Samsung Reveals 200MP ISOCELL HP2 Sensor Ahead of Galaxy S23 Ultra Launch

Today, Samsung Electronics unveiled the ISOCELL HP2, a new 200-megapixel (MP) picture sensor with enhanced pixel technology and full-well capacity for breathtaking mobile photographs in tomorrow's high-end smartphones.

The sensor is intended for use in high-end smartphones, and reports indicate that it might be the same sensor that will be debuted aboard the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. To capture HDR photos at 50MP or 4K HDR films at 60fps, the sensor has a maximum pixel bin of 16.

JoonSeo Yim, Samsung Electronics' Executive Vice President of the Sensor Business Team, stated, "The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 harnesses Samsung’s high-resolution image sensor technologies and know-how at the cutting edge for epic details."

"Innovative pixel technologies that enable our sensors to go beyond the number and size of pixels are the source of our leadership. Yim went on to say, "We will continue to open up new horizons and establish our presence in the expanding market for ultra-high-resolution sensors."

Samsung ISOCELL HP2 200 MP sensor

The ISOCELL HP2 has 200 million 0.6-micrometer (m) pixels in an optical format of 1/1.3”, a size commonly found in main smartphone cameras with 108 MP resolution. Customers can take advantage of even higher resolutions in the most recent high-end smartphones without having to deal with larger camera bumps.

Specifications

When used with Samsung's cutting-edge pixel-binning technology, Tetra2pixel, the sensor can become either a 1.2-m 50MP or 2.4-m 12.5MP image sensor in low-light conditions by binding four of the 16 adjacent pixels.

The HP2 switches to 1.2 m 50MP mode, which minimizes cropping and captures more of the scene, for fuller 8K video with approximately 33MP.

With a wider field of view and larger pixel sizes, 8K videos can be shot at 30 frames per second (fps).

Super QPD, Samsung's brand-new Dual Vertical Transfer Gate (D-VTG) technology, enables the sensor to utilize all 200 million pixels for focusing agents in low-light settings, significantly reducing washed-out images from brightly lit environments.

 In order to recognize both horizontal and vertical pattern changes, the ample number of focusing agents are grouped together by four adjacent pixels, resulting in faster and more accurate autofocusing.

In 50MP mode for the first time, Samsung introduces the DSG feature, which improves HDR performance by applying two distinct conversion values to the analog signal received at the pixel level.

The Smart-ISO Pro HDR solution combines multiple levels of ISO readouts from a single exposure, enabling the camera to record HDR video in 4K at 60 frames per second and 12.5 MP images.

The primary camera of the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone is likely to include the Samsung ISOCELL HP2 sensor at this time. When the Samsung S23 Ultra goes on sale on February 1st, more information about it should be available.