14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is reportedly gearing up for the release of 20-megapixel camera modules sometime in the second half of the next year, which suggests that the company’s Galaxy Note 4 handset might pack one.
In fact, it seems that Samsung Mobile’s Advanced Development Team has already started to work on 20-megapixel camera modules, a recent article on ET News reads.
However, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy S5 flagship device, which is expected to arrive on shelves in the first half of the year, will pack only a 16MP camera on the back.
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Note 4 smartphone, however, could include the 20MP camera, as UnwiredView notes. This is mainly due to the fact that the handset vendor is usually launching new phones in the Note series around September.
Samsung is currently a few steps behind with the development of more powerful cameras for its smartphones, given that rival companies have already launched handsets with cameras of over 20MP.
Furthermore, recent reports suggested that Galaxy S5 will land on shelves without yet another feature that recent flagship smartphones pack, namely Optical Image Stabilization.
However, Samsung is now said to plan on doing some catch-up, with around 25 percent of the smartphones it will sell next year said to feature 16-megapixel cameras.
The leading phone maker is expected to ship 360 million devices next year, which means that around 90 million of them will feature the 16MP sensor.
With the company equipping a larger number of handsets with 16MP camera modules, the feature is expected to become a standard for high-end devices.
20MP cameras are also expected to see wide adoption after making it inside Samsung’s next-generation smartphones, sources cited by ET News suggest.
Unfortunately, Samsung did not provide a confirmation on this as of now, and it might take some time before it does, so keep an eye on this space to learn additional info on the matter.