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title: Samsung Develops a 108-megapixel Sensor for Smartphone Cameras
description: Samsung breaks new ground, launching the world’s first image sensor suitable for mobile phone applications that can capture photos at over 100 megapixels. 
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# [Samsung Develops a 108-megapixel Sensor for Smartphone Cameras](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/technology/samsung-develops-a-108-megapixel-sensor-for-smartphone-cameras)

 Written by [Samantha Joule Fow](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/technology/author/samantha-joule-fow) | Aug 14, 2019 1:50:47 PM

Samsung breaks new ground, launching the world’s first image sensor suitable for mobile phone applications that can capture photos at over [100 megapixels](https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-108-megapixel-sensor-pushes-phone-cameras-next-level/). 

Tech giant Samsung released the first details of its latest phone camera sensor, which is capable of shooting 108-megapixel photos in brightly lit settings and 27-megapixel images when lights are dim. 

"We are very pleased that picture resolutions previously available only in a few top-tier DSLR cameras can now be designed into smartphones," said Lin Bin, co-founder and president of Xiaomi.

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