Samsung has officially unveiled its latest smartphone camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP5. It's Samsung's smallest 200 MP sensor to date and brings high-resolution shooting capabilities to a wider range of smartphones without the need for a massive camera bump.
ISOCELL HP5 features a smaller 0.5 micrometre pixel size
The ISOCELL HP5 is a 1/1.56-inch sensor with a 0.5-micrometre pixel size, which is smaller than the 0.56-micrometre pixel size on the HP9. To counter the effects of having a smaller pixel size, Samsung is using technologies like Dual Vertical Transfer Gate and improved Deep Trench Isolation.
According to Samsung, these allow each pixel to capture more light while reducing the noise and improving the low-light performance. The sensor also boasts a pretty versatile featureset, which includes advanced HDR with Smart ISO Pro and Staggered HDR technologies. These help capture images with sharper details and combine multiple pictures and layers for a more natural dynamic range.
The HP5 also offers in-sensor zoom of up to 2x quality and can also achieve 6x lossless zoom when paired with a 3x optical telephoto lens. The upcoming Realme GT 8 Pro could be one of the first devices where we may see this phenomenon in action.
Besides, the ISOCELL HP5 also supports recording up to 8K @ 30fps and 4K @ 120fps. Besides the Realme GT 8 Pro, Oppo's Find X9 Pro and Vivo's Y500 Pro are also expected to boast the ISOCELL HP5.
However, none of the leaks or rumours point toward Samsung potentially using the HP5 in its upcoming smartphones yet. The Oppo Find X9 Pro, launching on October 16, 2025, could be the first device to arrive with the ISOCELL HP5 sensor.
