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No surprise here: Galaxy S9 camera sensors sourced from Samsung, Sony
July 19, 2025
When it comes to mobile components,Samsungcertainly has its fingers in plenty of pies. But Samsung’s flagships seem to be so popular that the company has to source components from elsewhere too. This is indeed the case with theGalaxy S9camera sensors.
According toTechInsights(viaSamMobile), the S9 and S9 Plus pack either Samsung orSonycamera sensors, in the form of the Sony IMX345 or the S5K2L3.
It’snot the first timeSamsung has dual-sourced image sensors either, having used Sony and Samsung sensors since 2014’sGalaxy S5and 2015’sGalaxy S6.
As for differences between the Galaxy S9 camera sensors,TechInsightsfound that the IMX345 was similar to the IMX400, seen on the trail-blazingSony Xperia XZ Premium. Both sensors pack super-fast DRAM (enabling super slow-motion features), but the difference is in the layout.
You shouldn’t expect the second rear shooter on the S9 Plus to be dual-sourced though. “The S9 Plus telephoto camera chip is a recycle of Samsung’s 12MP, 1.0µm pixel pitch S5K3M3SM from the Galaxy S8,”TechInsightsexplained in aprevious teardown. We’re assuming the firm means the Galaxy Note 8, as the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus featured one main camera.
The outlet also has some news for stylus fans, saying they “expect to see the S5K2L3 (Samsung) and IMX345 (Sony) again this fall in the next-generation Samsung Note.”
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