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[Galaxy S6 General] Dr.Pepper:
Lol man,all sensors have video stabilization:)

Just because we have a OIS
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Users obsession with the notion that Sony is by far a better sensor then ISOCELL drives them to say or do unreal stuff with their phones!

Just have a look some time at the forum of "Galaxy S6 Camera Thread" to see sample photos taken with the ISOCELL s6.....
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
i have a friend with s6 with sony sensor and last 5.1.1 update... i make a lot of pics with two mobiles and diference are minimal

dont worry with the sensor , final pic are 99% the same for work of the postprocessing
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
I meant exactly the same! My experience with the two, showed no different between the sensors or some very negligence differences, in some lights conditions.
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
ISOCELL is perfectly fine, if not great. Don't know why people are going out of the way to try get a Sony sensor. See below..
[Galaxy S6 General] jody2k:
Bcause they have sort of obsessive compulsive bahaviour instead of enjoying the camera they search for pixel differences with an eagle eye.

There is no difference but hey they may believe what they want.

Offcourse isocell is perfectly fine just ignore these **iots
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
love isocell pics

IMG_20151110_190516 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

20151109_182555 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

20151021_120846 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

ProShot_20151102_110446-Editar by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr
[Galaxy S6 General] Samed92:
I changed my ISOCELL against an IMX240

I had the ISOCELL Sensor. Because I had the sony sensor in my note edge before I was really disappointed with the Camera of my new S6 edge. Today I changed the Camera Sensor of my S6 edge against an imx240. I have to say that the low light quality is amazing now. Much sharper and no red/purple tint anymore. Also in daylight the Camera captures much more Details now. Videos were very noisy on the ISOCELL. Now on the IMX240 the noise is nearly gone.

The only thing I liked on the ISOCELL was that the colours were more realistic.

The overall image Quality is much better on the imx240.

I will post some Photos later.
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
i have a friend with sony sensor and i have otrher opinion than you , probably your isocell sensor are not in good conditions , becasue mine make perfectly pics , only have to look my flickr gallery
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
I am not going to repeat myself, just read post # 765!

Unless you will post same objects snapshots taken with the two different sensor you samples will be useless and proven nothing!
[Galaxy S6 General] ngocgiap94:
:laugh::laugh::laugh:,the difference is very clear. I had a isocell sensor and i really understand what you are saying, please post photo

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:35 PM ----------

I also have it and in low light,it is not as expected,especially very clear notice when zooming pictures
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
I cant understand why no make a post with sony imx240 pics, because i probe two sensor and difference is minimal
[Galaxy S6 General] eSu.Matix:
This thread is pointless! Absolutely pointless!

People who had experience with both sensors (myself included) will share their opinion and then from discussion the thread will turn into crusade against people who think that there is a difference.

There are like 20 reviews on the first page of google comparing the two sensors. If you don't believe us and the reviewers why are we even discussing... I for myself can clearly see the difference, if you think that there is no difference than it's fine.

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-3.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-3.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-2.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-2.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-02-4.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-01-4.jpg

Doesn't matter which one you like better, there is a clear difference and those one I feel are cherry picked. From my experience Isocell is much worse that what Sony has to offer and that's it. If you don't like my opinion, don't really care....
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
jhajajajajajajajajajajajaja this comparison is in May and difference was stupid and minimal

i say you upload pics with sony imx240 to flickr an then we can look this pics

---------- Post added at 02:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 AM ----------

and i see tow sensor at time with two galaxy s 6 , with my hands and my eyes and pic are 99% some!!!
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
where do you buy this imx240 sensor?
[Galaxy S6 General] Samed92:
I just brought my phone to a Samsung certified repair Center and told them, that my camera is much more bad than my Note Edge and I have focusing Problems. They told me, that they can't promise me, that they put in an IMX240, because they don't know which sensor is which one, but I had luck and got the IMX240.

