Samsung has taken the wraps off the ISOCELL HPC, its latest 200-megapixel smartphone camera sensor. The new sensor focuses on improving the way smartphones capture light, introducing a new pixel architecture called DeepPix alongside several imaging upgrades aimed at HDR, zoom photography, and video recording.
Samsung’s ISOCELL HPC introduces DeepPix for better light capture
The ISOCELL HPC is built on Samsung’s ISOCELL architecture but introduces the company’s first DeepPix technology. The new pixel structure increases Full Well Capacity by 60 percent compared to the previous generation through Front Deep Trench Isolation technology, which expands both the photodiode capacity and shared floating diffusion. The result is improved light collection, lower image noise, brighter highlights, deeper shadows, and a wider dynamic range in HDR photos.
Samsung also says the sensor supports single-frame 16-bit HDR, allowing up to four times richer color expression than conventional HDR imaging. Instead of relying on multiple exposures, the sensor captures HDR information in a single frame, helping preserve natural colors and fine details in challenging scenes such as bright daylight or strong backlighting. The ISOCELL HPC can also record 8K video at 30fps and 4K video at up to 180fps, while Full HD recording reaches 360fps without autofocus.
One of the standout additions is HDR support across multiple in-sensor zoom levels. Unlike many existing smartphone sensors that limit HDR to specific zoom ratios, the ISOCELL HPC extends single-frame HDR to 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 3x, and 4x zoom. Intelligent in-sensor downscaling helps maintain image quality and dynamic range throughout the zoom range, making images more consistent regardless of the focal length.
The sensor features a 1/1.3-inch optical format with 0.6μm pixels and an effective resolution of 16,384 × 12,288 pixels. It uses Samsung’s Tetra²pixel color filter, Super QPD autofocus, Smart-ISO Pro HDR, and supports RAW10, RAW12, RAW14, and RAW16 output formats. Samsung has also incorporated High Precision Microlens and High Transmittance ARL technologies to direct more light toward each photodiode while reducing reflections, improving image clarity and color accuracy in different lighting conditions.
Several new flagship smartphones are expected to launch in China in September. It remains to be seen whether the new sensor will debut in the Oppo Find X10 series or the Vivo X500 series.
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