Apple will upgrade the next-gen iPhone's camera to 3.2-megapixels, according to market sources in Asia. Manufacturer OmniVision is believed to have won the Apple contract to supply the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor used in the smartphone, which would be a step up from the 2-megapixel unit in both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G.
According to the report, OmniVision will also be supplying Apple with a 5-megapixel CMOS image sensor for use in a product set for release later in 2009. No details have been given about the nature of this product, which could be a further iPhone iteration or the much-rumored Apple MID.
The report is, obviously, uncorroborated by Apple themselves, and as with any iPhone supplier rumor should be taken with a pinch of salt. However it is fair to assume that the camera will be one of the main areas of change for the next-gen iPhone, which is expected to be announced in June this year.
Apple might be unveiling an ipod touch with a camera later this year.
That might be my guess.
Why is upgrading from 2MP to 5MP considered an upgrade on a phone camera? The sensor resolution is not the limit on image quality anyway, it’s the tiny lens and already poor light-collecting performance of cramming 3.2 million pixels into a minute sensor. Adding more pixels simply makes low light performance worse and makes file sizes larger. More pixels will just mean more pixels containing noise. It’s disturbing how ignorant the buying public are and how willing the industry exploits this ignorance.
Paul you are correct! People can be distracted by a shiny nickle. It’s all marketing and it works :D.
great product!
If next iphone does not pack more pixels into the screen, it misses the boat.
Nobody seems to be talking about resolution!
htc is up to 800 x 480 i think, nokia as well. c’mon, the screen is big enough to support way more pixels
also needed:
- faster processor
- double memory for same price
- bt stereo
nice to have
- companion bt real keyboard, same shape as iphone, with trackball
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You can’t seriously expect apple to take features from other devices such as a trackball on a blackberry or a pull out keyboard or a limited edition. These would indeed be a smart idea and should be taken into consideration, but apple is so close minded on such topics. Don’t get me wrong I love apple and I currently own an iPhone but this seems to be apples biggest flaw.
You have to be joking. Adding a trackball to the iPhone is the most ludacris idea I have ever heard. That would take the art and functunality out of the phone itself.
Apples is going to either seriously upgrade the software on the phone for the camera, or they are coming out with a camera. My bet is the phone camera is going to be seriously upgraded as an option. It will definitely be a video camera. Apple stopped selling all competing camera and video products in their stores… just like they stopped selling Palm devices before the release of the iphone.
ART-STUDIO MJ says:
April 12, 2009 at 10:25 am
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