iPhone 14 equipped with ``48 million pixel camera'', evolved to 4 times the current model

iPhone 13 Pro (c) Apple

Apple's 2022 iPhone 14 series is set to be the most exciting device in years. MacRumors reports that the top-end iPhone 14 series will feature a new 48-megapixel main camera. This means four times the total number of pixels, which may be disappointing news for those who just bought the 12-megapixel iPhone 13. The iPhone 14 series is expected to have a 48-megapixel main camera, as well as a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle and telephoto camera. The leak comes from Jeff Pu, an analyst at Hong Kong brokerage Haitong International Securities, and confirms earlier predictions by renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo also predicted that the iPhone 14 would have a 48MP camera and be capable of shooting 8K video. The accuracy of Jeff Pu's leaked information is not so good, with a rating of 53.3% on the information site Appletrack. Kuo, on the other hand, is more reliable with a 75.9% rating. However, two insiders shared the same point of view, which seems to have greatly increased the credibility of this information. The move to a 48-megapixel camera will bring the iPhone's camera performance to the level of higher-end Android models, where 50-megapixels and higher are becoming common, and in addition to 8K video, image sharpness and digital zoom quality will be improved. lead to a significant improvement. Google's Pixel 6 adopted a 50-megapixel main camera, and was evaluated as "greatly improved image quality" on the specialized site Dxomark. With the adoption of a 48-megapixel camera, the iPhone may also be rated as high-end models as Xiaomi and Huawei. It is unlikely that an image will be obtained. For smartphones, high-resolution sensors typically group four pixels together to form a larger virtual pixel (called pixel binning), so that the final shot is delivered at a quarter of the number of pixels on the sensor. become. So a photo taken with an iPhone 14 with a 48-megapixel camera will be a maximum 12-megapixel image, albeit with high quality. There may be a full resolution option, but there's no guarantee Apple will implement such a feature in the default camera app.

Paul Monckton