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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  • 12 Aug 2019

Due to the high pixel count (27 or 108), this 70mm² sensor might not be better than Huawei's 40mm² sensor in extreme low-light conditions.

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    • 12 Aug 2019

    Don’t think so Samsung going to use this 108MP they want just to sell it to other Chinese OEM’s I think Samsung will stick to 12MP, but with bigger sensor and new camera hardware and software for the next high end Galaxy’s and note.

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      • 12 Aug 2019

      Love the Community, 12 Aug 2019So let's be glad that it took us almost 6 years since the r... moreCamera sensor size isn't that important. It's important for base Iso photos. But otherwise f-number is just as important as sensor size.

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        • 12 Aug 2019

        AnonD-454049, 12 Aug 2019And what would be the benefit of doing that?Like a DSLR to use all of the pixels instead of two in a array consisting of 4 in which the other 2 is used to simulate hdr effects

          Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Sensor can do 6K. But if CPU cannot, it cannot be provided. FYI Exynos ISP is capable of encoding 8K video at 30fps.

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            • 12 Aug 2019

            6K video recording...Combine that with Camera app having Manual mode for Video recording (like LG) and I'm sold

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              • 12 Aug 2019

              Samsung always with the ridiculous marketing and somehow, people still buy into it 😂

                jamesschwarz987, 12 Aug 2019Done already. The Lumix CM1 has monstrous 1" type camera cr... moreThat was indeed gadget, technical XD

                But normal one preferred, maybe with prism / mirror inside body to reduce bump.

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                  • 12 Aug 2019

                  first im happy the competition now concer on sensor size

                  but seems people forget high mp (literally ridiculous high mp) is useless for smartphone except for downsample purpose and cropped method maybe? .
                  even full frame sometimes struggle with high mp in low light. not only that 100mp almost not used in daily. and not only that the file size will also big.

                  i dont know what marketing trying to do with high mp.

                  why they dont make large sensor with medium mp or small mp so it can produce great quality image.

                  but for sake of innovation this is good.

                    Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Sensor can do 6K. But if CPU cannot, it cannot be provided. Flagship Exynos can support it..... specificaly as an example, Exynos 9820 can support up to 8K

                      With 1/1.7" P30 Pro still has a huge bulge on 8.4mm body thickness and the 1/1.2" Nokia 808 is 14mm fat and 18mm thick on its camera part, i wonder how thick the phone bulge are with this sensor.

                        Let me eiiiiiiiiin, 12 Aug 2019Waiting for full-frame, or at least 1" sensor come to gadge... moreDone already. The Lumix CM1 has monstrous 1" type camera crammed into 5" Android smartphone with 21mm thick. Also if you count non-phone Android device, Samsung Galaxy NX is an APS-C Android based mirrorless camera.

                        https://m.gsmarena.com/panasonic_lumix_smart_camera_cm1-6675.php

                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_NX

                          Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Sensor can do 6K. But if CPU cannot, it cannot be provided. Actually there's already a CPU that can encode upto 8K 30fps (Exynos 9820), so it's not an issue...

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                            jamesschwarz987, 12 Aug 2019But this isn't about miniaturization, though. The sensor gr... moreSo let's be glad that it took us almost 6 years since the release of Nokia 808/1020 to get camera sensors big again as a priority.

                              Nick Tagataka, 12 Aug 2019It IS a bad thing for a camera sensor, you genius.But this isn't about miniaturization, though. The sensor grews up to 1/1.33" diagonal, leaving most flagship being stayed at 1/2.55" type, so it's actually an improvement on smarphone camera.

                                Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Remember: more pixels doesn't equal to better quality.That's only true when the sensor size remains the same.

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                                  • 12 Aug 2019

                                  This is how big this sensor will be... https://i.imgur.com/rfXzWCl.jpg

                                    Anonymous, 12 Aug 2019Remember: more pixels doesn't equal to better quality.Remember too : Bigger sensor means more detail, more dynamic range, and more FOV.

                                    And personal preference, i actually never cared about the resolution that they're bragging about. 8 MP is more than enough to expose the detail capability of most sub-1 inch type sensors, also for storage savings.

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                                      • 12 Aug 2019

                                      Let me eiiiiiiiiin, 12 Aug 2019Waiting for full-frame, or at least 1" sensor come to gadge... more1" sensor must be thicker than cellphones.
                                      Not counting lenses.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 12 Aug 2019

                                        Sensor can do 6K. But if CPU cannot, it cannot be provided.

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