We cannot say that photography is an important thing recently on mobile. On the contrary, we have found that this phase has been active for at least ten years and each time it is even greater.
It is therefore not surprising that by 2019 brands like Samsung and Sony have made significant improvements to their sensors, which they sell to many other brands.
Just last year we saw the first phones with 64 Mpx and 108 Mpx sensors. And if we thought that was the limit we were wrong.
Original sensor details of 256 Mpx
On Weibo, the largest Chinese social network, a screenshot of a portable camera showing a 256 Mpx resolution has been shown. As we always say, these types of leaks need to be carefully considered, but given the progress we have seen in 2019, it would not be unusual for 2020 to see wires being able to take pictures in that decision.
It is still to be seen if this type of image is made of standard imagery or small image interpretation. The latter would not be new and its quality would be lower than expected. In addition, if you think the current market trend is crazy, go to Pixel Binning, which makes sense that 256 Mpx is real.
The processors are getting ready
Another fact that makes us think that this picture is real, or at least that this year we will see cell phones with close to 200 Mpx camera resolutions, that the processor manufacturers are pointing to.
Qualcomm has already announced that its new Snapdragon 865 will be able to handle 200 Mpx sensors, indicating that it expects that at least some manufacturers will choose it. And why in 2020 and not in the future? Because if no developer had thought of this, they would have used that function on a recent processor, Snapdragon 875 or similar.
However, we see how software is starting to become more relevant than image hardware. Google has already shown you and will now be visible if other manufacturers try to go through the process or simply join the Mpx competition.
Entries forget 108 Mpx cameras: soon 256 Mpx first arrived from The Free Android.
