Korean electronics company Samsung this week unveiled its latest 12MP image sensor for smartphones.
The company claims the new sensor will elevate the quality of cellphone pictures, as it incorporates dual pixel technology, normally reserved for DSLR cameras.
The 1.4?m-pixel-based image sensor will allow for rapid auto-focus while shooting an object in movement, even in low light conditions.
Samsung says the sensors are already in mass production, so they can be expected in its next flagship devices, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 6.
"Dual pixel technology employs two photodiodes located on the left and right halves of a pixel," the company says in a statement.
"The conventional image sensor commits less than 5% of its pixels, with only one photodiode each, which converts light particles into measurable photocurrent for phase detection."
Faster auto-focus is now possible, as each pixel of the dual pixel image sensor is capable of detecting phase differences of perceived light.
The sensor has also adopted Samsung's ISOCELL technology, which isolates the photodiodes in each pixel with a physical wall to reduce colour bleeding.
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