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Samsung Isocell HP3: More Details Out
Samsung Electronics recently surprised the market with its ISOCELL HP3 image sensor, which has 200 million pixels of 0.56 micrometers (μm), 12% smaller than its predecessor last month.
However, today Samsung has revealed even better information about the sensor, which will be important for tech enthusiasts and casual readers looking to stay up to date.
Rest assured that we won’t bore you with minor technical details but will cover the base for both. Although mind that, there is HP3 directly in the series after the first one.
Samsung is currently one of the leading companies in image sensor technology; With the announcement of mass production of the ISOCELL HP3 ultra-high-resolution image sensor, the company commercialized the development of a 200-megapixel ultra-small pixel mobile image sensor.
Improvements Over Predecessors :
According to Samsung, the ISOCELL HP3 is an image sensor containing 200 million pixels of 0.56μm, the smallest in the industry, in the 1/1.4″ optical format.
- Samsung has managed to create physical walls between thinner and deeper pixels using its proprietary technology called Full Depth deep trench isolation (DTI).
- To solve the problem of poor image quality in low-light environments, Samsung has used improved pixel technology to ensure high-quality images.
- Samsung has succeeded in creating ultra-small devices that capture high-definition images using its innovative image sensor technology.
“We used an enhanced version of Samsung’s proprietary Tetra2pixel technology, which combines four or sixteen adjacent pixels to act as a single large pixel in low-light environments.”
-Choi, Developer.
Current Capabilities :
According to Samsung, The ISOCELL image sensor is expected to bring optimal and enhanced user experiences. Following are its capabilities :
- The ISOCELL HP3 has a 12 percent smaller pixel size than the predecessor’s 0.64μm, with 200 million pixels in a 1/1.4″ optical format. Resulting in an approximately 20 percent reduction in camera module surface area, giving the device manufacturers more space and keeping the device slim.
- Improved & Even Quicker Autofocus.
- Movie-like Recordings.
- Low Light Photography.
- HDR capabilities.
Conclusion:
All in all, this phone has improved autofocus and its ability to record high-quality videos and photos in low light. It also has a super-fast autofocus system that can detect phase differences in the horizontal and vertical directions. HDR capability; The improved Smart-ISO Pro feature allows you to set three ISO modes: low, medium, and high.
We have seen Motorola use HP1 before; Xiaomi is also expected to use ISOCELL HP3 in an unannounced flagship in 2022, as well as Samsung’s next flagship, the Galaxy S23.
“I am very proud of the fact that we are setting the trend in the image sensor market, and I am confident that we will continue to be at the forefront of micropixel technology,”
-Choi, Developer.
The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.
Firmware
Verizon rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices
Verizon has rolled out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices. Earlier, these devices had received the same update outside the US, but now they are gradually expanding to the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are spotted getting new updates with the firmware version numbers F926USQS5HXBD and F711USQS6HXBD, respectively. It is worth noticing the update is currently available for the devices locked to Verizon, but it will soon be available on more carriers.
For your information, the latest update for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t bring any significant changes, but as it is the latest security patch, it will provide some internal fixes to maintain the security of the devices.
If you are getting some other issues from the last update, you should also update the device to the latest update, as it may also address some issues. Along with the update, other improvements may also be made to enhance the overall performance of the devices.
Suppose you use the Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Flip 3 device in the US. In that case, you can update the device to the latest version by simply going to the system settings and then to the software update. If you haven’t received the update, you should wait for some time, as it may arrive in the next few days.
Firmware
Samsung rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy S23 FE devices in the US
Samsung has rolled out the March 2024 security patch to almost all devices but still needs to complete the update distribution to all eligible devices. So, gradually expanding the update to remaining devices, the company has started rolling out the update for the Galaxy S23 FE in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy S23 FE devices are getting a new update in the carrier-unlocked version with the firmware version number S711U1UES2BXBF. The update has already been rolled out to almost all carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, C-Spire, Cellular South, Comcast, Cricket, DISH, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Cellular, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile.
According to the official changelog, the March 2024 security patch is one of the standard maintenance updates that provides some internal improvements for the device, and there will be no visible changes available. In other words, users may experience some improvement in the functioning of devices, but it doesn’t particularly bring any specific changes for the device.
Going to the details, the March 2024 security patch includes more than 40 fixes, 37 of which are provided by Google and address the issues found in the Android OS, while 9 more features are introduced by Samsung that enhance the performance of Galaxy devices exclusively.
Suppose you are using the Galaxy S23 FE in the US. In that case, you can update the devices to the latest version by following the simple steps: first, go to the system settings, tap on the software update, and tap on the download and install button; if it shows a new update available, tap on the download button.