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The iPhone 16 (tentative) series is expected to be announced at a special event in September 2024. Various rumors have already been circulating, but in addition to the lineup, the camera performance is attracting a lot of attention. In this article, we will introduce the rumors and predictions about the camera of the iPhone 16 series.
Like the iPhone 15 Pro camera shown in the photo, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus may also support spatial video.
iPhone 16/16 Plus also supports spatial video
First, regarding the cameras of the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus. The camera performance of these two models will not change, but the lens arrangement is expected to change significantly from previous models. Starting with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, the wide-angle (main) and ultra-wide-angle lenses have been arranged diagonally, but it is rumored that they will be arranged vertically, as in the iPhone 12 series.
[Correction: When this article was first published at 10:20 a.m. on August 22, 2024, it said “iPhone 13 Plus,” but the correct name is “iPhone 13 mini.” We apologize and have made the correction.]
The photo light has also been removed from the transparent protrusion around the camera, giving the impression of a return to the iPhone X. The reason for this placement is thought to be to accommodate spatial video shooting for Vision Pro, which was supported on the iPhone 15 Pro series.
Spatial video can be viewed as immersive footage when wearing Vision Pro.
The iPhone 16 Pro also features a tetraprism
In addition, there are likely to be major changes to the cameras of the Pro models in the iPhone 16 series. Although the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max have the same three-lens configuration of wide-angle, telephoto, and ultra-wide-angle, the iPhone 15 Pro’s telephoto lens is equipped with a tetraprism (Apple’s name for a periscope lens) with 3x optical magnification, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s telephoto lens is equipped with a 5x optical magnification.
Tetraprism lens enables 5x optical zoom on iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple explained that the reason why only the iPhone 15 Pro Max is equipped with the tetraprism is due to size issues. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is 6.7 inches, while the iPhone 15 Pro is 6.1 inches, so there was no physical space to install the tetraprism.
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- However, there are rumors that the iPhone 16 Pro series will have a 6.3-inch screen (iPhone 16 Pro Max will be 6.9 inches), which would create more room for a tetraprism.
- There have been rumors that the iPhone 16 Pro will be equipped with a tetraprism , and MacRumors has obtained similar information . In addition, Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst familiar with Apple, pointed out that Largan, Apple’s largest lens supplier, said in its earnings report that “the specifications of some flagship products will be expanded to other models in the second half of 2024,” and he believes that this is likely to indicate that the iPhone 16 Pro will be equipped with a tetraprism similar to the Pro Max .
- Will the iPhone 16 Pro model have an ultra-wide angle of 48 megapixels?
- In addition, there are rumors that the iPhone 16 Pro models will have some camera-related updates, and leaker Majin Bu, who posts many Apple-related leaks, has posted a summary of these rumors on X.
- According to this, there are four main changes:
- The iPhone 16 Pro’s ultra-wide-angle camera will be upgraded from the current 12 megapixels to 48 megapixels.
- The iPhone 16 Pro will also have a 5x telephoto lens, just like the 16 Pro Max
- The main camera (wide-angle camera) of the iPhone 16 Pro model will be a two-layer transistor pixel stacked CMOS image sensor, and the sensor size will be increased to 1/1.14 type.
- Anti-glare coating improves long-standing ghosting issues
- Of these, there were rumors that the two-layer transistor pixel stacked CMOS image sensor would be installed in the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, but there was no specific mention of this at the time of the announcement. However, subsequent investigations have confirmed that it is actually installed .
- → Will the standard model of the iPhone 15 (tentative name) be equipped with a 48-megapixel camera? Will we have to wait until 2024 for the Pro model to evolve?
- The adoption of a two-layer transistor pixel-stacked CMOS image sensor is expected to expand the dynamic range and reduce noise, but the reason it has not been particularly promoted in the iPhone 15 series may be that the expected performance was not achieved, or because of the reversal phenomenon with the iPhone 15 Pro series.
- As always, these are merely rumors and speculations. However, as the iPhone is known for its camera performance, we are curious to see how it will evolve. In 2024, we can also expect the evolution of image processing technology using AI, so in that sense, we would like to keep an eye on the camera performance of the iPhone 16 series.
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