Samsung’s ISOCELL sensor technology played an important role in improving the phone’s photo quality and hopes to repeat this achievement with the continuation of the technology. Android Authority reports that Samsung formally launched ISOCELL 2.0, a significant update that promises more vivid images and better low-light capture for phones with high-resolution cameras.
The new sensor system is based on ISOCELL Plus, which reduced light loss by replacing the metal barriers between the color filters with an “optimized” material. ISOCELL 2.0 replaces the lower section of the color filter barriers with a more reflective material that not only further reduces light loss, but “dramatically” increases light sensitivity. In other words, you can place more pixels on a sensor while preserving colors and keeping noise to a minimum.
The company previously said that a new range of 0.7 micron sensors in the 108MP, 64MP, 48MP and 32MP varieties would use the (then mysterious) ISOCELL 2.0 technology. We asked Samsung if it can tell where and when these sensors will find uses, even though they are not yet on the company’s main phones. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, for example, is using “just” an earlier 108MP 0.8 micron sensor. Don’t be surprised if Samsung’s future phones boast similar high-resolution cameras that produce more accurate (or at least better-looking) snapshots.