According to TechRadar, LG says they intend to develop a 12MP camera phone for later this year. The only other 12 megapixel camera slated for market is Sony Ericsson’s Idou, which was announced at MWC.
https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericsson-idou-arrives-in-second-half-2009-with-16-5153954
Jeremy Newing, LG’s head of marketing, said that they “absolutely” intended to go down this road:
However, we obviously can’t afford not to be part of the 12MP cameraphone infrastructure, and we will do that and add differentiation, through things like beauty enhancer and smile shot.
It should be noted, though, that more megapixels isn’t always better. [TechRadar]
https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-more-megapixels-isnt-always-more-bett-5155942
