Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple will release an iPhone with a Samsung camera sensor in 2026, instead of Sony's

Apple is set to change its main supplier of camera sensors for future iPhones.

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The information was shared by Chinese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Instead of sensors Sony, Cupertinovtsy will begin to use in the iPhone sensors Korean manufacturer Samsung. According to Kuo, Samsung has already created a special team in the company to work on camera components to supply them specifically for Apple.

The first iPhones with Samsung sensors are expected to debut in 2026. If rumours are to be believed, the new products will come with a 1/2.6-inch 48-megapixel CMOS image sensor.

By the way, for many years Apple bought CMOS image sensors for the iPhone exclusively from Sony. But in recent times, the company decided to change suppliers because of their reliability and the need to incorporate their technology into the camera system.

Sources: @mingchikuo