---------- Post added at 01:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 PM ----------

I promise I had a good ISOCELL-Sensor. My colleague has got a S6 and also has got the ISOCELL. His one had much poorer Image Quality then my one. I will post some comparison photos, as soon as I got same light conditions on same places.
[Galaxy S6 General] panosfx:
My girlfriend has S6 edge with sony sensor and i have S6 with samsung sensor.

Sony sensor is better but only in details.

I'll shot a couple of pictures to see that there is difference.
[Galaxy S6 General] oXunknownXo:
Digging through the web I found out this article about the NOTE 4 ISOCELL sensor:

http://www.gsmarena.com/the_galaxy_note_4_with_exynos_chipset_has_an_isocell_camera-news-10330.php

Which is the same ISOCELL that appears in the S6:

So it looks like Samsung is using both NOTE4 sensors (Qualcomm - IMX240 or Exynos - ISOCELL) for the S6.

Mine is 04-04-2015 and uses the IMX240.
[Galaxy S6 General] ets:
Belgium

isocell on my s6 64 G.....

not so funny as the sony has to be a better one......
[Galaxy S6 General] bernard134:
Samsung phones are never made in UK. There is only 4 places.

Made in Korea or Made in Korea by Samsung (For home market in South Korea and first batch for Note 3/4/Edge series)

Made in Vietnam (Usually state Made By Samsung, usually for Europe, South East Asia and some US carriers)

Made in China (Usually for China market and some US carriers)

Made in India (Only for sale in India market)

Btw, any report of S6 Edge using Isocell, all I see is for S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] Xantippi:
I don't think this is correct. I have the Galaxy S6 international version that comes with the dual sim.

Model: SM-G920F

Manufacturing Date: 2015/03/30

Country: Philippines

Country of origin: Made in Vietnam

ISP VER CHECK

Rear Camera: SLSI_S5K2P2_FIMC_IS

Front Camera: SLSI_S5K4E6_FIMC_IS

PHONE/CAM FW VER CHECK

Rear Camera (Main): A16LLIC08VM

Rear Camera (73CX): A16LLIC0611
[Galaxy S6 General] Juzh:
Yes.
[Galaxy S6 General] Schadowx277:
I can't seem to access the menu to check the details. I've entered the code in my dealer and it does nothing. It doesn't even work for *#06# for the IMEI number....
[Galaxy S6 General] Andrewtst:
Mine front is Samsung, real is Sony.

S6 Edge - Malaysia user here. Phone made in Vietnam.

I am impress with the photo output, no complain here.

Last time my Note 4 front and real is Samsung sensor instead of Sony, no complain either.
[Galaxy S6 General] Japultra:
Isn't the Duo Sim version the 9200? The 920F is the international single sim version.
[Galaxy S6 General] avatar_ro:
can someone please tell me how I can check the sensor?

thank you.
[Galaxy S6 General] ysrini:
*#34971539# --> ISP Ver
[Galaxy S6 General] machhho:
any difference between these sensors , which one has a better quailty pics !!!!

thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] nkolsen:
I hope for Samsung that this isn't the case. Otherwise it false advertising. ...... Which is kinda illegal....

Sendt fra min SM-G920F med Tapatalk
[Galaxy S6 General] avatar_ro:
Thank you very much.

I just checked and mine has a Sony sensor. The S6 Edge was a preorder.
[Galaxy S6 General] Tbnitz:
G920I 32gb from Brazil

Have sony sensor
[Galaxy S6 General] cerealwar:
I've just checked my 64gb Edge and I have a Sony sensor for the rear camera, and Isocell for the front...

No idea what to make of that!
[Galaxy S6 General] ysrini:
I had the same feeling though in the samsung website for Singapore and India it is advertised as,

1. "Both the front and rear cameras of the Samsung Galaxy S6 feature higher resolution and F1.9 aperture, allowing you to take clearer images wherever you are"

2. Tech Specs: "Main Camera - Resolution - CMOS 16.0 MP"

3. Even in the package box it says "16MP camera with OIS"

They did not advertise/promise a SONY or ISOCELL sensor. Did they?

