Galaxy S21 Ultra camera is a beast, proves short wildlife documentary

Samsung has partnered with Discovery, filmmaker Vikram Singh, and wildlife photographer Yashas Narayan to demonstrate the power of the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera system through a short wildlife documentary that focuses on one of nature’s most beautiful apex predators — the tiger. The short documentary, filmed on the Galaxy S21 Ultra, takes viewers on a […]

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Samsung unveils ‘human eye-like’ ISOCELL GWB sensor with RGBW pixels

Samsung is developing its first ISOCELL camera with an RGBW color filter pattern; the company confirmed today in a webinar hosted by TECNO Mobile. The ambitious camera sensor is called the ISOCELL GWB, and contrary to previous rumors, it has a 64MP resolution as opposed to 50MP. Vice President and Head of R&D at Samsung […]

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Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL camera sensor coming to smartphones next year

Samsung had unveiled the world’s first 200MP smartphone camera sensor—ISOCELL HP1—a few months ago. It was earlier rumored that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will feature a 200MP camera, but that isn’t actually the case. However, that doesn’t mean Samsung’s flagship camera isn’t coming to smartphones from other brands. According to tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), Motorola […]

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Samsung bags 43 CES 2022 Innovation Awards for its product design and engineering

Samsung has announced that it has received 43 CES 2022 Innovation Awards by CTA (Consumer Technology Association) for its distinctive product design and engineering. The company said that it focuses on customizability as well as the sustainability of its products and services. Every year, CTA awards products across multiple categories that have a standout design […]

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Samsung explains its 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera sensor in a video

Samsung had unveiled its first 200MP mobile camera sensor—ISOCELL HP1—earlier this month. The company has released a new video that explains all the crucial features of the new camera sensor in a simpler way. Alongside the ISOCELL HP1, the company also unveiled a new 50MP ISOCELL (GN5) camera. The ISOCELL HP1 is a 1/1.22-inch camera […]

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Samsung’s going to make you wait for its bonkers 576MP camera

Samsung released the world’s first mass-produced 108MP mobile camera sensor in 2019. Last week, the company unveiled the world’s first 200MP mobile camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP1. However, the company has plans to go even higher. The South Korean firm had revealed last year that it wants to develop a 600MP camera sensor, but you’ll […]

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Samsung to unveil its monstrous 200MP camera sensor tomorrow?

Samsung fans expect a couple of new ISOCELL camera sensors to be unveiled this year in anticipation of the Galaxy S22 series, and word on the street is that Samsung will be announcing them tomorrow. The company will apparently take the veil off the so-called ISOCELL HP1 and ISOCELL GN5 sensors, though detailed specifications are […]

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Pixel 6 appears to be using Samsung’s 50MP ISOCELL sensor, Exynos 5G modem

Google is finally going to compete with Samsung’s flagship smartphones. This year’s high-end Pixel phones—Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro—have impressive specifications, but it looks like most of the components used by the upcoming devices are made by Samsung. In a recent report, it has been revealed that the Pixel 6 series uses camera sensors […]

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Galaxy S22 Ultra to take a backseat in the megapixel wars?

Samsung used 16MP or lower resolution cameras on its flagship smartphones for almost a decade before jumping to a 108MP camera sensor in 2020. This year, the company used a newer-generation 108MP camera sensor for the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and it looks like it won’t switch to a higher-megapixel sensor for its next flagship smartphone. […]

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Samsung wants to catch up with Sony in the camera sensor business

Samsung and Sony are among the world’s biggest mobile camera sensor firms. Their products are used by almost all smartphone brands, including Apple, ASUS, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi. However, Sony (46%) still has a huge lead over Samsung (29%) in the global camera sensor market share, and the company is looking to minimize that […]

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Samsung’s new camera sensor is designed to get rid of nasty camera bumps

Samsung has announced a new ISOCELL camera sensor—ISOCELL JN1—for smartphones. The new sensor has the smallest pixel size of any 50MP smartphone sensor ever at 0.64 microns and is designed to slim down those huge camera bumps that are common on phones these days. It features the company’s latest camera technologies such as ISOCELL 2.0, […]

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Samsung’s ISOCELL HM3 image sensor gets detailed in a new intro video

Samsung’s ISOCELL HM3 image sensor was announced in mid-January right around the time the Galaxy S21 series was making an appearance on stage at Unpacked 2021. So far, the 108MP sensor was employed only by the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and it has yet to be adopted by a smartphone from another brand. Regardless, today Samsung […]

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Samsung’s image sensors will be made using 28nm process by UMC

Even Samsung appears to be falling short of chips amid the global chip shortage. The company has reportedly signed a contract with Taiwan’s UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) to manufacture ISOCELL image sensors and display drivers. These smartphone components will be fabricated using a 28nm fabrication process. The South Korean tech giant will reportedly sell 400 […]

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Samsung is closing the gap with Sony in smartphone camera sensor market

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the smartphone market marched on in 2020, which in turn helped the smartphone camera sensor market. Sony and Samsung are the two big players in the camera sensor market, and the South Korean firm appears to be closing the gap with its Japanese rival. According to the data from market research […]

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Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 technology ready, able to process more light

Just a couple of months ago, Samsung introduced the new ISOCELL HM3 sensor. It offers more advanced mobile photography features and autofocus. It’s a 108Mp mobile image sensor that is capable of capturing more details for sharper results, mainly for premium flagship phones. This time, the Isocell technology has gotten an upgrade. ISOCELL 2.0 technology […]

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Meet ISOCELL 2.0: Samsung’s pixel isolation tech is all grown up now

Samsung today detailed the first major upgrade of its pixel isolation technology ISOCELL. Simply called ISOCELL 2.0, this image sensor solution promises to usher in a new era of smartphone photography excellence. The next-generation platform still features large pixels that are cordoned off from one another in order to cut down on signal interference. But […]

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