The smartphone camera market is very special. There are companies like OnePlus e Xiaomi who study together with the giants of photography for custom sensors. Other companies instead rely "simply" on the name of a manufacturer to present this or that smartphone. For example realme has just introduced its new device, first with 108 megapixel camera. But what were the most used and therefore the most popular photographic sensors of 2020? Strategy Analytics tells us (via Business Wire).
Let's find out which are the most popular smartphone cameras of 2020: Sony in first place, after Samsung and OmniVision
It's no secret that smartphones rely more and more on gods state-of-the-art photographic sensors. The cameras will gradually be replaced, also because it is rare to see one today. Yet the same quality is difficult to match. But in any case let's see which are the most common sensors, therefore the best sellers.
As it turned out from the analysis, the golden palm belongs to the Japanese company Sony, which has captured a market share of 46%. Samsung is in the second line and OmniVision closes the first three, representing respectively the 29% and 10% of the market. According to experts, in 2020, the total turnover of the smartphone photo sensor market is estimated at $ 15 billion. This is 13% more than in 2019. A very interesting data, not in line with the trend of smartphones. why?
Experts note that the pandemic had little impact on the image sensor market. They are still in great demand, especially in the CIS countries. One of the main reasons for this situation is the tendency to install three to four cameras in devices. According to the vice president of Strategy Analytics, the only thing that can threaten the further growth of the industry is the shortage of semiconductors, which has been observed in the past year.
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