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A French phone maker fused 108MP Samsung HM2 camera in its new HarmonyOS phone
Huawei’s self-developed operating system HarmonyOS is getting used by a France-based smartphone vendor, HuaweiCentral reports. For the operating system in Chinese models, WIKO utilized HarmonyOS but didn’t compromise with camera sensor as WIKO 5G phone uses 108MP Samsung HM2 sensor.
Established way back in February 2011, WIKO is a French smartphone company with its head office in Marseille, France. Unlike Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi, WIKO is not a prominent phone maker, but it could gain market in China as an exclusive Huawei alternative with 5G network and HarmonyOS.
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The main hero of this article is Samsung’s 108MP HM2 camera sensor which is used in the WIKO 5G smartphone that runs HarmonyOS operating system. As per Samsung, HM2 sensor features include 0.7μm pixel size, 108-megapixel resolution, 1/1.52″ optical format, ƒ/1.9 aperture and more.
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This 108MP camera sensor is capable of video recording at up to 24fps in 8K, 120fps in 4K, 240fps in FHD, and 360fps in HD resolutions. Similar to Samsung phones, it brings the ability of phase detection autofocus (Super-PD) as well as pro-grade output formats like RAW8 and RAW 10.
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphone debuted with 108MP ISOCELL HM1 camera, while the Galaxy S21 Ultra utilizes the HM3 variant with same resolution. For non-Galaxy devices, Samsung’s ISOCELL division produced the HM2 version with 108 megapixel resolution.
Samsung 200MP beast is on its way
In February, Samsung will introduce the Galaxy S23 series of flagship smartphones. The upcoming smartphone lineup will set an example in mobile photography with the Ultra variant equipped with cutting-edge 200MP camera sensor developed by Samsung.
We’ve seen the leaked camera shots, which look promising with significant upgrades in color details and accuracy. For the S23 Ultra, the Korean tech giant is reportedly working on the production of ISOCELL HP2 sensor that packs additional goodness for Samsung Elec.
By the end of 2023, Samsung Display is likely to supply nearly 70 million units of OLED for the iPhone 15 series to Apple. The company’s OLED volume by model is estimated to be in the low 20 million units for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, 9 to 10 million for Pro, and ~ 30 million for Pro Max.
Among the four iPhone 15 models, the 15 Pro Max OLED estimate, which Apple plans to produce the most, is four times higher for Samsung than for LG Display. Industry watchers say that Samsung Display’s iPhone 15 Pro Max OLED volume is in the mid-20 million units, three times that of LG Display.
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The prevailing view is that LG Display will have 15% more OLED volume than Samsung Display (9 million to early 10 million units). Those who see it differently predict that Samsung Display will secure around 20 million units of 15% OLED, which will be more than LG Display.
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Apple’s Surprising Victory: Takes the Crown in Indian Smartphone Exports, Samsung Drops to Second
For the first time, Apple surpassed Samsung in smartphone export from India. The company shipped 49% of the country’s total 12 million shipments in the second quarter. Samsung, on the other hand, secured 45% of India’s total smartphone shipments in the same period.
Apple clocked a rapid growth in export volumes in the last year by making iPhones through contract manufacturers in India. The Cupertino-based company’s share of exports soared from just 9% of the roughly 8 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2022, to almost half the total smartphone exports in Q2 2023.
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Samsung’s share of export volumes fell from 50% in Q1 2023 to 45% in Q2 2023. This marks a sharp decline from Q2 2022 when the company had a dominating 84% of the export market from India. Meanwhile, exports by other Android brands (Xiaomi, Motorola, Vivo) declined from 10% in Q1 2023, to 6% in Q2 2023.
Google Messages is getting a new look for its voice recorder UI. The microphone icon in the text field will change to a waveform icon, which is different from the voice typing button in Gboard.
Instead of holding down the mic to record, you will now see a panel with a start/stop button and options to cancel, delete, or attach the recording. You will also see a waveform and a timer while recording, and you can play back the recording before sending it.
The voice messages preview will also show a waveform between the play/pause button and the timer, making it more noticeable than the current straight line.
These changes are not widely available yet, but some users have reported seeing them on their phones. These new changes are part of a bigger redesign that Google is working on for Messages, which includes a revamped home screen that is still in beta testing. Google might announce new features soon.
