Samsung unveils a huge 108 MP ISOCELL Bright HMX smartphone camera sensor

12 August 2019
With a 1/1.33” size, the HMX brings Tetracell technology for bright 27 MP images.

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jamesschwarz987, 12 Aug 2019I think they'll keep flagship line to be reasonably thin, s... moreActually, Samsung has also been making their imaging sensors thinner, and their screen OLEDs are much thinner than LCDs, so maybe, the bump, may not be that prominent. Or they could incorporate a design change.

    jamesschwarz987, 12 Aug 2019The thing that i never get in this discussion is why everyo... morewell... CSI series told us they have technologies that can perform unlimited enlargement / enhancement


    /joke

      IpsDisplay, 12 Aug 2019I came to this article just to find a comment like this ... moreActually, even with sensor and pixel binning, it's not that simple. You also have to factor in post image processing, which solely down to the camera software implementation.

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        • XMF
        • 13 Aug 2019

        The biggest problem in 0.8um pitch sensor these days are the sensitivity of light, event in good light a slight movement can blur the image so no fantastis, instead they should make 1 or 1.2um 12 mp sensor instead. One of the good implementation is Huawei, the honor with 48mp which magic pro 2 have the Best 48mp mode res compared To anothet Phone (the one with ois and kirin 980)

        Huawei with 1um 40mp res also does better job in detail for 40mp compared To most 48mp, check gsmarena photo comparison

        Again 1 or 1.2um pixel 48mp is still better than those 64 or event 106mp even with stacking better pixel but low detail level

          Olssonvt, 12 Aug 2019What's surprising to me is that nobody here is talking abou... moreYou know what? I couldn't care less about phone's thickness. Remember the Nokia 808 PureView and the Nokia Lumia 1020?? Those phones are as thick af, but that didn't stop me from dreaming of owning one.

            So at the end of the day, it's just a 27MP with 1.6 micron pixel using the Quad Bayer pixel binning technique. But still, that sensor is larger than the Nokia Lumia 1020. Definitely would love to see how that camera perform against that legend.

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              • sxn
              • 13 Aug 2019

              john, 12 Aug 2019"megapixel doesnt always mean better photos" huawei and s... moreYes & No. It depends. Huawei doesn't use their own sensor, what hell you're smoking?

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                • Anonymous
                • NjB
                • 13 Aug 2019

                IpsDisplay, 12 Aug 2019I came to this article just to find a comment like this ... moreRemember having better camera doesn't mean that you'll take better photos

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Jki
                  • 12 Aug 2019

                  Meanwhile Apple... I like iOS and Apple in general, but their lack of real innovation, and super overpriced prices just keep me away from them, even tho I really want to go back to iOS

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                    • Anonymous
                    • jSq
                    • 12 Aug 2019

                    Haha , 12 Aug 2019Samsung always with the ridiculous marketing and somehow, p... moreYour talking about Apple right?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • sXb
                      • 12 Aug 2019

                      I don't get why you always use the weird fraction/decimal format, why not just 0.75" ?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LQv
                        • 12 Aug 2019

                        Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019An f8 on full frame will not beat an f1.5 1.4um set up in l... moreYes, it will ...
                        Crop factor between Full Frame and a 1/2.6" is 6.5x.

                        Go to any online camera store and for example check a Micro 4/3 lenses.
                        A 25mm F2.0 will have description of (50mm f4.0 Full Frame equiv).
                        Crop factor is 2x for M4/3 and 1.5 for APSC.

                        Do you relly think those sport lenses with almost 40 cm diameter have same aperture diameter than cellphone? LOL ....

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                          • biF
                          • 12 Aug 2019

                          What about the lens? It takes a $$$$ lens to make a bright and sharp photo. At best there might be one or two very bulky niche phones that put a worthy lens on this thing. Most cellphone lenses can't do better than 6 Mpix equivalence in daylight with maximum image processing, and they can't light up a sensor this large.

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                            • KLT
                            • 12 Aug 2019

                            "megapixel doesnt always mean better photos"
                            huawei and samsung: that statement is so outdated with current megapixel technology, and "doesnt always" mean some that some higher megapixels do bring better photos.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 6BK
                              • 12 Aug 2019

                              Welp, RIP my storage

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                                • I8m
                                • 12 Aug 2019

                                Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Every you said is false, it's simply those rose tinted glas... moreNo. You clearly just don't know what you are talking about.

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                                  • I8m
                                  • 12 Aug 2019

                                  jamesschwarz987, 12 Aug 2019I think they'll keep flagship line to be reasonably thin, s... moreWhich is horribly trashy of them to do to people

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                                    • 12 Aug 2019

                                    Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019One little detail you forgot. Crop factor. The apertu... moreAn f8 on full frame will not beat an f1.5 1.4um set up in low light. Stop spreading that.

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                                      • 12 Aug 2019

                                      Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Nope. You mean you didn't know about the animosity between ... moreI was sarcastic.

                                        Olssonvt, 12 Aug 2019What's surprising to me is that nobody here is talking abou... moreGood it's time we normalise thicker phones