Fitbit Charge 6 unveiled with improved heart rate sensor, added Google features

Fitbit Charge 6 is the latest addition in the Google wearables division bringing improved health tracking and even deeper integration with Google apps like YouTube Music, Google Pay and Google Maps. Charge 6 features a 1.04-inch color AMOLED display with Always-On Display (AOD) functionality. The tracker features an aluminum, glass and resin build with a […]

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Sony and Oppo partnering on new dual-layer stacked Lytia image sensor

Oppo and Sony’s Lytia imaging sensor brand have announced a new strategic partnership that will bring dual-layer stacked Sony sensors to future Oppo flagships. Oppo promises the new sensors will “unlock the next era of computational photography” but does not reveal when we can expect to see the first device with this new sensor. Sony […]

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Xiaomi to use Samsung’s 200MP camera sensor in its mid-range phone

Xiaomi has announced that its upcoming higher mid-range smartphone, the Redmi Note 13 Pro+, will feature a 200MP camera sensor from Samsung. The upcoming smartphone will use the ISOCELL HP3 sensor unveiled last year as the company’s second 200MP camera sensor. More and more Chinese firms, including Infinix, Honor, and Motorola, are now using Samsung’s […]

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Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 to get new heart rate sensor, U2 chip

Apple will unveil the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 at its September 12 “Wonderlust” event. Both smartwatches are said to look similar to their predecessors, but Bloomberg claims these watches will use a new version of Apple’s optical heart rate sensor instead of the third-gen heart rate sensor from the Watch Series 8 […]

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra expected with an upgraded 200MP main sensor

Another day, another Galaxy S24 Ultra leak. The tip comes from the notorious Ice Universe on X and suggests that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will offer an upgraded 200MP main camera. The new shooter will likely be the 200MP ISOCELL HP25X – an upgraded version of the current ISOCELL HP2. The new sensor will retain […]

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Sony Xperia 5 V is official with larger main camera sensor

Sony unveiled its latest compact flagship today – the Xperia 5 V. The phone brings a revamped camera system that loses the telephoto unit, but gains a much larger main sensor. It’s still built around the same 6.1-inch FHD+ 120Hz 21:9 OLED and it’s flanked by front-firing stereo speakers. Sony put the latest Snapdragon 8 […]

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Galaxy S24 Ultra to use a newer 200MP camera sensor

We are at least five months away from the launch of the Galaxy S24, but most details about Samsung’s upcoming high-end phones have leaked already. All three phones in the lineup—Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra—are getting some impressive upgrades, and despite featuring a 200MP primary camera like its predecessor, the Galaxy S24 […]

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The vivo X100 Pro will have a 100mm periscope with a 64MP sensor

vivo is working on some impressive telephoto cameras behind the scenes and we occasionally catch a glimpse of those through leaks. The latest leak details the periscope module of the upcoming vivo X100 Pro and comes by way of Digital Chat Station. The Pro model will allegedly have a 100mm periscope lens with a wide […]

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Leakster: the iQOO 12 will use the OmniVision OV50H, a 1/1.28″ sensor

OmniVision announced the OV50H sensor at the beginning of this year, which is larger than the OV50A from a couple of years prior. And while there are plenty of phones with the OV50A, there are none with the OV50H – not yet. Leakster Digital Chat Station reports that the sensor will be featured on the […]

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Kuo: iPhone 16 Pro Models to Adopt Stacked Camera Sensor Design

Apple’s iPhone 16 series next year will adopt a stacked rear camera sensor design across the lineup, following similar adoption in this year’s standard iPhone 15 models, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. This year’s lower-end ‌iPhone 15‌ and ‌‌iPhone 15‌‌ Plus models are expected to feature a 48-megapixel rear camera lens with a […]

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DJI launches Osmo Action 4 camera with larger sensor and better stabilization

Less than a year after the DJI Osmo Action 3 was unveiled comes version 4. This action camera promises improved performance in low light, better stabilization options and more durability. The DJI Osmo Action 4 arrives with a significantly larger sensor – 1/1.3”, up from 1/1.7” on version 3. This increases the pixel size from […]

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vivo has co-developed a custom image sensor with Sony for the vivo X100 series

vivo is working on custom silicon designs to power its next-generation of camera phones. The company just revealed that it has partnered with Sony’s Lytia division to create a customized version of the LYT800 sensor for the vivo X100 series. The LYT800 makes use of Sony’s stacked design, which separates the photodiodes and the transistors […]

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iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus Could Still Have Smaller Camera Sensor Than Pro Models Despite Upgrade to 48MP

Apple’s iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus models could still have a smaller sensor than the iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, despite their upgrade to 48-megapixels, according to a new rumor posted on Weibo. The claim comes from “Digital Chat Station,” a Weibo user responsible for a range of details about the […]

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Leakster: Xiaomi 14 to have a larger sensor in the main camera, version with 1TB storage

Details are trickling in for the upcoming Xiaomi 14 – the phone will keep its overall appearance but is bringing several upgrades. Leakster Digital Chat Station previously posted that the phone will be powered y the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This generation will apparently also have up to 1TB of storage (the 13 topped out […]

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Another iQOO phone uses Samsung’s ISOCELL GN5 camera sensor

Apart from one of the best smartphones in the market, Samsung also makes some of the very capable camera sensors for mobile phones in the industry, such as the ISOCELL HP2, which has won the hearts of many for its image quality with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Apart from using these sensors in its devices, […]

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OnePlus 12 details surface, to feature new main camera sensor, better telephoto

We are likely far from seeing the OnePlus 12 out in the wild as previous rumors indicated that the company is focusing on a proper upgrade rather than a half-baked one for the second half of this year. And according to a report by Yogesh Brar, the device will indeed launch in early Q1 next […]

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Five-year-old Galaxy Watch gets surprise update to improve sensor accuracy

Samsung has released a new software update to its five-year-old smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch. It is surprising that the South Korean firm is supporting its wearable devices even five years after the device’s release. This is seldom seen in other smartwatch brands. Galaxy Watch gets software update for improved tracking accuracy The latest software update […]

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Pixel 8 is upgrading to Samsung’s best camera sensor yet

Samsung is the second most popular mobile camera sensor brand, and a lot of brands use Samsung’s ISOCELL camera sensors. Google has used ISOCELL camera sensors in its Pixel smartphones for a few years. And it looks like Google will continue to use a mix of Samsung’s and Sony’s camera sensors in its next-generation phones. Pixel […]

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Sony Xperia 10 V packs a bigger main sensor, even lighter body

Along with its flagship 1 V model, Sony just announced its latest midranger – the Xperia 10 V. It is the world’s lightest 5,000 mAh smartphone currently on the market. Sitting at 159 grams, the handset is actually a couple of grams lighter than its predecessor. The Sony Xperia 10 V retains the Snapdragon 695 […]

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Sony Xperia 1 V unveiled with Exmor T stacked sensor, 4K OLED display

Sony just took the wraps off its new Xperia 1 V flagship, bringing the first of its kind Exmor T for mobile stacked sensor that promises to elevate low-light smartphone photography to a new level. We also get the trademark for the series 21:9 4K OLED display and the latest and greatest Snapdragon chipset. The […]

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