Although the actual amount of pixels is less in the sensor, but it has rather paved a way for Samsung to
introduce Dual Pixel technology, meaning the sensor here is 1.4 - micron pixel size.
Not exact matches
This is the reason why the new Samsung Galaxy S7 sports a 12 - megapixel camera as opposed to a 16 - megapixel unit like last year's model, and it's also the reason why the Galaxy S7
introduced a new
technology called
Dual Pixel autofocus.
However, the Samsung Galaxy S7
introduced at MWC 2016 ditches PDAF in favor of a different
technology called
Dual Pixel autofocus.