Originally posted by surfar The latest rumour is that Samsung is working on a 1/1.7" sensor to go into their smart phones.Q7 level images with f1.4 aperture.
Fun fact: Samsung released the S7 and S7 Edge with 2 different camera sensors: A Sony sensor, and their own Samsung sensor. The catch is that you don't get to pick which one you have! (My first unit was a Sony sensor. The phone unit had a defect so I made a switch. Now I have a Samsung sensor).
Samsung Galaxy S7 Britecell vs Sony IMX260 s… | Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
They're basically identical, though from tests it seems that Sony is a tiny tiny bit sharper, while Samsung does a tiny tiny bit better in low light. Only pixel peepers would have cause to complain one way or another. The average user is fine.
That's a neat way to split test a sensor. I know it drives some phone enthusiasts up the wall though.
Oh and they also did that with the processor, though I think that's more a region thing.