Samsung smartphones are becoming better and better at taking pictures. There's no way around it, the Note 4 (and soon the Galaxy Note 5), Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 Edge are exceptional shooters (yes, there are some GS6 and GS6 Edge models that are powered by a Sony chip). However, with phones becoming slimmer and slimmer, there's a real need to slim down components as well. Because of that, Samsung has announced the mass production of a new 16MP sensor that's smaller, with pixels that are only 1.0μm in size.
The chip (S5K3P3) is using Samsung's ISOCELL technology, and, according to the manufacturer, these smaller pixels, coupled with the ISOCELL technology, deliver results on par with those from sensors with larger, 1.12μm pixels. The chip is available starting today for mobile device manufacturers.
“As a trendsetter in the mobile image sensor business, we are pleased to be the first to deliver the most advanced 1.0μm-pixel imager, which meets both high-resolution and slim design requirements for smartphone cameras. Starting with 16MP sensor, Samsung plans to further expand 1 .0μm-pixel product category and lead the image sensor market for high performing slim mobile devices“, said Kyushik Hong, Vice President and Head of S.LSI Marketing at Samsung Electronics
Of course, there's the eternal debate on the advantages of larger pixels versus smaller ones in terms of low light sensitivity and results. To fuel the debate, here's a quote from Clarkvision's great article on pixel size: “when choosing between cameras with the same sized sensor but differing pixel counts, the one with larger pixels (and fewer total pixels) will have better high ISO and low light performance (assuming read noise and fixed pattern noise are similar, which may not be the case), while the camera with more pixels can deliver images with finer detail in good light. You will need to decide where that trade point is“.
Source: Samsung
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