Samsung could be developing their own 1-inch camera sensor
These days, many handset makers are bumping up the megapixel count on their phones, which is more of a marketing gimmick rather than practicality. Don’t get us wrong, a higher resolution does have its benefits, but since most photos tend to end up on social media which are then viewed on small screens, it’s not quite as useful.
1/0.98, 200MP, 0.8μm H/V DPAF, 4x ISZ.
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) December 4, 2023
That could change in future Samsung phones. According to a post by Tech_Reve on X, apparently Samsung is working on a 1-inch camera sensor. There aren’t too many phones with 1-inch sensors at the moment and only Xiaomi comes to mind where they used a 1-inch sensor made by Sony.
The post claims that Samsung is apparently developing their own sensor, but it is unclear when it will debut. A separate post on X by Tech_Reve also claims that for the Galaxy S25, which is coming in 2025, will no longer use Samsung’s own GN3 sensor and could use a Sony sensor, so it seems that Samsung’s 1-inch sensor could debut after that.
Great news: The S25 and S25+ will no longer use the dreadful GN3 sensor; instead, they will feature Sony’s image sensor. I’m very happy! https://t.co/P6pxMEmyMl
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) December 3, 2023
It is also unclear if this Sony sensor that will launch in the Galaxy S25 will be the same 1-inch sensor (or a successor) as the one found in the Xiaomi 12S, so we’ll have to wait and see. 2025 is still a very long way to go so while Tech_Reve does have a pretty good track record when it comes to leaks, it’s still a good idea to take it with a grain of salt for now.