Give up the ancestral120000 pixels? IPhone 14 uses 48 megapixels and supports 8K shooting.

If any mobile phone company in the industry likes to use12 megapixel camera system, it must be Samsung and Apple. Samsung used to use the 1 2 megapixel main camera, but in the past two years, it has used11 megapixel. After the release of the iPhone 6S, Apple still uses the camera with1200,000 pixels after six years, which is considered true love. Of course, this is also inseparable from Apple's own technology. Sony's sensors fully understand, and the optimization of this imaging system in hardware and software is also in place. In addition, Apple's algorithm is unique in the world, and it can compete with other flagship phones in the camera part without spending too much hardware. No wonder Apple is unwilling to update its image hardware.

But Apple's12 megapixel camera has been used for six years, and it is really out of date at present. Moreover, after other mobile phone manufacturers pay more and more attention to computational photography and independently develop ISP chips, Apple's advantage in algorithm is actually gradually shrinking. So since last year, there have been rumors that Apple is considering using higher pixel cameras and sensors on the iPhone. There is even news that iPhone 13 will use a 48-megapixel main camera, but now this seems to be just a rumor.

In the past two years, Apple has made great progress in taking pictures. For example, both dark photography and computational photography are improving, but the definition of photos has not kept up with the development of the industry. The ancestral12 million pixels really dragged down Apple's mobile phone in this respect. Recently, some industry analysts said that Apple will use a 48-megapixel main camera on the iPhone 14 to improve the resolution of the camera, which will instantly upgrade the camera capability of the iPhone 14 to the top level in the industry.

According to Apple's supply chain, if a 48 million main camera is adopted, Sony will first provide Apple with the latest sensor, possibly IMX789. In addition to 48 million pixels, the size of the outsole is expected to reach about11.3 inches. Although it is not as good as Samsung GN2, it is also a leap-forward evolution for Apple. In addition to sensors, camera modules will continue to be supplied by Dali Optoelectronics.

However, it is reported that iPhone 14 will not support such high-resolution photos even if it uses a 48-megapixel main camera, which is very different from the current Android phone. Apple will use the function of pixel merging to improve the accuracy of color and low light quality, and at the same time, it will also use the technology of multi-pixel and multi-frame synthesis to improve the quality of photos, which is the same as the technology used by most flagship mobile phones at present, except that the photos are still only 654.38+0.2 million pixels, but the clarity will definitely be greatly improved.

According to the report of industry analysts, Apple's 48-megapixel video suite will start production in 2022, which is not only used for taking pictures, but also supports 8K HDR shooting in video shooting, which will be the strongest camera hardware on mobile phones. Of course, there may be some differences in hardware and functions between iPhone 14 with different positioning, but according to Apple's practice for so many years, there is no difference in the main camera, so even the standard version of iPhone 14 should have a main camera of 48 million pixels.

Interestingly, in addition to the 48 million main camera, it is reported that Apple also hopes to provide a periscope lens on the future iPhone to enhance its telephoto shooting performance. After all, this part has always been Apple's shortcoming. However, iPhone 14 will definitely not catch up, and it will take iPhone 15 at the earliest to use the periscope telephoto lens to achieve five times the optical zoom capability.