'200 Million' Pixel Phone Camera, Xiaomi Before Samsung?

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] It is anticipated that the 200-megapixel camera sensor, expected to be equipped in Samsung Electronics' flagship smartphone 'Galaxy S22 Ultra' scheduled for release next year, will be first installed in a smartphone by China's Xiaomi.

On the 27th (local time), IT specialized media such as PhoneArena cited Chinese IT tipster Ice Universe's Weibo and reported that Xiaomi is developing a smartphone applying Samsung Electronics' 200-megapixel camera sensor.

The camera sensor is characterized by a very small pixel size of 0.64μm. It is similar to the previously released 108-megapixel sensor. It is the smallest pixel size among existing image sensors.

The 200-megapixel sensor had been previously announced to be released soon through Ice Universe. In January, Ice Universe stated, "Samsung Electronics will release many innovative image sensors this year," and "the 200-megapixel sensor will be released soon."

PhoneArena reported, "As with the 108-megapixel sensor, Xiaomi will release a smartphone equipped with the 200-megapixel camera before Samsung Electronics." Xiaomi had previously installed Samsung Electronics' 108-megapixel image sensor ahead of Samsung's Galaxy series in devices such as the Mi Mix Alpha in 2019.

The media also reported that the Galaxy S22 series, scheduled for release in the first quarter of next year, is unlikely to be equipped with ToF. ToF is a technology that recognizes the three-dimensionality and spatial information of objects based on the distance light travels back, and it was not applied to the Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy S21.

There are also industry expectations that an Olympus-branded sensor will be installed in the Galaxy S22.

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