Ava Brooks 
Jan 05, 2024
Apple’s purported Pro models — iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max — are likely to be released later this year and will be equipped with an upgraded camera setup.
TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chu Ku claimed that Apple will upgrade the ultra-wide angle camera in this year’s Pro models; meanwhile the smaller iPhone 16 Pro is likely to be equipped with the tetraprism telephoto camera setup found on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
It was further learnt that the iPhone 17 series will be equipped with an upgraded selfie camera. The analyst further stated that Apple will upgrade the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max from a 12-megapixel sensor to a 48-megapixel sensor — the sensor is expected to output 12-megapixel images that are pixel-binned.
Consequently, the hardware upgrade will improve the image quality compared to the iPhone 15 Pro models.
According to the reports, the major supplier of the ultra-wide angle lens on the iPhone 16 Pro models will be Taiwan-based Genius Electronic Optical — which is also on the track to produce the tetraprism telephoto lens for the smaller iPhone 16 Pro model.
Kuo has further predicted that the Cupertino-based Apple will upgrade the iPhone 17 series with a new selfie camera from a 12-megapixel sensor with a 5P lens to a 24-megapixel camera with a 6P lens, improving the image quality “significantly”.
