Samsung: Galaxy phones should smell and taste in the future

6-megapixel camera and new sensor are under development

April 21, 2020, 7:56 am Reading time: 1 minute

The head of the sensor development department revealed that Samsung's Galaxy phones are said to "smell" and "taste" in the future. The company is already working on a 6-megapixel camera.

In the next few years, what do we expect from Samsung ’s Galaxy smartphones? The South Korean manufacturer has now revealed its plans for the next generation of Galaxy S and Galaxy Note models in its blog. Therefore, the 108-megapixel sensor developed for the Galaxy S20 Ultra is far from the end of the story.

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The South Korean manufacturer's head of sensor development Yongin Park explained that Samsung's goal is to develop a camera sensor with a resolution of 600 megapixels. This sensor will even exceed the resolution of our eyes, estimated at 500 megapixels. Since a large number of pixels in a smartphone camera must be d istributed in a small area, the light output of a single pixel is usually poor.

Samsung hopes to solve this problem through its Nonacell technology. This has been used in Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Here, nine pixels are combined into one to improve light.

Mobile phone cameras should see more than our eyes

The cameras in Samsung phones should not only be in line with our future vision, they should even surpass them. Currently, the camera can only capture light with a wavelength between 450 and 750 nanometers that is also visible to the human eye. Samsung is working on sensors that make ultraviolet light visible; they can be used to diagnose skin diseases.

In addition to traditional camera sensors, Samsung is also willing to integrate other sensors in its mobile phones. Samsung is not only developing image sensors, but also researching sensors that can detect odor or taste. The Korean manufacturer has not mentioned this application yet.

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Park also did not disclose when we can expect the right technology. However, it seems unrealistic to use such sensors in the upcoming Samsung mobile phone Galaxy Fold 2, Galaxy Note 20 or Galaxy S21. It may be several years before these technologies are ready for use.