It's not a secret anymore that Samsung is using two types of camera sensors inside its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. But that shouldn't haven't been any surprise, as the same press that reported earlier this week about Samsung's camera did the same thing last year, around the same time, only that Galaxy S6 was in the spotlight.



All those who placed pre-orders for either of the two flagships should have expected this to happen again. Although the Samsung does not mark in any way its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge that pack different cameras, it's clear that some customers are getting the one with a Sony camera while others, considered unlucky, receive the Samsung camera version.
One thing is sure: all Qualcomm-based Galaxy S7/S7 edge units come with Sony IMX260 sensor inside, but not all Exynos-powered models include Samsung sensor cameras.
If your Samsung flagship smartphone has already arrived and you want to know which sensor has been embedded, you can install the AIDA64 application via Google Play Store.
Alternatively, you can introduce this code *#*#34971539#*#* in the dialer to see what camera your smartphone rocks inside.
The Samsung camera is considered weaker than Sony's We haven't been able to determine the differences between these two sensors, but everyone assumes that the Sony sensor is slightly better than Samsung's. That being said, it's quite unfortunate that some customers receive the “lesser” version of Galaxy S7/S7 edge even though they have paid the same amount as those who got the one with Sony camera inside.
However, it's normal for handset makers to contract third-party companies to supply them various components in case they can't cope with the high demand. This is exactly what happened with the Galaxy S7/S7 edge, so it makes sense for Samsung to order more camera sensors from other suppliers, like Sony.
The problem is these devices aren't marked in any way, so you can't tell which have the Sony or Samsung camera inside. That's the only mistake the South Korean company has done. In fact, this isn't an error since it happened last year as well, so they purposely skipped this information in the press releases.