From what we hear of the last reports, Samsung is working on their next generation Exynos 8890 chip set for the upcoming Galaxy S7. The chip set will get mass production in December 2015, followed by Samsung Galaxy S7 launch set in January 2016. This time, we heard some interesting news about the Galaxy S7 camera!

And according to recent news, we got to know that, Samsung Galaxy S7 camera flagship is expected to feature their first 20MP ever, making a huge jump compared to their current best – 16MP found in Galaxy Note 5.

For the time being, Samsung is having talks with Sony – the Japanese Giant in producing smartphone camera. If everything goes right, it seems that Samsung will be adapting Sony IMX 300 Series sensors for their future flagship.

If you know about the smartphone world, I bet you remember Sony Xperia Z5 camera with 23MP is currently the best smartphone camera in the entire market. The IMX 300 sensor Sony used for their Xperia Z5 beast has impressed Samsung, which leads to such business deal.

IMX 300 sensor buy Sony – what is so attractive

What is so attractive about the IMX 300 sensor by Sony that motivated Samsung to request buying? DxOMark, a testing tool, put the IMX 300 among other top camera sensors, and said that it was the best they have ever tested. This comment itself is powerful enough to clear out any doubt.

Talking about IMX 300 specifications, It has the ability of providing 25 mega pixel and a 192-point hybrid autofocus system. This has been proved with the Xperia Z5 camera: 23MP and fastest 0.03 seconds autofocus.

Samsung Galaxy S7 to feature Sony camera sensor

Initially, Sony planned to keep this sensor only for the Xperia smartphones, so that they can keep the top position in smartphone camera battle. However, Samsung is negotiating and who knows, their strategies could change any minute. If you want to make a prediction, please keep in mind that, Sony is having quite a tough time in terms of sales for the past years, despite the success of several good products. (Like the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, Xperia M5 Dual, Xperia Z5 etc). Meanwhile, Samsung, regardless of some ups and downs, has never lost their market shares or the number of global shipments.

It is a long way ahead to know whether Sony would sell their IMX 300 for Samsung or not. But if they do, we can totally expect Samsung Galaxy S7 camera to be the next winner of “best smartphone camera” title! Because who knows, Samsung Galaxy S7 camera could really reach the maximum of IMX 300, which is 25MP!!