Sony to manufacture iPhone 5 camera, 8MP all but certain

03 April, 2011
There has been a lot of speculation about the iPhone 5 but the camera department has rarely been mentioned. Well now we know its manufacturer and resolution. Previously there was...

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  • Anonymous
  • Mx@
  • 04 Apr 2011

Has anyone actually taken a photograph with the iPhone 4 camera and thought it wasn't clear enough? The 5mp camera is amazing quality and more tha sufficient for use on a mobile phone.

But, is there really much more Apple can do hardware wise with the phone (not counting obvious processor/GFX speeds)?

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    • Anonymous
    • txj
    • 04 Apr 2011

    Why Sony, Why Apple - you didn't buy a phone only looking by its camera.

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      • Attiq
      • syq
      • 04 Apr 2011

      may apple chnge the shape of iphone 5.. which look totally different then others iphone just chnge the shape only lil bit...

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        • Paul
        • mqr
        • 04 Apr 2011

        This means the Sony Ericsson Arc/Neo camera will probably be on the iphone 5. What a fantastic camera, but not 1080p, if you need that.

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          • Anonymous
          • nGq
          • 04 Apr 2011

          AnonD-619, 04 Apr 2011may be it meets apple standards...but it will be awesome lo... moreI have to agree about the camera. The Mp race was a p****ng contest in hindsight. Nokia and Apple have come along and delivered 12mp and 5mp cams that are superior to others in their class.

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            • pallavdas
            • t}A
            • 04 Apr 2011

            any sony product increases the cost heavily

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              • Stan Man
              • nIi
              • 04 Apr 2011

              The Samsung Galaxy S2 will be better that I4, when Apple make the I5 Samsung will make another Galaxy which should also be better.

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                • AnonD-619
                • K2E
                • 04 Apr 2011

                Anonymous, 04 Apr 2011Why sony ??????????may be it meets apple standards...but it will be awesome loved SE cybershot phones...ip4 cam is the best 5mp cam even beats some of its 8mp counterparts...and a sony 8mp cam in an apple device....pure awrsomeness

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                  • wasim mirza
                  • mX1
                  • 04 Apr 2011

                  Anonymous, 04 Apr 2011why did Sony do that ?reason why sony would do this is money lol

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pu0
                    • 04 Apr 2011

                    why apple:)?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nGq
                      • 04 Apr 2011

                      8mp camera? Larger Retina Screen? Faster processor and gfx chip?

                      I can honestly see iphone 5 becoming a better phone than the Galaxy S 2. The Galaxy offers about the same improvements. Same with the HTC desire, and we don't even have the specs for the new iphone yet.

                      If I was Apple, i'd have the above improvements, but try and fit in a larger battery. It was bad enough before touchscreen dominated, with the top phones lasting less than a day with moderate use. Android is a hardware hog, whilst iOS uses too much energy on its display.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vGF
                        • 04 Apr 2011

                        Why sony ??????????

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                          • nick
                          • 4XQ
                          • 04 Apr 2011

                          Yeah right..Sony gives the edge to Iphone with its tech and what about their brand of Sony ericsson...unless they have somthing better lurking .Anyway who cares...a phone is a phone even if you put a 20 mpx camera on it the quality of a camera only device will be always better.

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                            • M3s
                            • 04 Apr 2011

                            Anonymous, 04 Apr 2011here's the deal. When iphone 5 comes out (in five months at... morewhat make you certain that android will be supirior by then?

                            personally i think 12/16/18 megapixals is a bit overkill pixals dont make a good picture its the lense it does make big picture files tho

                            im happy with 5mp nicer lense would be nice tho

                            what i would like i decent pics not too big in file size so we can start having a decent cloud photo syncing service a bit like how gmail does its contacts on my iphone/ipad

                            would be nice to take a pic and it auto syncs over the air with my pc and ipad. with maybe a bit of folder organization

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Iax
                              • 04 Apr 2011

                              an 8mp camera is great news, and from SE too. The haters still spout their lies i see. No doubt the anti apple blog will be criticising this improvement. The haters are just sad losers.
                              Cant wait to see iphone 5!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nid
                                • 04 Apr 2011

                                I would never buy a phone that shows such small improvements compared to the last version while still being one of the most expensive phones on the market. If I want Apples I'll buy the fruit, these phones are way overpriced and have been for over 2 years.

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                                  • KILA
                                  • vL$
                                  • 04 Apr 2011

                                  welllllll im like drooling all over the place,but will i be able to run my hands through the i phone 5 this year because as everyone say the factory has been affected by the tsunami,so will this affect the production line????????

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                                    • Yani
                                    • 3pw
                                    • 04 Apr 2011

                                    "why did Sony do that ?"
                                    "why sony =("

                                    It's just bussines, get over it guys! And we all know iPhone is one of the best superphones out there, why shouldn't it get the best components available on the market?

                                    "You lose your fans, you lose them with every minute. So get rid of that american, and have a CEO from Japan that'll care for you, not just use your potential until you, Sony, are finished as a company!"

                                    Are you kidding me?! No, really?! Are you for real?! Sony Rootkit fiasco, PS3 and linux fiasco, Geohot fiasco, should I go on?
                                    Whoever said Sony cares about its customers is saying Apple cares for its customers. NO corporation actually cares for its customers, if they would care they would go out of bussines, simple as that! In modern capitalist world the marketing department's priority is to make customer miserable with its current product and craving for the latest offerings from the company. If you really think any corporation cares about you, you're just putting sand in your eyes.
                                    I'm sorry, but I just read "Sony" and "care" in the same sentence and went berserk, and the guy has a +1 rating... what?!

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                                      • AdrianCCSeng
                                      • tVn
                                      • 04 Apr 2011

                                      why did sony do so?!

                                      its upgrade for x10 to 2.3 is kinda killing its new lineup market
                                      & now it provide its camera module to manufacture iPhone 5 is totally killing its own market as well as other markets!

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                                        • GershMule
                                        • fuv
                                        • 04 Apr 2011

                                        Anonymous, 04 Apr 2011why sony =(They are best camera manufacturer for mobile devises thats why...:)