✔️ 2022-08-30 04:42:00 – Paris/France.
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts the iPhone 14 Pro models will see major camera upgrades that could lead to better low-light performance, but will result in a more expensive high-end range than the iPhone 13 pro.
On Monday night, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted predictions for the high-end iPhone 14 lineup.
Its predictions included an improved ultra-wide camera, going from a 1,0 micron pixel on the iPhone 13 Pro to a 1,4 micron pixel on the iPhone 14 Pro models. The increase would offer improved low-light image captures, almost double the light captured per pixel.
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I predict that the ultra-wide cameras of two iPhone 14 Pro models will increase to 1,4m (compared to 1,0m for the iPhone 13 Pro). CIS (CMOS Image Sensor), VCM (Moving Coil Motor) and CCM (Compact Camera Module) have a significant unit price increase in this upgrade, with around 70%, 45% and 40%.— (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) August 30, 2022
All in all, Kuo believes that Apple will upgrade the CMOS image sensor, voice coil motor and compact camera module of iPhone 14 Pro. Kuo points out that the three upgrades could be up to 70%, 45%, and 40% more expensive, respectively, than those found in the iPhone 13.
That's not inconsistent with rumors of a 48-megapixel camera coming to the iPhone 14 Pro family. The camera is also expected to use pixel binning to improve color accuracy and low-light performance, with four discrete pixels being used for each generated pixel of a low-light photo. The four-pixel array is equivalent to 1,4 micrometers, effectively being used to create a low-light pixel.
If true, the result will still be 12-megapixel photos for low-light shots and up to 48-megapixels for brightly lit subjects.
The analyst also thinks component vendors will reap the benefits of the upgrades. According to Kuo, Sony provides the CMOS image sensor, Minebea and Largan provide the voice coil motor, and LG Innotek provides the compact camera module.
Kuo recently said he thinks the iPhone 14 could ship earlier in the year than the iPhone 13, based on hints from Apple's latest earnings call.
He also predicts that Apple could announce its VR headset as soon as January 2023, although it's unclear whether the prediction is the result of new supply chain information.
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