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    Like the Galaxy S6, Samsung is using two different camera sensors for the Galaxy S7 duo

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    Last updated: March 9th, 2016 at 11:50 UTC+01:00

    Last year, Samsung used two different camera sensors in the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, and the company has repeated the same strategy this year with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Yes, some Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units are using Samsung’s ISOCELL camera sensor, while others are using Sony’s IMX260 sensor.

    Earlier today, Samsung made an official announcement of its new 1/2.5-inch 12.3-megapixel ISOCELL camera sensor (S5K2L1). An XDA user has posted an image of his Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G935F), which shows the device using Samsung’s sensor instead of Sony's IMX260. This confirms that the company is using two different sensors in its latest flagship smartphones.

    There’s negligible difference between these sensors regarding on-paper specifications. Both are 1/2.5-inch sensors with a resolution of 12.3 megapixels, dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus, and an individual pixel size of 1.4µm. Right now, we don’t know if there’s any difference between the final image quality from these sensors, but we'll let you know once we get our hands on different units.

    Samsung Galaxy S7 ISOCELL S5K2L1 Camera Sensor

    Source 1 Source 2 Phone Galaxy S7Galaxy S7 edgeIMX260ISOCELLS5K2L1

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