So how do we prove it is false advertising?
[Galaxy S6 General] Amigadol:
ISOcell here. 64 GB gold platina flat. Spain without operator.

Enviado desde mi SM-G920F mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S6 General] Jeshter2000:
But it can't be that I pay as much as you do for the same phone (ISOCell) and my pictures aren't of the same quality than yours having a Sony sensor....
[Galaxy S6 General] kernald:
It could be false advertising in one specific case. If they realy use different sensors (we would have to open a unit reporting a Sony sensor and a unit reporting an ISOCell sensor to be sure of that), and launch a campaing using pictures "shot with a Galaxy S6" (and clearly oriented on this point), then this is false advertising, if and only if it's not specified which exact model has been used and the way to discern which sensor is used.

Even if it happens, good luck to prove it in court.
[Galaxy S6 General] Bananaz:
Honestly the supposed isocell sensor is also very good, but the thing is that sony sensor in my opinion is better(or maybe placebo effect, dunno), and lots o people paid the same amount of money for a little less quality, and thats unfair.
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
in minimal details ?¿ because i can look this minimal differences when shot with the two sensors...maybe your isocell sensor dont works ok...a lot of people have another opinion than you :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] BrianXDA:
Guess i have the Sony sensor. Here a picture...
[Galaxy S6 General] jody2k:
Your just trolling now right?
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
really difference is on photograph hands and eyes

i am enchanted with ISOCELL

not have any problem with this

20151102_105310 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

20151102_104755 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

20151029_183547 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr

20151028_175714 by juan carlos baixauli, en Flickr
[Galaxy S6 General] jebiga:
Can someone please tell me that this sensor?
[Galaxy S6 General] supera3:
isocell
[Galaxy S6 General] RDilus:
a ISOCELL picture album from pictures i took more are coming!

https://goo.gl/photos/axaKaGKba48ET5QN7
[Galaxy S6 General] jebiga:
^

403. That’s an error.
[Galaxy S6 General] RDilus:
fixed now
[Galaxy S6 General] hiko36:
Does anyone know how to tell which part is which when ordering a replacement?

I have the Sony sensor in my phone. However, about a month after I bought the phone sweat got into the housing and ruined the module. I've already tried to replace it but the replacement caused a notification that led me to believe the phone didn't have the proper drivers for the replacement camera.
[Galaxy S6 General] George1956:
Hmmm. Installed Antutu and in Info pane I get: Sensor Exmor RS IMX240 (Sony?). Installed AIDA64 and in Devices I get: LSI_S5K2P2XX (Isocell?), and if I enter the code *#34971539#, in Phone/Cam fw ver check I get: H16ULHK02SM (Unknown?). What to understand?
[Galaxy S6 General] eSu.Matix:
What does it says under "Camera ID"?

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] George1956:
lsi_s5k2p2xx
[Galaxy S6 General] eSu.Matix:
That's Isocell.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] George1956:
LE
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
The Samsung camera sensor is a piece of crap disguised by good software, it blurrs on the edges wheres the sony sensor does not (easelly spotted at the tree picture), it has considerably more noise than the sony sensor (easelly spotted in HDR comparison), it has considerably less contrast than the sony sensor (easelly spotted in all pictures).

The only thing that remains the same is the resolution of pictures.

For anyone wanting comparison shots between both cameras in exact same spot at the exact same time (few minutes time discrepancies) here they are (source by sammobile):

first comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-3.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-3.jpg

second comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-2.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-2.jpg

third comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-1.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-1.jpg

fourth comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-02-4.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-01-4.jpg

fifth comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-20-5.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-215-.jpg

HDR comparison (first link samsung camera module, second sony camera module)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Isocell-28-HDR-on-7.jpg

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMX240-HDR-on-29-7.jpg

crops (left samsung, right sony)

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Samsung-vs.-Sony-01.png

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Samsung-vs.-Sony-02.png

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Samsung-vs.-Sony-03.png

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Samsung-vs.-Sony-04.png

http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Samsung-vs.-Sony-05.png

The samsung camera sensor outshines at NO point the sony sensor, while the sony sensor outshines the samsung sensor in almost all cases, having weaker contrast gives you the impression of better color accuracy for the samsung sensor when in reality such is not the case and hues are either way off or desaturated colors, where sony only has the hue problem meaning is much more consistent and easier to fix software wise.
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Two conclusions pops outright in reference to your "brilliant" analysis:

1st - You need to change your prescription glasses!

