Gone are the days when most features used to be standard across the entire iPhone lineup. Apple has now started reserving the better features for the Pro models but a surprising new report says there might be one exception to this strategy.
Last year’s iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max got a new 48MP camera and the Dynamic Island cutout, whereas the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus retained the 12MP primary camera and the notch.
It can be said with a reasonable amount of certainty that the whole lineup will have the Dynamic Island this year and all phones will have a 48MP main camera. But not all 48MP cameras are created equal.
According to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 15’s primary camera might be better than the iPhone 15 Pro’s main shooter. He says that the base iPhone 15 models will employ a new stacked CIS design and the Pro won’t get it until next year.
Following two 2H23 iPhone 15 standard models, two 2H24 iPhone 16 Pro models will also adopt stacked-designed CIS.” – Ming-Chi Kuo
The fact that Sony is having production issues might be one of the reasons why the entire lineup is not going to get the new tech. The three-stacked sensor should theoretically enable the iPhone 15 to capture more light than the iPhone 15 Pro for higher-quality images and this might make it the better camera phone of the two.
That said, only the Pros will have a telephoto camera, with the Pro Max expected to get a periscope unit for a zooming range of up to 6x.
Apple will reportedly announce its new phones on September 13.
