Samsung is now working on a 432-megapixel camera with a 1-inch sensor

 Samsung is now working on a 432-megapixel camera with a 1-inch sensor

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Rumor has it that Samsung is developing a 432MP mobile picture sensor.

It could be present in next Galaxy S series devices.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra currently features a camera sensor with a resolution of 200MP, the greatest resolution ever seen on a smartphone, however the forthcoming Samsung phones may have a camera sensor with a resolution of 432MP, an increase from 200MP.

A recent source claims that the company is creating two 432MP sensors under the ISOCELL HW1 and HW2 names. They are both referred to as 1-inch sensors. After manufacturing smartphone image sensors with 108MP and 200MP, respectively, Samsung Semiconductors is apparently working on an even higher megapixel count.

What may be anticipated from the Samsung 432MP camera sensor?

According to X's Revegnus, Samsung is developing the ISOCELL HW1 and HW2 1-inch smartphone picture sensors. The 432-megapixel camera sensor is listed for both. When we first learned about the company Hexa2Pixel in July 2022, we speculated that the camera would have a 36:1 pixel spacing, which equates to 432 megapixels (12 MPx36).

The Samsung Hexapixel logo

Additionally, according to a previous article by Revegnus, this approximately 440-megapixel sensor might go into mass production in the second part of 2024. Therefore, the Galaxy S25 series, which will launch in early 2025, or, more likely, the Galaxy S26 series, which will launch in early 2026, might include a 432-megapixel sensor.

The tidbit also discusses other sensors that Samsung is developing. On the Galaxy Z Fold 6, for instance, it may continue to utilize ISOCELL GN3, while on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, it might convert to ISOCELL S5KHP5.

Samsung seems to be pushing mobile optics to its limits. This comes close to the human eye's resolution. Dr. Roger Clark, a scientist and photographer, claims that the resolution of the human eye is 576 megapixels. So maybe someday our smartphone cameras will be able to capture what our eyes perceive. So that we may get the necessary outcomes, just the camera software and algorithms should be available.