TL;DR Sony Semiconductor has revealed the LYT-901, which is its first 200MP smartphone camera sensor.
The new sensor is larger and has larger pixels than Samsung’s 200MP sensors, suggesting improved image quality.
The LYT-901 is currently shipping to customers, with OPPO and vivo tipped to use it in their Ultra phones.
Phones with 200MP cameras have been available for a few years now, but Samsung has remained the only company manufacturing 200MP sensors. We’ve heard rumors about Sony developing its own 200MP smartphone camera sensor, and the Japanese firm has now made it official.
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Sony Semiconductor announced the LYTIA-901 sensor today, and it’s the company’s first 200MP camera sensor for smartphones. The new part has a 1/1.12-inch sensor size along with 0.7-micron pixels.
By contrast, the Samsung Isocell HP2 200MP sensor used in the Galaxy S25 Ultra features a smaller 1/1.3-inch sensor size and 0.6-micron pixels. This isn’t a huge difference on paper, but current 200MP sensors have tiny pixels to begin with. So any increase in pixel size should help with light intake and image quality, particularly in mixed lighting and when taking full-resolution snaps.
Have you used a phone with a 200MP camera? 27 votes Yes, and I was happy with the photos 48 % Yes, but I wasn't happy with the photos 15 % No, but I'd like to 22 % No, but I'm happy with lower-resolution cameras 15 %
Sony says the LYTIA-901 also offers all-pixel autofocus, up to 4x in-sensor zoom, 16-in-one pixel binning for 12.5MP default shots, and AI learning-based remosaicing for improved zoom details.
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