Samsung may have just revealed the Galaxy S25’s main camera

Samsung is among the main gamers within the smartphone digital camera sensor recreation, and it’s simply introduced three new digital camera sensors. It appears like considered one of these may probably be the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus’s foremost digital camera.

Samsung introduced the 200MP ISOCELL HP9, the 50MP ISOCELL JN5, and the 50MP ISOCELL GNJ. Nevertheless it’s the latter sensor that caught our consideration.

ISOCELL GNJ: The S25’s foremost digital camera?

The GNJ packs a 1/1.57-inch sensor measurement, roughly on par with the primary digital camera sensor within the S24 and S24 Plus (1/1.56-inch). The brand new sensor additionally sports activities one-micron pixels, very similar to the sensor used on the S24 and S24 Plus.

Samsung has provided a foremost digital camera with this tough sensor measurement and pixel measurement since 2022’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus. It’s believed that the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus will retain a 50MP foremost digital camera, suggesting no main sensor modifications as soon as once more. So it stands to motive that the ISOCELL GNJ might be utilized in these new telephones if Samsung desires a brand new sensor however doesn’t desire a measurement improve.

“The GNJ combines twin pixel expertise with an in-sensor zoom perform to ship clearer footage in video mode and higher-resolution photographs free from artifacts or moiré patterns in picture mode,” Samsung added.

The corporate can also be bringing a number of smaller modifications. These tweaks embody an improved “anti-refractive layer” and higher pixel isolation materials. These modifications are supposed to enhance gentle seize, scale back reflections, ship extra correct shadows/darkish areas, and enhance colour copy.

Samsung provides that the ISOCELL GNJ affords effectivity beneficial properties too, particularly a 29% effectivity increase in preview mode and a 34% acquire with 4K/60fps video. 

The Korean model additionally introduced the ISOCELL HP9, calling it the smartphone business’s first 200MP telephoto sensor. Certain sufficient, this sensor powers the vivo X100 Extremely‘s 200MP 3.7x periscope lens. 

Samsung says the HP9 has a 1/1.4-inch sensor measurement and tiny 0.56-micron pixels, in step with the S24 Extremely’s 200MP foremost digital camera. The corporate says this sensor additionally brings improved colour seize, 12% higher gentle seize, and 10% higher autofocus distinction efficiency.

The corporate additionally says the ISOCELL HP9 brings low-light enhancements because of its pixel-binning capabilities, providing 16-in-one binning. Which means you will get photographs similar to a 12MP 2.24-micron pixel in idea.

As for zoom capabilities, Samsung says the HP9 affords 2x or 4x in-sensor zoom (ostensibly when used as a 1x digital camera), in addition to as much as 12x zoom when used as a 3x telephoto digital camera.

ISOCELL JN5: Coming to a selfie digital camera close to you?

The ultimate digital camera sensor is the 50MP ISOCELL JN5. It matches the sooner JN1 by providing a 1/2.76-inch sensor measurement and 0.64-micron pixels.

Samsung’s new sensor brings HDR and autofocus tweaks, particularly twin slope acquire (DCG) tech for single-frame HDR, and Tremendous Quad Part Detection autofocus tech. In contrast, the JN1 used double tremendous section detection. We’ve requested the corporate for particulars concerning every autofocus answer.

Samsung says the JN5’s slim measurement means it may be used as a foremost digital camera, ultrawide shooter, telephoto lens, or perhaps a front-facing digital camera. Certain sufficient, the older JN1 was utilized in quite a lot of telephones as a selfie digital camera or perhaps a foremost shooter on some finances units.

The producer provides that the JN5 helps 2x in-sensor zoom when used as a foremost digital camera, and as much as 6x in-sensor zoom when used on a 3x telephoto digital camera. Samsung additionally says the digital camera sensor helps a low-power always-on mode for capabilities like movement recognition through the selfie digital camera.