According to a new leak, Xiaomi is set to equip all three of its Xiaomi 16 series phones with periscope lenses. That, of course, includes the base Xiaomi 16, potentially hinting at significant improvements in zoom performance for the cheapest model in the lineup.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Vanilla-Xiaomi-16-could-arrive-with-a-periscope-zoom-lens-in-2025.939358.0.html
Seeing that Xiaomi insists on not selling the Pro model outside China, the 16 seems like it isn't missing out as much as the 15.