LG Innotek to be sole 'iPhone 7 Plus' dual-lens camera module supplier - report
LG Innotek will be the exclusive supplier of dual-lens camera modules for Apple's "iPhone 7 Plus," expected to ship this September, a Korean report claimed on Thursday.
Shipments of LG modules could begin as soon as this month, Business Korea said. The company is in fact predicted to monopolize Apple's supply of dual-lens parts for the rest of the year, though other parties could jump on board in 2017.
Sony -- a regular image sensor supplier for Apple -- was once expected to take the lion's share of dual-lens module orders. In May, though, an analyst claimed that Sony production had been slowed by the twin setbacks of low production yields and earthquake damage at its Kumamoto facilities.
Sony dismissed the idea of any disruption in image sensor production, but in actuality it might not have been able to keep up with Apple's voracious iPhone camera demands.
Rumors and leaks have so far indicated that only the "7 Plus" will get a dual-lens camera, along with some other unique upgrades like 3 gigabytes of RAM and a Smart Connector. The regular "iPhone 7" may see comparatively modest improvements, though its camera may finally be enhanced with optical image stabilization, previously a Plus-only feature.
Shipments of LG modules could begin as soon as this month, Business Korea said. The company is in fact predicted to monopolize Apple's supply of dual-lens parts for the rest of the year, though other parties could jump on board in 2017.
Sony -- a regular image sensor supplier for Apple -- was once expected to take the lion's share of dual-lens module orders. In May, though, an analyst claimed that Sony production had been slowed by the twin setbacks of low production yields and earthquake damage at its Kumamoto facilities.
Sony dismissed the idea of any disruption in image sensor production, but in actuality it might not have been able to keep up with Apple's voracious iPhone camera demands.
Rumors and leaks have so far indicated that only the "7 Plus" will get a dual-lens camera, along with some other unique upgrades like 3 gigabytes of RAM and a Smart Connector. The regular "iPhone 7" may see comparatively modest improvements, though its camera may finally be enhanced with optical image stabilization, previously a Plus-only feature.
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Apple- a victim of their own success. Assuming this is true-- I'm sure Apple would love to put the dual lense(or other major tech advances) in all the new phone models, not just the plus model... but production capability of the camera/lense prevents that. Right? RigHT? RIGHT!?
BTW - IMO- that metallic color is awful, reminds me of dog barf. Cannot wait until primary or basic colors came back into vogue with Sir Jonny. How about a nice dark blue. Deep green..even a plaid would be better(kidding on the plaid).
None of this "Space Gray" stuff.
Isn't space black?
I got a Space Black Milanese Loop band for my Watch Sport and the black DLC finish is indestructible.
Note: the DLC process preserves the texture of the metal. The magnetic clasp of the Milanese Loop band has a brushed finish,
even with the black DLC coating. I would love a brushed stainless steel Space Black DLC iPhone 8 Plus.
Really? For 4K, it seems to make a big difference when looking at side-by side videos.
Some rumors say that the design of the 7 will be very similar to the 6/6s which would be a disappointment.
Actually, when I studied Astrophysics at university (a single unit nearly 30 years ago, but never mind), assuming that starlight was propagating through a semi-infinite grey atmosphere was the standard model used. So, in that sense at least, space is grey. Kind of.
I think, for the most part, the differences between the "normal" and "Plus" models are things that can't fit into the smaller chassis (yet). OIS in the current phone certainly is. If it's in the straight 7, it will be because they've managed to shrink the mechanism (or less likely free up enough internal space). One rumour about the Plus having more RAM relates to either the dual camera configuration, or driving the larger screen. These would leave very little additional RAM spare for apps to take advantage of.