Samsung is now developing a 200MP ISOCELL sensor, none of which has been employed by its own series of Galaxy phones. Samsung is working on yet another sensor, and judging by a recent trademark, fans hope it might have a resolution of 450 megapixels.
Recently, Samsung secured the “Hexa2pixel” trademark with KIPRIS in Korea, and the same trademark also popped up in Europe via TMView.
However, this trademark doesn’t say anything about a camera sensor or a resolution of 450MP. Even so, Samsung fans are still theorizing what the Hexa2pixel moniker might represent, and the wildest theory is that the company will release an ultra-high resolution sensor shortly.
The current ISOCELL HP1 sensor has a 200MP resolution but can switch to a 50MP mode with 2×2 pixel binning or 4×4 pixel binning (Tetra2pixel). The Hexa2pixel is a new binning technology that is similar to the Tetra2pixel process, except it combines 32 pixels (6×6 pixels) into one, which might mean that the sensor has a resolution of 450MP.
It’s a stretch, so take it with a pinch of salt. Even if the technology is real, chances are that Samsung won’t reveal a 450MP sensor anytime soon. Nevertheless, the company has been fighting for more megapixels for a couple of years now, and it’s not entirely inconceivable that Samsung will push the limits even further.
Either way, the Hexa2pixel trademark application is as real as it can be, regardless of exactly what technological achievements it might represent. Time will tell.