While Samsung is boasting about its 108MP camera and powerful 50x zoom in the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Apple appears to be going in a different direction with the iPhone 12’s camera.
A new report from Digitimes seems to confirm that Apple is adopting 7P lens modules for the iPhone 12 lineup — which will leave Android phone makers playing catch-up.
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The benefit of 7P lenses (7 optical elements) is that it improves image quality by increasing the light transmission rate, according to Wccftech. The current iPhone 11 Pro uses a 5P lens for its ultrawide camera and a 6P lens for its wide and telephoto cameras.
In addition, this new report says that the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max will feature a 1/1.9-inch 7P wide-angle lens that supports sensor-shift technology. We first told you about the move to sensor-shift for the iPhone 12 way back in Decmeber, based on another Digitimes report.
Most of today’s cameras feature lens-based stabilization. But sensor-shift stabilization uses gyroscopes to detect motion in every direction and the processor interprets this motion to activate an actuator on the sensor to compensate for it. The result should be unwanted motion on every axis and clearer photos and videos.
Based on previous leaks, the 12MP sensors on the iPhone 12 devices are reportedly getting larger, which should let in more light. And the iPhone 12 Pro models are going to feature LiDAR sensors that should deliver better portraits while also improving auto-focus and low-light performance.
Unfortunately, the iPhone 12 Pros are rumored to feature just 2x or 3x optical zoom, which would be a bummer. But in terms of overall image quality, Apple could vault ahead of the competition.
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