Samsung Sets Pixel Size Mark With Latest Smartphone Image Sensor

Samsung Electronics introduced an image sensor for thin smartphones that it said has the industry’s smallest pixels. The 200-megapixel Isocell HP3’s pixels are 0.56 micrometers vs. 0.64 micrometers in the previous generation, allowing 200 million pixels to fit in a 1/1.4-inch optical format for a 20% reduction in camera module surface area, the company said Thursday. The sensor allows users to take videos in 8K at 30 frames per second or 4K at 120 fps, Samsung said.