
MediaTek has announced its 2023/24 flagship smartphone chip – the Dimensity 9300 – and while this might sound like it has nothing to do with imaging, it's actually a crystal ball into what next year's mobile cameras look set to offer.
Before diving into the Dimensity 9300, a quick primer on why photography fans should care about their chips. Just like dedicated cameras, a camera phone's capabilities are unlocked (at least initially) by the ISP, the image signal processor. If you want a smartphone that can play ball with 8K video capture or 200MP resolution photos, it really helps if that's supported at a chipset level.