Local industry sources tip that Samsung Electro-Mechanics has won the order for the main camera modules of both the upcoming Galaxy A52 and A72 2021 models that Samsung may announce as soon as December, if history is any indication.
- A 64MP main sensor
- A 12MP ultrawide lens camera
- An 8MP camera with 3x zoom lens
- A 5MP macro camera
- A 5MP dedicated ‘bokeh’ sensor
The A51, however, ships with a quad-camera, and the same number will be preserved for the A52, so which of the above modules will be present on the A72, but missing on the A52? That remains to be heard but Samsung has to somehow set the A72 apart as an upper midranger, and, given that a telephoto camera will be its new feature, that one may be missing for the cheaper A52.
In any case, the average number of rear cameras on Samsung’s phones will jump from two this year, to three in 2021, and this is good news for the company’s own camera sensor making business. According to the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Managing Director Bae Kwang-wook:
The adoption of high-performance multi-camera modules for smartphones is expanding to mid-end (mid-priced) products. We are considering entering a high-performance camera module for mid-end smartphones. We will expand our business by securing price competitiveness.
- A 64MP main sensor
- A 12MP ultrawide lens camera
- A 5MP macro camera
- A 5MP dedicated ‘bokeh’ sensor
Of course, even with this rich set of souped-up camera sensors, the 2021 Galaxy A-series will still have a steep hill to climb against Chinese juggernauts like OnePlus which are notorious for introducing flagship features at midrange prices, but this somehow doesn’t apply to the camera specs where software still matters more for the end result than hardware. In any case, December is not far away, so we’ll tell you all there is to know about the upcoming Galaxy A72 and A52 specs when Samsung announces their release date and pricing tiers.