Despite the fact that many Chinese flagships will get a one-inch image sensor this year (in fact, Xiaomi 13 Pro and Vivo X90 Pro+ have already got it), Samsung has chosen a different path – a 1/1 optical-format sensor, which will be 200 megapixels in the Galaxy S23 Ultra. 3 inches. Why so – Samsung’s own insider Ice Universe explained.

According to the information source, Samsung MX (the company’s mobile division) limits the allowable size of the sensor to 1/1.3 inch format. If the sensor is larger, its installation will adversely affect the design and internal layout of the device. That’s why the company prefers to focus its efforts on improving the 1/1.3-inch sensors themselves (this applies to the new 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP2, which is clearly attributed to the Galaxy S23 Ultra).

An insider believes that external performance and recognition of the flagship model in the global market are important for companies such as Apple and Samsung. “Not everyone needs an inch sensor and the design compromises that come with it “, coming to a conclusion from the inside.

On the one hand, the logic is clear, but on the other hand, it is not clear which concessions are involved. After all, it does not go unnoticed that Xiaomi and Vivo limit their flagships in any way or, on the contrary, make them outwardly repulsive. Ice Universe was the first to fully describe the new trend for waterfall screen smartphones, the explosions on the iPhone X, the new design of the iPhone 14, and Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor. Recently, it was the first to accurately report that the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ will get a 200-megapixel main camera.