The Pixel 8 Pro might employ Samsung's biggest ISOCELL sensor

24 April 2023
The sensor in question is the 50MP ISOCELL GN2.

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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2023Apcs sensor is almost 4x the size of type1.0. Now add the ... moreXiaomi are currently testing Micro 4/3 sensors in prototype smartphones. Probably won't be in next year's Xiaomi 14 Ultra, but likely to be in the following Xiaomi 15 in 2025.

Ps. APS-C sensors will also one day be in the top flagship smartphones. Future miniaturisation of other parts inside the smartphone will enable it.

    Anonymous, 26 Apr 2023Samsung and LG are currently working on metalens, once it&#... moreMetalens won't be in smartphones for a very long time, probably not in the next decade or more likely much longer. From article this year 2023 -

    There are still challenges to overcome: “expenses are still high because it is difficult to precisely place nanoscale elements on a centimeter-scale chip…So far metalenses do not transmit light as efficiently as traditional lenses do—an important capability for such applications as full-color imaging. In addition, they are too small to capture a large quantity of light, which means that, at least for now, they are not suited to snapping high-quality photographs.

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      Anonymous, 25 Apr 2023S23 has isocell GN3. It would do better if it had imx766 o... moreThere are already many phones with imx 766 . And all of those phones are inferior to galaxy s23 camera (which is using gn3 ).

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        hasi, 19 May 2023it is time to upgrade front facing camera to 1/2"sensoryes agree. time to move on to slightly brighter aperture and also ditch the old and narrow 1/3" sensors

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          • 19 May 2023

          it is time to upgrade front facing camera to 1/2"sensor

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            • 04 May 2023

            I used to think google would engineer their own tech.
            Now I've learned that their is no such thing as a Google pixel.

            Only a Samsung Pixel.

              hope they have a good telephoto camera that's usable for portraits as well. This main sensor was used by the Mi 11 Ultra 2 years ago, so idc much about the main sensor shots, besides the main sensor shots are pretty cool already. Need better telephoto and ultrawide sensors AND the video needs to improve.

                Anonymous, 26 Apr 2023Supports something none of them use. Nobody is using pixe... moreXiaomi used the dual conversion gain HDR of GN2 on Mi 11 Ultra and made a very explicit claim about it on their product page. You don't have to lie to my face just for the sake of pushing your own narrative.

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                  • 26 Apr 2023

                  You mean Samsung's biggest shutter lag sensor

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                    Anonymous, 26 Apr 2023Apcs sensor is almost 4x the size of type1.0. Now add the ... moreYou can root change voltage too 4.2 from 3.7/ i have on my Sony pro-i

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                      Anonymous, 26 Apr 2023Samsung and LG are currently working on metalens, once it&#... moreApcs sensor is almost 4x the size of type1.0. Now add the other 2 useless cameras (or 3) all flagships have.

                      Larger sensors are also thicker, not just larger. They generate more heat and work at much higher voltage.

                      Type 1.1 is limit for phones.

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                        Nick Tegrataker, 26 Apr 2023One interesting aspect of this sensor is that it supports s... moreSupports something none of them use.
                        Nobody is using pixel at different exposures, nor even DOL-HDR despite being available within few cmos.

                        As I have said 100000x before, oems use non-bayer cfa because they are cheaper than what bayer 48/50MP would cost.

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                          Anonymous, 25 Apr 2023Isocell is inferior, even at larger size. In case you d... moreWell said +1

                            sumdumguy, 25 Apr 2023Don't care about camera. I want bigger battery and fas... moreUse Asus Rog Phone 7

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                              Anonymous, 24 Apr 2023APS-C smartphone camera when?Samsung and LG are currently working on metalens, once it's work is over they can try to adopt APSC like size through stacking and thin lens.

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                                Nika Boy, 25 Apr 2023Imagine pixel software and 1inch sensor like in xiaomi 13 ultraIf Google keep the main camera sensor for two generation of Pixel, then I won't be surprised if Google will use 1" sensor for Pixel 10 Pro.

                                  One interesting aspect of this sensor is that it supports single-frame HDR by taking readouts from both low and high conversion gains and combining them together, so the real-time HDR preview should be easier done on GN2 compared to on GN1. It's an old sensor and IIRC RAW files from it are quite a bit noisier than those from IMX989 at the same ISO setting, but it should still do pretty well in low light nonetheless.

                                  Aside from that, hopefully Google will update the post-processing on the Google camera app and stop applying a ridiculous amount of noise reduction to shadows to make them look smudgy.. it's been a thing since Pixel 6 (Pixel 5 never had this issue) and Pixel 7 just doubled down on it rather than fixing it.

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                                    • 26 Apr 2023

                                    I doubt anyone will buy this phone...just for increase in sensor size.

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                                      Anonymous, 25 Apr 2023We'll get cheap pocophones with TSMC 7+ gen 2 and 8+ g... moreIt is not like all people would focus on raw performance and stability though, pixel series always good when it comes to camera processing till date, not to mention the clean UI.

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                                        HebrangOmarov, 25 Apr 2023Isn't that the sensor Mi 11 Ultra used? Great sensor, ... moreBecause the camera processing may be different and need more time to be fixed

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