Samsung’s new 200-megapixel camera sensor is almost certainly inside the new Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Samsung's new sensor, the ISOCELL HP2. | Image: Samsung The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 is a new 200-megapixel camera sensor whose specs precisely match what's rumored to be in the Galaxy S23 Ultra. These include a size of 1/1.3" and 0.6-micrometer (m) pixels. It's been announced just weeks before the Galaxy S23 Ultra is widely expected to be unveiled on February 9th.
Samsung has been producing 200-megapixel sensors for years, but so far it's yet to include such a high resolution sensor on its own flagship smartphones. Last year's Galaxy S22 Ultra, for example, included a 108-megapixel sensor for its main camera, but its new sensor almost doubles the resolution. Here's my colleague Allison Johnson on why this matters:
It's not all about big numbers; moving to higher-pixel-count sensors has real...