#smartphone image sensors

But for a smartphone to be good at taking photos, it has to have an equally good image sensor, and in case you're wondering who's making them, we've listed the big names below. Sony Sony may be dominating the smartphone industry with their Xperias but they're one of the leaders when it comes to supplying imaging sensors (IMX series) for other mobile devices. Some of the popular smartphones known to sport Sony sensors are the Google Pixel XL (IMX378), LG G6 (IMX258), Apple iPhone 7/7Plus, and Sony's own flagship Xperias. Omnivision Omnivision Technologies is also a big name when it comes to smartphone imaging sensors although you will not always see them in popular models. SK Hynix The South Korean company is known for its memory chips but they also produce image sensors for smartphones but mostly for the Chinese market. Currently, they produce CMOS image sensors for digital cameras, IP cameras, webcams, tablets and portable media, notebooks, biometrics, as well as robotics. LOFIC, short for Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor, is designed to improve how image sensors handle bright and dark areas in the same scene. Other features include support for 4K HDR video at 60fps and new Ultra High Conversion Gain circuits that reportedly reduce image noise by around 30% compared to previous Sony sensors in low-light situations. Read more in our articles including "Who makes those smartphone image sensors?" and "Round-up: Top 10 Flagship Smartphones".