Sony dominates the $6.4 billion global smartphone sensor industry in terms of revenue.

In the first half of 2022, the global market for smartphone image sensors, led by Sony, generated total sales of $6.4 billion.

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According to the Strategy Analytics analysis, the first half of 2016 saw a fall of more than 5% in the market for smartphone image sensors.

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With a 44% sales share, Sony Semiconductor Solutions took the top rank in the same time, ahead of Samsung System and Omnivision.

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