iPhone 15 Series to Get 48-Megapixel Cameras, Sony Struggling to Meet Demand: Report

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus have a dual rear camera unit, comprising two 12-megapixel sensors.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 14 June 2023 13:01 IST

iPhone 15 Series to Get 48-Megapixel Cameras, Sony Struggling to Meet Demand: Report

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iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature triple rear camera units

Highlights

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus include a dual rear camera unit
TSMC is said to assist Sony in production of photodiodes and logic layers
iPhone 15 series is expected to go official in September

Apple packed a 48-megapixel primary rear camera sensor on the premium iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models last year while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus came with dual 12-megapixel rear camera units. This year, one of the major expected innovations to arrive with vanilla models has been a new main camera. This time, the Cupertino-based company could extend the 48-megapixel primary rear camera sensor to the base iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models. Sony, one of Apple's prominent camera suppliers, is reportedly facing production constraints due to this increased demand.

As per a report by IT Home, the entire iPhone 15 series will feature 48-megapixel cameras this year and due to this significant upgrade, Sony is struggling from ‘insufficient production capacity'. Sony is reportedly cooperating with TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) to meet the rising demand for 48-megapixel cameras from Apple.

Sony is said to have increased its order for colour filter films from TSMC. TSMC is said to assist in the production of photodiodes and logic layers, and then hand over the back-end production capacity to Caiyu and Tongxin Electronics.

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To recall, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus include a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. Both iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature a 48-megapixel main camera with second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, a 12-megapixel telephoto sensor, and another 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera.

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Apple's iPhone 15 series with iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max models is expected to go official in September. As per a recent rumour, the average selling price of the iPhone 15 series will be $925 (roughly 76,300). The vanilla models are expected to run on an A16 Bionic chip, while the Pro models could run on A17 Bionic SoC. This year's iPhone models are expected to feature a USB Type-C port for charging.

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iPhone 15

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Big upgrades over the 14
Excellent ergonomics, build quality
Very good all-round performance
Apple ecosystem benefits

Bad
Relatively slow charging
Expensive
Still a 60Hz display

Read detailed Apple iPhone 15 review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent display
USB Type-C
AAA gaming
Excellent all-round performance
Good primary and telephoto camera
Customisable Action Button

Bad
Gets hot quickly when stressed
Slow wired charging
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Plus

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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