List of large sensor camera phones explained

This is a list of smartphones with a primary camera that uses a 1.0-type (“1-inch”) image sensor or larger. However, as of February 2024, there are no smartphones that use a sensor larger than 1.0-type.

The first camera phone to feature a 1.0-type sensor was the Panasonic Lumix CM1 in 2014. Seven years passed before another phone featured such a sensor. These early examples used sensors with a 3:2 aspect ratio that were originally designed for standalone digital cameras. In 2022, Sony introduced the 1.0-type IMX989 sensor (co-developed by Xiaomi) with the 4:3 aspect ratio that matched existing smartphones. Every phone in the list since 2022 features the IMX989 or its successor, the LYT-900.

Also note that the Sony Xperia PRO-I does not qualify for this list, because it only uses 60% of its 1.0-type sensor.[1] The latest Leica Leitz and Sharp Aquos R series phones do qualify because, despite using only 94% of their 1.0-type sensors[2] [3] (with 4:3 aspect ratio), they maintain the same crop factor (2.7) and diagonal (1″) as a 1.0-type sensor with 3:2 aspect ratio, since that is the image circle for which their lenses were originally designed.

ModelSensor
size
Crop
factor
Focal
length
ApertureEquivalent
aperture
Pixel
count
Aspect
ratio
Release
year
Xiaomi 14 Ultra[4] 1.0-type2.623mm1.6f/4.350 MP4:32024
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra[5] 1.0-type2.623mm1.6f/4.350 MP4:32024
Oppo Find X7 Ultra[6] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32024
Oppo Find X6 Pro[7] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32023
Vivo X100 Ultra[8] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32024
Vivo X100s Pro[9] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32024
Vivo X100 Pro[10] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32023
Vivo X90 Pro+[11] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32022
Vivo X90 Pro[12] 1.0-type2.623mm1.8f/4.850 MP4:32022
Xiaomi 13 Ultra[13] 1.0-type2.623mm1.9f/5.050 MP4:32023
Xiaomi 13 Pro[14] 1.0-type2.623mm1.9f/5.050 MP4:32022
Xiaomi 12S Ultra[15] 1.0-type2.623mm1.9f/5.050 MP4:32022
Leica Leitz Phone 31.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.247 MP4:32024
Sharp Aquos R8 Pro1.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.247 MP4:32023
Leica Leitz Phone 21.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.247 MP4:32022
Sharp Aquos R71.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.247 MP4:32022
Leica Leitz Phone 11.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.220 MP3:22021
Sharp Aquos R61.0-type2.719mm1.9f/5.220 MP3:22021
Panasonic Lumix CM1[16] 1.0-type2.728mm2.8f/7.620 MP3:22014

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flashback: smartphone camera sensors grew not only bigger, but smarter too. GSMArena.
  2. Web site: Sharp Aquos R7 Review: Ultra niche Japanese phone with a 1-inch sensor. XDA Developers. 6 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Sharp AQUOS R7 Equipped With SONY IMX989: But Not Same As Xiaomi 12S Ultra. 9 July 2022 .
  4. Web site: Xiaomi 14 Ultra - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  5. Web site: Huawei Pura 70 Ultra - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  6. Web site: Oppo Find X7 Ultra - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  7. Web site: Oppo Find X6 Pro - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  8. Web site: vivo X100 Ultra - Full phone specifications . 2024-08-10 . www.gsmarena.com.
  9. Web site: vivo X100s Pro - Full phone specifications . 2024-08-10 . www.gsmarena.com.
  10. Web site: vivo X100 Pro - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  11. Web site: vivo X90 Pro+ - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  12. Web site: vivo X90 Pro - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  13. Web site: Xiaomi 13 Ultra - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  14. Web site: Xiaomi 13 Pro - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  15. Web site: Xiaomi 12S Ultra - Full phone specifications. GSMArena.
  16. Web site: Looking for the perfect smartphone camera. Jim Chung's Ramblings. 31 March 2018 .