2nd - If your are not wearing glasses, you need to!

Your statement "Samsung camera sensor is a piece of crap" is over the top and is inconsistent wit all pictures I have seen in the "Galaxy S6 Camera Thread" section in this forum.

Yes, there is a deferent in the way the two sensor are performing, but coming up your nonsense statements is ridicules!

I do have a Sony sensor on my S6!
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
And i do have the crappy isocell sensor, your point is then invalid.

Im sorry if youre a samsung fanboy but im not, besides insulting me because you are beying a buthurt fanboy you presented no evidence to state that my claims are wrong, sammobile and mobiletelefonru shows clearly the cheap crap that isocell is and if galaxy s6 isocell was out there inside an apple phone and you would compare your sony sensor galaxy s6 with that said phone you would shout to everyone how superior your galaxy s6 pictures look, but no, since its about samsung were talking about, its all good all the same, nvm ppl getting fooled and scammed with fake reviews and benchmarks, next time i advise you to make post, not a childish insult.
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Sorry, It wasn't meant to be an insult, however, you just did just the same by calling me "samsung fanboy"!

Beside the point (to prove I am not a "Samsung fanboy"), I am over Samsung devices after using the s6 for the last 6months, after this S6 episode I am going to a Google or an Apple device.
[Galaxy S6 General] hare89:
I have an isocell sensor and dont really care about it,but from these pictures i dont see that sony is that much better that some of you are saying dunno maybe i am blind :D
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
Ok fair enough, im sorry too for overreacting and raging on you, i was upset about this finding and i shouldnt have had exagerated the way i did.
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
This comparison is way too old, both sensors have improved with software updates (sony sensor is still better in low light, it captures more details while isocell is still a bit better in color reproduction). Corner softening is a lens issue, it has nothing to do with sensor brand, my first s6 had sony sensor and it was a mess on the edges, got a replacement with isocell, softening gone (but i liked more sony sharper image). i think it's just a matter of taste, the best would be a sensor with sony details and isocell colors.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
The comparison may be old, but the issues will never fixed by software, you cannot fix lens blurring, you cannot fix weak contrast lens(over exposing colors will result in worse quality, only underexposing would work properly (quality preservation wise) and you cannot fix more noise (by applying post process noise blurring you will loose even more image details).

The iso cell is not the worst sensor out there, but it makes the pictures look vulgar and unimpressive at best, especially in low light they look horribly washed out and signs of software over exposure is clearly visible thanks to its heavy pixelization and bad color banding.
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Lens blurring is a hw defect, you should ask for a replacement if you experience it, it has nothing to do with sony or samsung sensor, it's a lens defect, it's not an issue of the isocell sensor. As i already told you, my first s6 had a sony sensor with horrible lens blurring. Overexposure is a software issue and both sensors have it, i always tone down exposure and even iso in low light because s6 often burns high lights. I think you are overestimating the differences between the sensors. But I'm with you when you say that details and noise of sony are better.

Sent from Galaxy S6
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
Are you saying that beying blurry on the edges is a hardware defect on the isocell and not normal because of its cheaper design? i mean is not as blurry as a z1 compact or z2 but you can see that its still blurrier than the sony sensor, please, if you are sure that edge blurring is a defect let me know so i can replace my unit.
[Galaxy S6 General] Enki1983:
i believe isocell very better colours!!!is true colour
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Isocell isn't cheaper, it's just that sony can't keep up with samsung requirements so samsung had to use its own sensors. Lenses are the same in both sensors, if you experience strong corner softening it's a hw issue. I don't know if your unit has this defect, my first s6 was horrible, it also had a blurry patch on the half bottom of the image, the issue was obvious and it's been easy for me to get it replaced.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
Here is are 2 full photos of my blurry edges, on auto, is it normal?

