Galaxy S9 and S9+ use two different camera sensors: Sony and in-house

10 April 2018
Depending on where you buy an S9, you'll get either an IMX345 sensor or a Samsung ISOCELL Fast sensor.

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  • MdN8
  • p41
  • 10 Apr 2018

Sony makes more money from selling camera sensors than from selling phones.

    Seems my S9 rocks the Sony ones. ^^

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      • JJ
      • 4ST
      • 10 Apr 2018

      Its Not about catching up GSM,,, its about overall quality, performance and Real World experience for end user. This is where separates it shelf from the competition, do Not forget that. Hehehe

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        • Anonymous
        • nhc
        • 10 Apr 2018

        either way, buy the s8 instead its better value!!!

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          • IV%
          • 10 Apr 2018

          Oppaii, 10 Apr 2018I still don't get it, Sony have the best Camera Sensors for... moremirrorless actually, sony doesn't do DSLR/DSLT amymore apparently
          about the camera in their phone, it's great and the iso performance is great
          the only thing is phone reviewer review the camera differently than a protog will review a proper camera
          in smartphone, mp is not an issue since most of the time it just gonna be view back to the phone or to the social media(which downscaled image aggressively, more so when the original pict is bigger), low mp like 12 is good on phone, but crap on say pc screen
          next is detail, most phone reviewer prefer less detail & clean plasticky look image than detailed but slightly noisy image, lastly is the iso performance, who need great iso performance when ois can offset it
          i know proper camera has IBIS, but it not a buying factor since the lens is interchangeable and stabilised lens is not hard to find

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            • AnonD-745991
            • iD3
            • 10 Apr 2018

            Yes, I put pictures on my samsung forums From my xzp, I say they are from samsung and they are the ones I like the most

              Not surprise here, we all know most OEM get their camera tech from Sony. And yet bandawagon will whine this and that. Smh.

                Catching up, lol more like "borrowing."
                The Galaxy Note 9 might be able to do slow motion 960fps in 1080p. Lol good job Samsung! You're doing it well.

                  Logic, 10 Apr 2018question is which one is better...?Lol.. Of course Sony dude

                    Sony is camera heart.. Don't forget that...

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                      • SH3
                      • 10 Apr 2018

                      Compared to P20 pro from Huawei which is much better cheaper and has much more powerfull camera than Samsung this phone is rubbish for 1050 eur.
                      Anyway the year that camera on a cell phone will be equall or much better than any camera from Cannon or Nikon takes several decades if ever will be that good.
                      So Samsung can try but onkly trying will be never enough.

                        I've compared the results of S9 & S8's images & found them to be very identical in most scenarios. The S9 only performs better in very low-light scenarios, otherwise the camera isn't any better. Just saying.

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                          • JpI
                          • 10 Apr 2018

                          Oppaii, 10 Apr 2018I still don't get it, Sony have the best Camera Sensors for... moreTech sites compare photos in wrong way.
                          They ignore different focal lengths, dont scale photos to same resolution.

                          Turn XZ Premium pics into 12MP, it will be better than S8. Turn S8 pics into 19MP, they will be crap.

                          Lower resolution pics will always show less noise after cropping. You will never see noise if you set low resolution like 3 or 5MP, if you have a flagship smartphone.

                          Try to check a 12MP photo on a big screen, like TV. It will be crap.



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                            • Logic
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                            • 10 Apr 2018

                            question is which one is better...?

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                              • LaC
                              • 10 Apr 2018

                              Is there any difference in quality between the 2 ?
                              I mean, does not matter what sensor it is as long as images end up identical.

                                Oppaii, 10 Apr 2018I still don't get it, Sony have the best Camera Sensors for... moreIt because of their software
                                There is no software on DSLRs

                                  I still don't get it, Sony have the best Camera Sensors for smartphones and Sony's DLSR/DSLT is the best and still dominates the world market. But how come they can't beat Samsung in smartphone camera department. T.T

                                    Nedo, 10 Apr 2018I remember same crap from days of the Galxy S 2, the S 2 wi... moreYes. People here really care about your decision on not purchasing another Samsung phone... Please tell us more....

                                      Best phone

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                                        • m1c
                                        • 10 Apr 2018

                                        I remember same crap from days of the Galxy S 2, the S 2 with Sony sensor was good but Samsung sensor was crappy as hell...history repeating...after S 2 I never bought Samsung smartphone...