Forget iPhone 18 Pro, next year’s iPhone may get Find X9 Ultra-like 1-inch 200MP camera: All details
Next year's iPhone camera could reach 200MP for superior image detail.
Apple might adopt the massive 1-inch Sony LYT-901 camera sensor.
This year's iPhone 18 Pro might not get the camera upgrade.
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Smartphone makers have been putting a lot of focus on making the camera experience as good as a full-fledged camera. Most recently, in the Android space, we’ve got phones with an external lens, larger sensor sizes and whatnot. And while most believe Apple isn’t too pushy on the camera hardware front, it looks like that may not be true. That’s because, according to recent leaks, Apple is planning to integrate a 1-inch 200MP camera into its iPhone next year. Let’s take a look at what we know about the next year’s iPhone so far.
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Next year’s iPhone to feature a 200MP 1-inch camera sensor
According to the latest leak shared by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, Apple is working to make next year’s iPhone camera experience more powerful. The leaker suggests that this is a similar set of cameras that were seen on OPPO’s recent flagship, the Find X9 Ultra. That device features a large 200MP 1/1.12-inch Sony LYT-901 sensor, and it is one of the best camera phones in the Android space. The leaker suggests that more details about the camera setup could be revealed next month, in April.
The leak was originally posted in Chinese, but here’s what the translation reads: ‘According to reliable supply-chain sources, Apple is also evaluating a 200MP 1/1.12-inch sensor—the same configuration as the Find X9 Ultra. Commercial deployment is expected next year. OPPO is once again taking the lead over Apple in product definition. Its dual 200MP cameras paired with a 10x super-telephoto lens set it apart from the competition. Let’s see what happens in April.’
An important thing to note here is that this leak suggests the camera upgrade is likely going to be reserved for next year’s iPhone. Now, whether that is the iPhone 19 Pro series or the iPhone 20 Pro series is something that only time will tell. Because we’re still not sure what next year’s iPhone is going to be named. Reports suggest Apple could be skipping the 19 series lineup in favour of the iPhone’s 20th anniversary.
Speaking of the current camera setup, the flagship from Apple’s lineup, the iPhone 17 Pro series, got a major upgrade last year. It features a 48MP 4x periscope telephoto lens and a 48MP main fusion camera, along with a 48MP ultrawide camera too. Along with that, they also got support for recording videos in ProRes RAW.
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