Sony sensor ranks in the top ten, how much is the best imx?

At present, Sony is almost dominant in the high-end market, and almost all flagship mobile phones use Sony's camera sensor. However, due to the confusing naming of sensor manufacturers including Sony, OminiVision and Samsung, the digital model of each product makes it impossible for ordinary consumers to know its specific meaning, such as IMX2 14, IMX298, IMX2 14 and so on. What is the difference? Which is better? Because the high-end is almost monopolized by Sony at present, this paper only analyzes Sony's mobile phone camera sensor.

Note: This paper analyzes Sony's high-end or former high-end sensors, so a high starting point and low scores of some models do not mean that the imaging quality is not good.

IMX2 14

1300W pixel, 1/3.06 inch (size, the same below), 1. 12 μm/ pixel (unit pixel size, the same below).

Comments: Sony's most classic mobile phone camera sensor.

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★

Representative models: one plus mobile phone generation, vivo Xshot, Xiaomi 4, Glory 6.

Sony IMX2 14 may be the highest CMOS single mobile phone camera in Sony's history. The sensor is Sony's second-generation stacked CMOS image sensor, and the imaging quality is greatly improved compared with the previous generation IMX 135. This sensor means a lot to Sony. As the standard of high-end Android phones, IMX2 14 is completely out of the competition. There are countless Android models using this CMOS, and Sony has been focusing on high-end CMOS for a long time. The reason why it was widely used was that this CMOS stood out among the mobile phone camera sensors at that time, and its imaging quality advantage was obvious.

IMX230

2 100W pixel, 1/2.4 inch, 1. 12 μm/ pixel.

Comments: high pixel

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★☆.

Representative models: Sony XperiaZ3, Meizu MX4(PRO), MX5.

IMX230 is CMOS, which focuses on high pixels, but because high pixels will slow down the imaging speed and sacrifice the imaging speed, it is not particularly good in the camera experience. IMX230 supports phase detection autofocus technology. Because this CMOS has been released for a long time, it is rarely adopted by manufacturers. Now mobile phone manufacturers are more concerned about the actual imaging quality. After all, consumers gradually realize that it is meaningless to simply pursue pixel height.

IMX240

1600W pixel, 1/2.6 inch, 1. 12 μm/ pixel.

Comments: CMOS with excellent comprehensive quality

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★★☆.

Representative models: Samsung GalaxyS6/S6 edge, GalaxyNote4, Note5.

IMX240 is Samsung's exclusive CMOS. It is estimated that Samsung specially customized it for Sony. After testing water on Note4, it was adopted by S6. By S6, Samsung has optimized this sensor very well, and the imaging quality of this CMOS is very strong. It may be the first time in the history of the Android camp that it can really compete with Apple in terms of comprehensive camera performance. Even today, the image quality of Note5 is not out of date.

IMX286

1200W pixel, 1/2.9 inch, 1.25 μm/ pixel.

Comments: Black and white+color dual image sensor

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★★

Representative model: Huawei P9

Sony IMX286 adopts dual CMOS with black sensor and color sensor, and the color camera is used to record the color information in the picture. Black-and-white camera increases the amount of light, and all incident light is directly transmitted to the sensor and captured, which can effectively improve pixel details. However, in theory, the actual light entry performance has not been significantly improved, but the imaging quality of IMX286 is still very good. Huawei P9 benefits from excellent algorithm and Leica lens, and its imaging style is very pleasing to the eye.

IMX260

1200W pixel, 1/2.4 inch, 1.4 μm/ pixel.

Comments: Peak night brightness of mobile phone camera

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★★★★

Representative models: Samsung S7/S7edge, Samsung Note7.

As the benchmark of mobile phone imaging quality, IMX260 is excellent in both imaging quality and camera experience. IMX260 adopts dual-core focusing technology, which has extremely fast focusing and imaging speed. I have to say that Samsung has done a very good job. Not only in the camera experience, this CMOS is most proud of its powerful night shooting, and the brightness of the picture is even higher than that seen by human eyes. IMX260 should be the CMOS with the highest brightness of night scene imaging in mobile phone cameras at present.

IMX298

1600W pixel, 1/2.8 inch, 1. 12 μm/ pixel.

Comments: It can be regarded as the successor of IMX2 14, and Sony is in charge of Hua Dan.

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★★

Representative models: one plus mobile phone 3, Xiaomi mobile phone 5, Huawei Mate8, LeTV Pro3.

Sony IMX298, a CMOS model, was first commercialized by Huawei Mate8 at the end of 20 15, but by 20 16, the flagship models of domestic Android manufacturers all adopted IMX298, which can be regarded as the successor of IMX2 14, and it is another flagship model hua dan of Sony after IMX2 14. The imaging quality of this sensor is worthy of recognition, and it is the best choice for manufacturers who pursue imaging quality in the first half of 20 16, but don't want to spend a lot of money on cameras. After all, not every mobile phone manufacturer can customize a specific model of CMOS from Sony like Apple Samsung.

IMX377/378

1200W pixel, 1/2.3 inch, 1.55 μm/ pixel.

Comments: CMOS with the most powerful parameters

Comprehensive imaging quality: ★★★★★★★

Representative models: Nexus6P, HTCM 10, Xiaomi 5s, Google Pixel.

IMX377/378(IMX378 is only a minor revision of IMX377, and there is no special difference) is a cross-border product, which is used in compact cameras (card machines) and mobile phones, and belongs to Sony back-illuminated sensors, rather than the stacked sensors of the above models. The unit pixel size of 1.55μm is very eye-catching in the current smart phones, which is already very good.