficient image file format based on the HEVC encoder. Its full name is High Efficiency Image File Format. It has the advantages of high compression efficiency and capacity saving.

The file extension of HEIF format photos is usually .heif or .heic. Users can convert HEIF images through online tools or special software.

The data shows that under the premise of the same picture quality, the compression rate of HEIC is 2.39 times that of JPEG.

Xiaomi 10 new product launch conference will start at 14:00 on February 13 Beijing Time.

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