Samsung Galaxy S7 camera sensors compared: Sony vs. Samsung

11 March, 2016
Samsung sources both Sony and Samsung made sensors for the S7 camera. Is there any difference in image quality?

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  • Reiki
  • 9LA
  • 11 Mar 2016

Anonymous, 11 Mar 2016sony is a few better,but if I want to judge with 2firest pi... moreFirst... was that supposed to be english. And well, leaving that aside: Bro: Why do you say that about S7's camera? Both of the cameras compared here are Samsung's, just that one of them has a Samsung sensor and the other one a Sony sensor.

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    • AnonD-122669
    • U2f
    • 11 Mar 2016

    Sony's sensor gives better sharpness, Samy's gives better color I think.

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      • 1nterceptor
      • 3qZ
      • 11 Mar 2016

      Like some of you already concluded (correctly), its a win-win situation. The diferences (to my eye) are mostly in white balance, which can be easily corrected in future firmware updates. And concerning the question about why there are 2 different sensors, let me quote one smart man : "This is done as Samsung can't fab enough sensors... So it offloads some to Sony to meet with the demand. IMX260 is not an Exmor RS sensor, it's a Sony fabbed ISOCELL sensor."

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        • AnonD-81564
        • vG0
        • 11 Mar 2016

        it is better to choose the SONY imx260 model..for better focus Xperia flagship better than this.
        most of them know that the SONY sensor are great nd SONY image processing technology is also great..many manufactures use sony sensor..

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          • AnonD-513639
          • 7va
          • 11 Mar 2016

          My g935f, exynos 8890 with Sony IMX260. So far I'm ecstatic with camera night shots fabulous.

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            • Nick S
            • teX
            • 11 Mar 2016

            I think Sony's sensor are better..

              I think Samsung's sensor is better, more sharper and warmer , Sony's sensor looks colder.

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                • Anonymous
                • gxZ
                • 11 Mar 2016

                how many of you could say Samsung pictures are better? are all of you one person or all of you used the fu...g d..g? which one? it's clear that sony pictures are more attractive,sharper and metering is excellent. enough misgiving and atop it,sony is very better.can't understand and accept it?
                GO TO OCULIST.
                OR MAYBE YOU ARE HIRED BY SAMSUNG?

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                  • w6S
                  • 11 Mar 2016

                  I have the g935f released in New zealand its the exynos 8890 with sony IMX 260

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                    • Anonymous
                    • gxZ
                    • 11 Mar 2016

                    sony is far better because Samsung pictures have some blur in the edge of every colour from the first in dark red edges to the last in the palisade that is in front of the car. sony sensor is far better

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                      • 2Au
                      • 11 Mar 2016

                      For me Samsung is far more better

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                        • AnonD-263286
                        • HBx
                        • 11 Mar 2016

                        Samsung is definitely sharper. I hope they use it on Note 6.

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                          • AnonD-476425
                          • pqC
                          • 11 Mar 2016

                          Personally i think Samsung's camera photos in the left look better than Sony

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                            • Anonymous
                            • gxZ
                            • 11 Mar 2016

                            sony is a few better,but if I want to judge with 2firest pictures sony is very better and Samsung has no edge of subject.....
                            and if want to see with expert eyes: who photographed professional know that sony is far better especially in "pictures depth" and the edge of subject.so this year Samsung s7 can't carries the best flagships camera.

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                              • 9LB
                              • 11 Mar 2016

                              AnonD-483394, 11 Mar 2016is this means that we will get sony sensor in snapdragon ve... morePossible Combinations:

                              EXYNOS With Samsung Sensor
                              with Sony Sensor

                              SD-820 With Samsung Sensor
                              With Sony Sensor


                              We'll have to wait and see.

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                                • AnonD-501554
                                • A2r
                                • 11 Mar 2016

                                it depends on how you handle the phone to take pictures I guess? Sony and Samsung have good quality camera's on their phones.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 7Xr
                                  • 11 Mar 2016

                                  But... I still prefer Sony's very own IMX.

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                                    • AnonD-159333
                                    • kW5
                                    • 11 Mar 2016

                                    I actually prefer the Samsung camera in all of the shots including the second shot that seems to be shot at a slightly different perspective. If this is ISOCELL, then it is extremely impressive, and I'm sure I would be shocked to see what BRITECELL was capable of.

                                    Sony has a strong new competitor in the space!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • KiK
                                      • 11 Mar 2016

                                      useless comparison
                                      different angle and distance

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                                        • AnonD-246723
                                        • IVT
                                        • 11 Mar 2016

                                        different zoom ?