Sony launches new camera sensor for Vivo X300 Pro, Oppo Find X9 Pro and other smartphones
The very first leak regarding the Vivo X300 Pro is only a few days old, as the phone is expected to launch in China as early as October 2025 followed by a global release in early 2026. That particular leak mentioned a new main camera sensor with the codename IMX09A, which will again be based on a 1/1.28-inch Sony sensor, similar to the Vivo X200 Pro and X200 Ultra. A fitting sensor has now officially appeared on Sony Semiconductor's website. The successor to the LYT-818 is called LYT-828 and could find its way into the two aforementioned Vivo flagship handsets.
Needless to say, it’s not officially confirmed that the LYT-828 will be featured in the Vivo X300 Pro, a potential Vivo X300 Ultra or upcoming Oppo and OnePlus flagships like the OnePlus 15 or Oppo Find X9 Pro. Although Sony’s website doesn’t mention any internal codenames, it’s rather likely that this sensor will find its way into these devices.
The traditional technical specifications of this sensor suggest just minor changes compared to the LYT-818. Both are 1/1.28-inch stacked sensors with 50 megapixels and a 1.22-micron pixel size. The most notable upgrade is a new technology called Hybrid Frame HDR.
Higher dynamic range for Sony's smartphone camera sensor
According to Sony’s specifications, this feature should result in a dynamic range of over 100dB, which would be the highest of all Sony sensors currently available in this category. For comparison, Sony advertises the preceding LYT-818 with 86dB, which is the sensor found in the Vivo X200 Pro and Vivo X200 Ultra. Simply put, Sony’s new sensor utilizes a combination of Single-Frame HDR, Dual-Conversion Gain (DCG) and Multi-Frame HDR in order to achieve this high dynamic range. HF-HDR technology also remains active when zooming in. Another new feature is Loss-Less-Exposure (LLE), which is designed to further optimize the signal-to-noise ratio. This should result in less noise in darker areas of pictures.
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