Earlier this year, several reports suggested that Apple is working on major updates to the front camera of the iPhone 14. Now analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has corroborated these rumors with new details about the vendors Apple has chosen. for selfie camera components, which will get the biggest update in years with the iPhone 14.
As the analyst shared in a blog post and also on Twitter, Apple has now established its vendors for the new front camera of the iPhone 14.
Some of them are already partners with Apple, such as Sony, which will continue to provide camera sensors for the new iPhone. The lenses will be provided by Genius and Largan, while the new focus module comes from Alps and Luxshare.
However, in terms of the front camera module, Apple will have as partners Cowell and, for the first time, the South Korean company LG Innotek. The partnership between Apple and LG Innotek had already been reported last month after the Cupertino-based company ruled out components from Chinese camera makers over quality issues.
According to Kuo’s report, the iPhone 14 will represent the upgrade of Apple’s largest front-facing smartphone camera in years. The analyst predicts that the new camera will have autofocus, which should result in significantly better quality for capturing photos and videos compared to the current fixed-focus camera.
Other upgrades include a six-part lens, compared to the existing five-part lens. The front camera of the iPhone 14 is also expected to have a larger f / 1.9 aperture. In comparison, the iPhone’s front-facing camera remains pretty much the same since the iPhone 11, when Apple introduced a new 12-megapixel lens with f / 2.2 aperture.
More camera updates on the iPhone 14 Pro
While selfie camera enhancements should be available for the entire iPhone 14 line, some of the updates will be restricted to more expensive iPhone 14 Pro models. Previous reports have revealed that this year’s Pro models will have a new wide-angle camera with a 48-megapixel sensor capable of recording videos in 8K resolution.
Unfortunately, it is rumored that entry-level iPhone 14 models will keep the same set of rear cameras with wide, ultra-wide-angle lenses of 12 megapixels each. Of course, this does not mean that other aspects of these lenses will not be updated.
The iPhone 14 will be available in four different versions, with two regular models and two Pro models. The mini-sized iPhone is expected to be discontinued and will give way to a new 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, while the Pro models will remain the same size as the current generation, but this time with a new design. screen that removes the notch. .
9to5Mac has also heard from sources that some of the new iPhones will stick with the A15 Bionic chip of the iPhone 13, while others (presumably the iPhone 14 Pro models) will have the new A16 chip.
Apple is likely to announce new iPhones in September.
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