Next generation iPhone (2011) = 8MP SONY Camera?!

deanshu

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...apple-iphone-4

Quote:

Meanwhile, Apple, always the laggard in cameras, won't enter the 8-megapixel class until next year when it debuts a sweet Sony (SNE - News) camera in its 2011 iPhone. But by then, who knows where the rest of the pack will be?

I read the above article on Yahoo today, and I couldn't help but question the authenticity of the article. How is it possible that someone can already know that the camera that will be used 1 year from now in the new iPhone will be an 8MP Sony camera?!



Was this information really leaked (or maybe SJ mentioned it in his keynote?), or is it just some market analyst/researcher wildly guessing and passing off the "information" as fact?

deanshu

Any idea if this is true?

tonton

Judging by their point-and-shoot digital camera line, Sony is NOT who we want making iPhone optics.

artistx

Ask anyone that pays attention to digital camera equipment, they will tell you that it's impossible to guess what type of point/shoot quality camera will be out 6 months from now, let alone a year. Not only that, but megapixels do not equal quality. I have an old 3 megapixel Canon point/shoot (5 year old tech) that's still better than any camera phone (including the iphone I just bought). Lenses, sensors, processors, etc. all contribute to make it better. Just like a Swiss Army knife is mediocre for many uses, so is a modern day cell phone.

marvin

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Originally Posted by DeanShu


Was this information really leaked (or maybe SJ mentioned it in his keynote?), or is it just some market analyst/researcher wildly guessing and passing off the "information" as fact?

Sounds like it. We don't even know what camera tech will be available then.

nicv_84

enjoy now that think too much of the future....