Samsung Is Reportedly Going To Use A 200 Megapixel Camera, The Portrait Results Will Be More Real

JAKARTA - According to a recent report from Korean news outlet ETNews, which was spotted by Android Authority, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will use the 200-megapixel camera sensor that the company launched last year.

This is a huge number of pixels, and Samsung is not alone in this latest megapixel arms race. Reportedly Motorola also issued a product similar to the Motorola X30 Pro. Even Apple, a fan of the 12-megapixel camera, seems to be moving to a higher-resolution 48-megapixel camera sensor with the iPhone 14.

It's not all about big numbers; moving to a higher pixel count sensor has real image quality benefits. When it comes to this megapixel race, it's all about pixel binning.

Samsung already uses this with its 108-megapixel sensor, and taking super-high-resolution photos isn't the point, it's merging individual pixels into a four-by-four or two-by-two configuration.

This new sensor, according to The Verge, just takes the technology one step further. The 0.64μm pixels on Samsung's 200-megapixel sensor are relatively small, considering that the pixels on Apple's latest 12-megapixel sensor are 1.9μm. But placing 16 of them results in pixels that are effectively 2.56μm.

All things being equal, bigger pixels will collect more light and make your low light images better. By default, you get a final 12-megapixel image, so there's no risk of accidentally filling your phone's storage with 200-megapixel photos.