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HIGHLIGHTS
- According to rumors, Samsung is working on a 432MP mobile image sensor.
- Future Galaxy S series smartphones may include it.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra presently has a 200MP camera sensor, which is also the highest resolution ever seen on a smartphone but the upcoming Samsung phones might include a 432MP camera sensor, up from 200MP.
According to a recent source, the business is developing two 432MP sensors with the ISOCELL HW1 and HW2 branding. Both of them are described as 1-inch sensors. Samsung Semiconductors is reportedly working on an even higher megapixel count after producing mobile image sensors with 108MP and 200MP, respectively.
What is expected in Samsung 432MP camera sensor?
On a tip from X's Revegnus, Samsung is preparing a 1-inch mobile image sensor called the ISOCELL HW1 and HW2. Both are mentioned as having a 432-megapixel camera sensor. In July 2022, we came across the brand Hexa²Pixel, which suggested that the camera might use a 36:1 pixel separation, which equals 432 megapixels (ie 12 MPx36).
Samsung Hexapixel trademark
Meanwhile, Revegnus also claims in an earlier post that this nearly 440-megapixel sensor could enter mass production in the second half of 2024. So the 432-megapixel sensor could come to the Galaxy S25 series, which will be released in early 2025, or more likely, the Galaxy S26 series in early 2026.
The tip also talks about other sensors that Samsung is working on. For example, it could continue to use ISOCELL GN3 on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and perhaps switch to ISOCELL S5KHP5 on the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Samsung seems to be testing the limits of mobile optics. This approaches the resolution of the human eye. According to scientist and photographer Dr. Roger Clark, the human eye has a resolution of 576 megapixels. So one day our cell phone cameras may be ready to see what our eyes see. Then only the camera software and algorithms should be ready so that we can achieve the desired results.