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While many users are still getting used to 200MP sensors in models Galaxy S Ultra a Z Fold, behind the scenes, there has been talk of another milestone for a long time. Personally, 324 MPx seems crazy to me, but it seems like an inevitable path. The question is whether it will be the path to better photos, or just an empty marketing lure for the coming years. AI can also have a lot to do with this.
A few years ago, we laughed at the idea of a phone surpassing resolution proprofessional SLR cameras. Today it is proSamsung, as the biggest innovator in the field of photo chips for mobile phones, is apparently finalizing the development of the sensor ISOCELL HR1, which is supposed to push the limit to an incredible 324 megapixelat.
Pro324 MPx exactly?
The question is not so much "pro"no", but "when". Modern proprocessors like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 are already prepared for such a data load. The reason is pro But this high number is not an attempt to print billboards from vacation photos taken with a mobile phone. There are three key factors:
- Extreme merging pixelů (Pixel Binning): Samsung will likely use technology that will connect up to 25 neighboring pixelinto one. The result will still actually be only a 13MP photo, but it will have unprecedented dynamic range and the ability to "see in the dark" even where the human eye already fails.
- End of optical zoom: With such a huge resolution, you can crop out the center of a photo and still get a native 12MP image with sufficient quality and a good level of detail. This basically means you don't need four different lenses - one giant sensor can easily do the job of a 10x telephoto lens without any significant loss of quality.
- Food pro artificial intelligence: Galaxy AI in 2026 it no longer works only with colors, but also with textures. The more data (pixelů) the sensor provides, the more accurately the AI can reconstruct facial details in the distance or remove digital noise.
Zoom range Galaxy S25 Ultra
But no one can fool physics
The critics are clear. The smaller pixel is, the less light it captures. With a 324MP sensor, we are reaching the limit of the physical capabilities of optics. Besides, maybe proThere is no sensor with such a resolution yet, although we have actually known about it, at least in Samsung's presentation, for a year. Apart from this, however, such a resolution has other drawbacks, such as:
- Data hunger: A single full-resolution photo can take up over 150 MB. This would mean that you would fill up the phone's basic 256GB storage in one prolong weekend. And that's not counting the possibilities and demands of video captured with such a sensor.
- Diffraction limit: The light that propasses through the small lens of a mobile phone, when it hits something miniaturn pixely starts to "sing". So there is a risk that the image will be huge, but soft and without the desired sharpness. This can be especially problematic when cropping, or zooming in on the final photo.
- Write speed: Processing 324 million points in real time requires brutal computing power. Even though it procesors have, it can lead not only to a lot of heating, but also protime between pressing the shutter button and taking the picture. It is in this area that Samsung phones are often criticized, while iPhones are praised. Applu. But the truth is, none of us want to press the shutter button of our camera and then see blurry photos, proIt's just that we moved the phone before the photo was actually taken.
5x and 10x zoom Galaxy S25 Ultra
Is there reason to look forward to it?
The arrival of the 324MP era is very likely, perhaps even inevitable. Samsung probably won't introduce it as a feature. pro "everyday clicking", but as proprofessional regime pro enthusiasts and as a basis pro top night mode. If the leaks are confirmed, this sensor could become the main star of the next generation Galaxy S27 Ultra.
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It will be important for Samsung to also ideally balance its marketing and not say that it is just about proprofessional options. Most owners of even the best camera phones want proThey just "click" photos and don't bother with settings, demanding the best possible results. Will it be a revolution? Personally, I think not. At least not in how we take photos, but in what the phone can ultimately do with the resulting photo "behind the scenes."
Ultrawide-angle camera Galaxy S25 Ultra
But the aforementioned AI can throw a spanner in the works. If Samsung finds out that its postprocesing can do magic, it will have a reason to pour money into developing a new sensor, increasing pixeland solutions on how to implement such hardware in a limited procentury of smartphones? I'm afraid not. And I'm afraid that technological advances in the form of artificial intelligence proThis can also be a killer of some similar innovations.
if you want to share the same line with all previous advances and modifications than stickin on 324 is not good practice cause is out of binary line (you know – powers of number 2). you better to choose 384. physical hardware limitation is already solved with doubling specified piece of hardware. and when it comes to evaluating speed it is always sacrificed in the name of hardware advance
ProSo we moved the phone before...moved? Seriously? They only take pictures of women?
Sorry, my mistake, thanks for pointing it out, corrected.