Ahead of the debut of the Xiaomi 16 series later this year, a leak has revealed the new smartphones will launch with Nokia’s OZO Audio software solution. The feature should greatly enhance the quality of audio captured with the Xiaomi 16 and its siblings.
Xiaomi is expected to announce the Xiaomi 16 series before the end of the year. There are reports that there will initially be three models in the series that include the standard Xiaomi 16, Xiaomi 16 Pro, and Xiaomi 16 Pro Max. A fourth ultra model is planned for release next year.
Now, a report has revealed that when the Xiaomi 16 smartphones arrive, they will have a feature that was originally developed by Nokia. According to Xiaomitime, the Xiaomi 16 and its siblings will have Nokia’s OZO Audio solution.
For those who don’t know, OZO Audio is an audio recording solution originally developed by Nokia for its 360-degree cameras. OZO Audio is made up of multiple features such as audio zoom which lets users zoom in on particular sounds they want to capture; audio 3D which allows users capture a 3D audio landscape; audio windscreen which removes wind noise; and audio framing which alerts users to turn the camera to the strongest source of audio detected while recording.
Over the years, OZO Audio has made it into other devices including smartphones so the Xiaomi 16 and its siblings aren’t the first smartphones with Nokia OZO Audio. Several Nokia-branded smartphones manufactured by HMD including the Nokia 8 launched with OZO Audio. The feature has also appeared in phones from Asus, Oppo and OnePlus such as the Zenfone 8, Oppo Find X3 Pro, and the OnePlus 9 Pro.
OZO Audio greatly enhances the quality of audio captured by smartphones, and is a nice addition to a phone with a great camera setup for recording videos. Xiaomitime has also reported that OZO Audio won’t be limited to the new flagships but will also be available via the HyperOS 3 update for older flagships including the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, the Xiaomi 15 series, and the Xiaomi 15S Pro (read our review).
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Habeeb Onawole, 2025-08-31 (Update: 2025-08-31)
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