14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is reportedly working on a substantially improved iPhone camera that could feature more than 12 megapixels, with Largan Precision said to be in charge of manufacturing the modules at the company’s production facilities in Taichung, Taiwan.
A report from DigiTimes indicates that Largan has been picked by Apple because it’s the only smartphone lens maker that can deal with the yield rate that Cupertino is seeking, as the existing production lines can reach an output of 600 million units per month.
The most interesting tidbit of information that this report brings forward is that the new cameras feature more than 12 megapixels, which could be an indication that Apple is working on a bigger upgrade for the next iPhone models.
At this point, the latest-generations iPhone and iPad models come with 12-megapixel cameras on the back and 7-megapixel cameras on front, so there’s a chance Apple is working to boost performance on the next models.
Only OLED iPhones launching next year
New iPhones are projected to see daylight on September 12 at the company’s Apple Park event, but there’s a good chance that the new lens modules would only be used on the models to see daylight next year.
The anniversary iPhone launching this year will indeed come with an improved dual camera, and leaks have shown that Apple wants to place them vertically and not horizontally as it was the case on the iPhone 7 Plus. Most certainly, some performance improvements will also be part of the new iPhone, though an increase in megapixels is more unlikely for the time being.
The 2018 iPhones are all expected to make the switch to OLED displays, and with this rumored camera upgrade, there’s a chance they’re going to be very exciting updates to the new generation going live the next week. Of course, everything’s still in the rumor stage for the time being, so a certain amount of skepticism is required.