It looks like Samsung has decided to challenge Sony in the smartphone image sensor market. According to analysts, the company’s developments are gaining more and more popularity among manufacturers, while the popularity of Japanese image sensors has declined slightly. Sammobile writes about it.

Experts say that in 2020, Samsung LSI (the camera division) had a 29% share of the photosensor market, while Sony had 46%. While the Japanese giant continues to dominate, this is a worrying sign for the manufacturer. As the newspaper notes, earlier the ratio was 20% for Samsung versus 50% for Sony.

Presumably, the changes happened due to the fact that the South Korean manufacturer left part of the orders that were originally intended for Sony. In addition, the Japanese company hoped to sell more photo sensors for Huawei smartphones, but due to US sanctions, their popularity in Western markets is declining.

Samsung continues to actively develop and release new image sensors. In February of this year, the company introduced a new 50-megapixel ISOCELL GN2 sensor with Dual Pixel Pro automatic phase focusing technology. It is designed for use in smartphones with an advanced camera. The pixel size in the sensor is 1,4 micrometers. It is capable of recording Full HD video at 480fps and 4K video up to 120fps.