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Shortly before the Galaxy S23: Samsung presents new 200-megapixel sensor

Jan Johannsen
17/1/2023
Translation: machine translated

Samsung has presented the second edition of its 200-megapixel sensor for smartphones and promises several improvements.

For example, the Isocell HP2 is said to be less susceptible to overexposure and have better autofocus in low light. However, Samsung has not yet revealed many technical details.

200 million pixels on 9.8 × 7.4 millimetres

The 200 megapixels of the Isocell HP2 are spread over a 1/1.3 inch sensor area. This corresponds to edge lengths of 9.8 × 7.4 millimetres. Each individual pixel is 0.6 micrometres in size.

According to Samsung, the new sensor is designed for "pixel binning". This means you will mostly ignore the 200 megapixel option in the camera settings. Instead, four or sixteen pixels are merged into one. This results in resolutions of 50 or 12.5 megapixels. Pixel binning is intended to increase light sensitivity and reduce image noise, for example.

For 8K videos, the frame rate has increased from 24 fps on the Isocell HP1 to 30 fps on the HP2. The new sensor is said to be capable of 4K recordings at 60 fps.

200 megapixels may be a high resolution, but it is not synonymous with twice or even ten times the image quality of sensors with a lower resolution. The Xiaomi 12T Pro and the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra with the first 200 megapixel sensor HP1 deliver good images, but do not leave the competition with less resolution behind.

The sensor for the Galaxy S23?

Samsung has only announced that mass production of the Isocell HP2 has begun. The manufacturer is not saying when and in which smartphones it could be used. However, there are many speculations that Samsung has already installed it in the Galaxy S23. The smartphone will most likely be unveiled at the announced "Unpacked" event on 1 February. If Samsung keeps to its usual practice, regular sales will begin around two weeks later.

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When I was but a young student, I'd sit in my friend's living room with all my classmates and play on his SuperNES. Since then I've had the opportunity to test out all the newest technology for you. I've done reviews at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, and have now arrived at Galaxus.de. 

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