Apple iPhone 15 Tipped For Cutting Edge Sony Camera Sensor With Superior Low Light Photos
In a rather expected, but welcomed bit of news, the Sony Group revealed that it will be supplying Apple with its latest-and-greatest image sensor that will likely be featured in future iPhone 15s. The sensor was developed by Sony Semiconductor Solutions, while manufacturing will be by done in the company's Nagasaki facility. The report says that Apple and other smartphone manufacturers will begin receiving the new sensors, which implies that they might not necessarily be an Apple exclusive.
Currently, the iPhone 14 Pro uses Sony's 48MP IMX803; the new sensor's designation is yet unknown. What is known is that each pixel on the sensor will have double the light saturation level, therefore capturing more light. It will also reduce over- or under-exposure, such as improving the exposure of a subject's face when the subject is against a strong backlight. It is claimed that this breakthrough stems from Sony placing photodiodes and transistors in separate substrate layers, whereby allowing more photodiodes to fit on their own layer on the sensor.