Sony's first 200MP camera will challenge Samsung's ISOCELL sensors

Samsung was the first company to launch a 200MP camera sensor for mobile devices. Initially used in the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, it was then used in Samsung’s own Galaxy S23 Ultra. While Sony initially focused on 50MP camera sensors for phones, it is now ready to introduce its first 200MP camera sensor, challenging Samsung’s dominance in ultra-high-resolution camera sensor market.

Tipster FeniBook has revealed the first details about Sony's first 200MP camera sensor for mobile devices. It is reportedly named the LYT-910, and it is said to be a 1/1.11-inch sensor with an individual pixel size of 0.7µm. It can capture 50MP and 200MP resolution images, through pixel binning.

With in-sensor crop, it could offer 2x and 4x lossless-quality zoom shots. It could offer superior HDR performance with dynamic range of over 100db. This camera sensor will likely offer 4K 120fps and 8K 30fps video recording with HDR.

In comparison, Samsung's biggest 200MP camera sensor is the ISOCELL HP1 (1/1.22-inch), while its best 200MP sensor is the ISOCELL HP2 (1/1.4-inch). It also made a similar-sized ISOCELL HPB (1/1.4-inch) sensor for the Vivo X300 Pro's telephoto camera.

The Sony LYT-910 could be used in the OPPO Find X9 Ultra and the Vivo X300 Ultra next year. Samsung will likely not use this camera sensor in its phones, as it makes its own 200MP camera sensors. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to use the ISOCELL HP2 (200MP) sensor.