Qualcomm is a major smartphone chipset maker, and it runs on 65% Android devices. Recently, Qualcomm launched its new flagship chipset – Snapdragon 855 carrying improvements over its predecessor. The San Diego, California based company is a key player enabling improved photography experiences over smartphones. However, recently company claimed in updated specification sheets that their chipsets already support 192 Megapixel cameras.
At first, no one believed in new specifications and termed it as a marketing gimmick. Today, over a telephonic session with media, Judd Heape, Senior Director of Product Management acknowledged the change. He explained that the existing chipsets already support 192 megapixels, but without features like MFNR (multi-frame noise reduction) and ZSL (zero shutter lag). In other words, if manufacturers want to utilize noise reduction and zero lag features, they have to limit hardware at 30fps or 60fps modes with the lower resolution.
“We updated the specifications to show what the world’s largest image sensor that can be connected to Snapdragons,” Heape asserted during his over an hour-long conversation with Indian tech journalists.
It means chipsets such as Snapdragon 670, Snapdragon 675, Snapdragon 710, Snapdragon 845, and the Snapdragon 855 also supports 48 MP cameras without any software/hardware upgrade.
Currently, no manufacturer supports 192 Megapixel sensor, but as according to Judd, higher than 48 resolution would be a reality soon. Some OEMs are working to introduce smartphones carrying 100MP and 64MP camera sensors by this year. He didn’t reveal any additional details such as launch date and names of OEMs.
Talking about the HDR10+ video recording future perspectives, Judd added, Qualcomm is working to bring it on Snapdragon 865. Although, the company’s PR team quickly stated that the name Snapdragon 865 hasn’t been finalized.
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