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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is an unbeatable camera smartphone, thanks ISOCELL HP2
Samsung continues to innovate camera and sensor technologies to provide a professional-level camera experience on smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra boasts a professional-level camera with the ISOCELL HP2, the largest sensor of the Galaxy series with adaptive pixels, and diverse advanced technologies.
The ISOCELL HP2 is the largest image sensor in the Galaxy series ever, featuring a 200-megapixel resolution. With massive resolution integrated, the sharpness of colors and images is increased, and even the smallest details of the moment can be recorded even in difficult environments.
From 200-megapixel that delicately record everyday moments, to AI-based advanced pixel technology for Nightography, fast and accurate autofocus, and 8K video shooting with a wider angle of view. Let’s enjoy the special camera experience provided by the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra with the ISOCELL HP2.
High-resolution image capturing
A 200-megapixel image is 16 times larger than a 12.5-megapixel image. In other words, it contains 16 times more information and details. In general, cropping or enlarging an image reduces the number of pixels, resulting in a blurry picture, whereas a high-pixel image can maintain a relatively high resolution even after cropping.
In the case of a 200-megapixel image taken with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, even if it is cut in half both horizontally and vertically, there are still 50-megapixel left to preserve the richness and clarity of detail. In addition, ISOCELL HP2 implements the color of images more accurately through advanced deep-learning algorithms.
New pixel structure
Samsung improved the pixel structure so that each pixel in the ISOCELL HP2 image sensor can absorb more light and express richer colors. The newly designed pixel structure, Dual Vertical Transfer Gate (D-VTG), enables accurate color expression even in an overly bright environment.
Three ways in one package
- 200-megapixel, 50-megapixel and 12-megapixel
The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s ISOCELL HP2 camera allows users to shoot with the optimal pixel they want through adaptive pixel technology. Tetra2pixel technology utilizes all 200 million pixels when taking pictures, or uses them in groups of 4 or 16.
In basic mode or in a dark environment, 12-megapixel shooting that captures a lot of light with large pixels provides bright and clear pictures, and in bright environments that require detailed description, all 200 million pixels are used to capture rich details in images.
Striking NIGHTOGRAPHY
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s Nightography feature has dramatically improved the shooting experience in dark environments. Powered by AI image signal processing technology, the data stored in the image sensor provides clear color and quality as if you were seeing it with your eyes even at night.
Here, the tetra-squared pixel technology of ISOCELL HP2 merges 16 adjacent pixels into one in a dark environment and adjusts the size to 2.4um so that one pixel absorbs more light. This absorbed light information is optimized with the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s advanced AI technology and reborn as a bright and clear picture.
Speed and accuracy
The ISOCELL HP2 improves autofocus technology and enables sharp capture of fast-moving subjects. Unlike previous products, Super QPD autofocus technology is characterized by utilizing all pixels of the image sensor for phase difference detection.
Super QPD technology, which uses all 200 million pixels for autofocus, can quickly and accurately capture moving objects, compared to 180 million pixel products that use only 3% of the pixels of the image sensor for phase detection.
8K videography at 30fps
For 8K video shooting, the ISOCELL HP2 uses tetra-squared pixel technology to combine four pixels into one large pixel to operate as 50 million pixels. Users can shoot cinematic 8K videos at 30fps with brighter, clearer colors and a wider angle of view.
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Owners of select Samsung Smart TVs, monitors, The Premiere 7 & 9 projectors, or The Freestyle 2nd Gen can stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Flight Simulator 2024 and hundreds of other games with Gaming Hub Xbox Game Pass.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Flight Simulator 2024 are two of the most popular games of 2024. Thanks to Samsung Gaming Hub, you don’t need to download any of the Xbox Game Pass titles, no meaning no storage required – just jump in and play.
The company has also built an engaging gameplay experience designed by fans, for fans through The Six, challenging players’ knowledge and providing another way to interact with the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Notably, Samsung’s Gaming Hub is available on a variety of Samsung screens. It includes the AI-powered 2024 TV lineup, monitors, projectors, The Premiere, and The Freestyle 2nd Gen projector, offering instant access to console-free gaming.
Anyone with a Samsung Smart TV will be able to use their remote to jump in and play. This way, Gaming Hub provides a co-branded experience, giving Call of Duty fans another way to engage with the franchise they love.
For starters: The Six offers daily trivia where players can answer a series of six questions in competition with other players around the world. Correct answers with the fastest response time will achieve higher scores.
Samsung could launch the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone next year. The company has collaborated with LG Uplus to develop a custom smartphone. The device is said to feature Galaxy AI and LG Uplus’s AI call assistant ixi-O.
Sources citing KEDGlobal revealed that Samsung and LG Uplus working together to develop the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone. It’s a big development in the smartphone industry, while the handset is highly likely to be Korea-limited.
Samsung fans are well aware of the Galaxy AI feature suite. ixi-O is an AI-powered digital assistant developed by Korean carrier LG Uplus. The company plans to enter the smartphone market, featuring its own-developed AI assistant.
The report indicates that Samsung and LG Uplus’ ixi-O AI Phone will launch as early as next year. The development project focuses on crafting a “real AI phone” that goes beyond simply integrating AI assistant services into a smartphone.
ixi-O comes with useful features such as AI call answering, detecting voice phishing in real-time, recording and summarizing phone calls and converting voice conversation into text – all within an on-device environment.
Image: ixi-O AI | LG Uplus Newsroom
Based on specifications, the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone will be based on a Galaxy phone available globally. The design will match with a global Galaxy smartphone, but the software may be tweaked as per the carrier’s requirements.
A custom Galaxy phone isn’t shocking or impossible in South Korea. Samsung releases Quantum, Buddy, and Jump-branded phones in the market. The company collaborates with Korean carriers to bring these devices to mainland Korea.
The carrier introduced an on-device AI-powered ixi-O assistant earlier this month. LG Uplus will initially target its consumer base for the new AI Phone. However, the AI Assistant may be expanded to a broader audience across Korea.
Samsung could use Gauss2-based Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The company’s next-gen Generative AI model is 1.5 to 3x faster than the first-gen Gauss model. The DX division is already using Gauss2 to ramp up internal productivity.
Gauss2 offers improved performance and efficiency in simultaneously handling various data types. In the previous article, we’ve demonstrated its three distinct models that cater to different purposes: Compact, Balanced, and Supreme.
Samsung says the second-gen Gauss model offers equal or superior performance in response generation than leading open-source generative AI models. That said, the Galaxy AI will become faster and smarter with the inclusion of Gauss2.
Thanks to faster processing speed, Gauss2 enables quicker AI response generation. This way, the Galaxy user won’t have to wait much time. The company stated that it will continue to expand the reach of its AI-based services across all product lines.
That said, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is likely to boast Gauss2-based Galaxy AI. This upgrade will result in even faster processing of tasks and execution. Features like composition, image generation, and translation would benefit from Gauss2.
Earlier, we broke the news that Samsung is crafting an advanced AI technology. The Gauss2 press release indicates that the future Galaxy AI iteration could be integrated with knowledge graph technology to offer relevant results.
The Galaxy S24 series also uses Google’s Gemini Nano AI model. The fruitful collaboration offers futuristic capabilities on Galaxy devices. Samsung is rumored to use an enhanced version of Gemini Nano across the Galaxy S25 lineup.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s development may have indulged Gauss2 capabilities on the Galaxy S25 series. Integrated with new processors and optimized software, the company’s AI model would offer faster, reliable, and smarter results.