Samsung’s ISOCELL HP9 200 MP sensor has been a success in periscope telephoto cameras, starting with the vivo X100 Ultra and continuing with the X200 Pro, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, and soon the vivo X200 Ultra. Likewise, the 200 MP ISOCELL HP2 has been featured in the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s main camera.
This is a 1/1.3″ type sensor, by the way. A new rumor out of China now claims Sony is working on a big 200 MP sensor of its own, for use in main cameras in flagship smartphones arriving later this year – the ones that will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite…
