In summer 2022, Samsung registered the HexaPixel brand, suggesting that the manufacturer was developing technology to bring together the pixels of a photo sensor in groups of 36 (squares of 6 x 6 pixels, hexa meaning six). Generating a 12 Mpxls image with this method would then require a huge 432 Mpxls sensor, a specimen recently confirmed by another rumor.
Samsung Isocell HW1 and Isocell HW2, 432 megapixels on the clock
Leaker Revegnus recently claimed that Samsung is developing new Isocell HW sensors with a generous size, around 1'' (2.54 cm). The HW1 offers a resolution of 432 Mpxls for a 1/1.05" sensor and 0.56 micrometer pixels. The HW2 also has a resolution of 432 Mpxls for a 1/1.07" sensor and 0.56 micrometer pixels. ,5 micrometers.
Samsung 432 Mpxls sensor in 2026?
The latest news is that the Galaxy Fold 6 will still use a 50 Mpxls GN3 sensor (the same as the Fold 5), and the Galaxy Fold 7 from 2025 will move to a 200 Mpxls Isocell HP5 sensor. We will therefore have to wait until at least 2026 to see this new 432 Mpxls sensor appear, perhaps on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
