The vast majority of phones feature exactly two things on the back: cameras and flash. But if you have a recent Google Pixel, there's an inconspicuous little circle next to those lenses that unlocks a ...

Samsung is continuing its "more pixels is better" mantra with the launch of its latest 200-megapixel (MP) sensor. The ISOCELL HP2 is a relatively large (for a smartphone) Type 1/1.3 sensor (around ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

I thought I had the Google Pixel 10 Pro all figured out ever since its launch this year. Just when I assumed I knew every nook and cranny of this device, one sensor caught me completely off guard.

When Google took the wraps off its Pixel 8 Pro, most of the talk was predictably about its cameras, its cameras, and a number of smart features that Google brought to its new flagship. One of these ...

The Google Pixel smartphone series is no stranger to odd software and hardware additions. The double-sized notch and the short-lived Soli sensor stand out as some of Google’s more out-there ...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has used back-side illumination (BSI) to realise image pixels with a pitch of 1.12 µm and to pack 8.08 million of them into a 0.25-in. (6.35 mm) sensor that can handle up to ...

The Pixel 8 Pro phone can double as a contactless thermometer in certain scenarios, thanks to its new temperature sensor. It's the first time Google has put a temperature sensor in a Pixel phone, and ...