http://postimg.org/image/miwnzcmi9/full/

http://postimg.org/image/bkleh5xwx/full/

As you can see centered is ok but as soo as you deviate it gets blurrier and blurrier just like the sony xperia z1 compact and sony xperia z2, this issue is not present in the sony sensor for galaxy s6 in the tests done
[Galaxy S6 General] gylbert:
I have the same blur, especially in the upper left corner. I saw that in total darkness this corner is reddish also(not related to display because it rotates.)Btw I have Chinese version,isocell
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
thanks for the heads up gylbert, its apparent then that the isocell sensor performs poorly compared to the sony sensor even in the focusing departament as its focusing area is severly limited and blurry on edges no matter where you focus, i tried focusing on the edge of the cellphone only to get just a bit better results on the focused edge and very blurred/defocused on the other side of the picture.

By comparison, my wife's Galaxy S4 has crip image quality and pictures are focused from edge to edge, corner to corner, and the daylight photos are pretty good too and quite comparable with the s6 photos, which is embarrassing at best...
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
I kept digging in before calling my lawyer company tomorrow just so i know if i can legally force the store to swap my phone to another brand because of this issue and new findings show that the ISOCELL camera taking pictures at night always end up producing a horrible pink tint:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3313903&d=1431686633

i can confirm that issue with the latest android version on my phone, however the sony camera for galaxy s6 does not produce this issue, black is clearly black like in here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/64458592@N05/17356846712/

We pay 650€ for a phone which is not within the standards promissed, i dont even care if the sensor is called toshiba or nasa, i expect the phone to perform the same and it doesnt not even by a long shot.

EDIT: the sony one has iso sensitivity settings, will try to reproduce on mine

EDIT2: at same iso sensitivity black behaves normally again, so false alarm this time, at least 1 less problem to add to the list of

IsoCell Sensor

Yellow tinted pictures in all lighting conditions,

More noise,

Blurry Edges,

Washed out colors

Lower image detail (less file size per picture compared to Sony)

Pink tint in low light condition at high iso settings (Sony does not suffer from this problem)

vs Sony Sensor

Wrong white balance in some specific dark scenery.

Wrong Blue Neon Lights Color Representation in dark situations with HDR
[Galaxy S6 General] theronlas:
Your unit is defective, get it replaced. Neither sensor is that bad.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheWarKeeper:
Talked to my lawyer company, apparently if a company specifies 16MP camera on a box they are free to put their 2 cents isocell or a 3000€ canon sensor as long as the resolution is the same, this is nuts and for me, an eye opener to never trust this scam company again.

In other words, we are stuck with the outdated Galaxy S5 camera sensor on a Galaxy S6.

If we were talking about the screen having slight discrepancy in colors i would have accepted that, if we would talk about the touch system or button or speakers or battery having different brands, no harm no done, but when we are talking about such an important feature for for such a high priced phone, it is NOT fine to promise the costumers a great camera experience, deliberately put a great camera sensor and send it to reviews and later when selling the phone switching to an inferior sensor of a different brand without informing your costumers who have supported you for years so they will pay the same price for a worse product than advertised.

Have Galaxy S2, S4, S6 and Tab Pro 8.4, between those high end phones i also had some other cheap phones like s duos, but because of this insult/scam with the galaxy s6, i will probably never again buy a samsung phone that costs more than 50€.

Sorry for all the rants, this is my semi final post to this thread.

My next and last post will be a contribution to this thread to see if my camera behaves as it should and isocell sensor really just sucks or is actually defective, will find out today at night.

Best Regards.
[Galaxy S6 General] jody2k:
Im not experiencing any edge blur or yellow tint or whatsoever on my isocell so i guess your sensor is defective
[Galaxy S6 General] jody2k:
Isocell: Pretty dark day almost evening. No blur, noise or strange tints.

Image Quality seems to be low when uploading to xda