ISOCELL HP1: Samsung unveils a 200 megapixel sensor

Rumors had seen it “right”. Samsung formalized a few hours ago theISOCELL HP1, a photo sensor for mobile devices with a record definition of 200 megapixels ! The ISOCELL HP1 therefore doubles the bet compared to Samsung’s 108 Mpx (which was already a record), not to mention that this record definition is accompanied by innovative technologies.

Thus, this sensor will be able to adapt the output resolution, either photosites of 0.64 µm for shots in 200 Mpx, of 1.28 µm for 50 Mpx (4 × 50 via pixel binning), or even 2.56 µm photosites for 12.5 Mpx (16 × 12.5 via pixel binning). ChameleonCell technology would also make it possible to obtain particularly qualitative shots in low light conditions. On the video side, the ISOCELL HP1 can record 8K videos at 30 images per second (50 Mpx / photosites of 1.28 µm, or a real definition of 8,192 x 6,144 pixels).

In addition to this 200 Mpx sensor, Samsung presented the ISOCELL GN5. The latter uses some of the ISOCELL HP1 technology (pixel binning, ChameleonCell), but also has its own strengths, starting with Dual Pixel Pro autofocus technology. Samsung has successfully integrated two photodiodes into each pixel (1.0 µm) of the sensor, so the sensor can pick up light both horizontally and vertically, improving focusing. The ISOCELL GN5 also features Front Deep Trench Isolation (FDTI), an image processing technology that allows more details to be gleaned from the image.

Samsung finally specifies that the ISOCELL HP1 and ISOCELL GN5 are already available for OEMs. It would therefore not be surprising to find them in future high-end Android flagships, and obviously on the next Galaxy …