Samsung Galaxy S23 will have a 200MP camera, but different from what we thought

Generally versions of the products they have one increasing numbering which identifies the new model which – hopefully – should have characteristics best, but with Samsung never take anything for granted, because it always has surprises ready.

Such is the case with its much-talked-about 200MP photo sensors, which are expected to debut in the new Motorola Frontier / X30 Pro scheduled for today.

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The problem is that these sensors are several generationsand therefore present features different. Last year Samsung presented the sensor ISOCELL HP1 of 200 MPwhich is precisely what we will see on the new Motorola Frontierwhile until a few days ago it was thought that Galaxy S23 (Ultra) would mount the recent ISOCELL HP3 sensor, also from 200 MP. HP3 is better than HP1, so we’re all safe.

But now the known leaker Ice Universe posted on Twitter a rather disconcerting news, in which he would almost certainly give a third 200 MP sensor on Galaxy S23 Ultra, ISOCELL HP2never presented.

Obviously there is no indication on the specifications of this ISOCELL HP2, but in theory it should be better than the previous two HP1 and HP3, therefore or be of larger size (HP1 is 1 / 1.22 inch) or present one best technology.

It is difficult to understand the Samsung nomenclatureeven if it is not the first time that we see it at work, as in the case of the sensor ISOCELL GN5which has worse characteristics than its “cousins” ISOCELL GN2 mounted on Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra o ISOCELL GN1 mounted on the Google Pixel 6 (and in the new Pixel 7).

After three generations of Galaxy S with sensors from 108 MP (S20 Ultra, S21 Ultra, S22 Ultra), we are therefore witnessing a new race “to megapixels“, It will be there right way?

For some experts, sensors with lower resolution And larger pixels they are the way forward, even if even the new ones iPhone 14 (Pro) will abandon the canons 12 MP to switch to sensors from 48 MPso maybe no one has gotten the solution. As always, we will see on the field who will be right.