So far, most of the iPhone 14 Pro camera rumors have focused on the main sensor, which will go from 12MP on the iPhone 13 Pro to 48MP this year, but it looks like the ultra-large snapper might need a camera too. important update.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo (opens in a new tab), an analyst with a long track record in Apple insights, in a tweet spotted by Apple Insider (opens in a new tab), the company is using 1,4 µm pixels larger in the ultra-wide camera on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. That's more than the 1,0 µm pixels of current models.
This new camera will have 40% larger pixels, which means it should perform much better in low light as larger pixels can capture more light.
So while we're not currently expecting an increase in the number of megapixels on this sensor, with 12MP that seems likely, it could be a huge improvement in other ways.
As always, we'd take leaks like this with a pinch of salt, but we're only a week away from the launch of the iPhone 14 lineup on September 7, and leaks close to launch tend to have a high degree of accuracy. .
Analysis: the telephoto lens could be excluded from the improvements
It looks like the cameras on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max could be a big upgrade, with big changes coming to the main and ultrawide snappers, and 8K video recording is also expected to be included.
But what about the telephoto lens? So far, most signs suggest no major updates. That means you can probably look forward to a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom again, and that's a spec that's looking increasingly dated.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and several other Samsung phones, offer 10x optical zoom, while even the Pixel 6 Pro offers 4x optical zoom, and there are plenty of other examples of Android phones that can magnify more than Apple.
Still, we may only be waiting another year until Apple starts to catch up, as there is talk of a 5x zoom camera coming to the iPhone 15.