LG today announced that its Innotek division has developed a “groundbreaking” 16MP camera module with an f/1.8 aperture — the widest aperture camera it has ever developed for a smartphone. 

The wider aperture allows the camera module to receive 80 percent more light than the camera on the LG G3, which was praised for being a decent performer. The f/1.8 aperture will allow the 16MP camera sensor to capture more light in low light and reduce the blur while shooting fast moving objects. The module went into production this week and will be used by the company on its upcoming flagship.

Additionally, LG Innotek has also developed an 8MP front-facing camera module — its highest resolution front camera to date — because of the explosive rate of growth of selfies. The IR filter in the sensor prevents infrared lights from entering the camera module thereby allowing the snapper to take more natural looking images. The 0.11mm thin IR filter is half as thick of any competing IR filters created by other OEMs.

“At LG Innotek, we are constantly working to ensure that the cameras we develop allow users to capture and preserve the moments that are most special to them,” said Ung-beom Lee, CEO of LG Innotek. “We are extremely excited to see our technology in LG’s next flagship smartphone because we believe that the power, precision and operability of our camera module will clearly make an impression on consumers.”

LG had teased earlier this week itself that the G4 will be coming with an F/1.8 aperture camera, but did not provide any other details about it. The handset is all set to be unveiled on April 28 later this month.