The South Korean firm has introduced its ISOCELL All Lenses on Prism (ALoP) innovation, which boosts the quality of low-light photos by it "rearranging the structure of lens and prism".

It is said to accommodate a "f/2.58 lens aperture at a focal length of 80mm" and because the optics are placed ahead of the prism, it can use a "large aperture lens that promises low-noise portrait images in night shots".

Currently, the lenses in the 'folded' telephoto camera module are placed vertically, which "constrains the minimum smartphone bump thickness".

However, the new technology uses a "clever" optical structure, where the lenses sit horizontally, like a typical camera, in a smartphone body to accommodate a more brighter and wider lens.

In a blog post, Samsung said: "ALoP positions the telephoto lens flat, in the plane of the phone, helping the smartphone maker create a smaller and less pronounced camera bump as well as providing a circular lens appearance that is more aesthetically pleasing to the user.

"The ALoP solution offers a brighter and more compact telephoto camera module to smartphone makers.

"With this camera solution, users can take remarkably clear and low-noise nighttime images with a phone that is more appealing and more ergonomic for convenient use.

"Samsung is constantly trying to provide users with better quality photos and enhanced user experiences and aims to present new standards for telephoto cameras by introducing solutions, such as ALoP."

There is no launch date for the new piece of technology.