According to rumors, the upcoming flagship Samsung Galaxy S7 will receive a 20-megapixel camera with sensor ISOCELL. However, the Korean manufacturer was surprised by Sony IMX300, so they decided to use it in the new smartphone Galaxy S7.
At the moment we have a question – the company Samsung plans to use the photo module from Sony with ISOCELL-sensor from Samsung? Perhaps the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S7 will be released in several models with different modifications of the camera.
Sony IMX300 is used in smartphones series of Xperia Z5. The popular photo resource DxOMark put high scores to photo module. Sony is not planning to share its development with anyone, but there are rumors of talks with Samsung. It is expected that the flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S7 will be sold many millions of copies worldwide, and the company Sony can make good money.
There is an opinion that the true resolution of Sony IMX300 is 25 MB but some pixels unused to achieve the ratio of 16:9 (23 MP) and 4:3 (21 MP). For Samsung this can be a problem because its ISOCELL-sensor has a resolution of 20 MP. Samsung does not allow to release a smartphone, which cameras have a different number of megapixels.
The experts were so impressed with the camera, that the device was recognized as the best gadget in the field of photo and video. The total score was 87 points! Xperia Z5 surpassed even Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, and recently appeared in the rating Huawei Nexus 6P and LG G4.
The main advantages of the camera Xperia Z5 are autofocus, good white balance and color rendition under all conditions, high-quality flash and little noise in photos in low light conditions.
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