Apple uses three new Sony camera sensors in the iPhone 13 Pro Max

27 September 2021
All three cameras got improved, the ToF and the front-facing camera remain the same as the predecessor.

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  • 27 Sep 2021

And no 10x periscope camera - dead on arrival! S21 Ultra wins again!

    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021Funny how every article that mentions Apple has a lot of co... morenot as much as the sony articles😅

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      • 27 Sep 2021

      [deleted post]Amazon didn't calculate the full frame equivalent f-numbers completely correctly.

      The correct values are rather:
      iPhone 13 Pro:
      Ultra-wide: f/15.15
      Wide: f/6.65
      Tele: f/23.6

      iPhone 13:
      Ultra-wide: f/20.2
      Wide: f/7.9

      They also didn't mention one of the most important specs: the effective aperture diameter
      The iPhone 13 Pro tele has 3.21mm, whereas the 12 Pro Max tele has 3.41mm and the 12 Pro tele has 3.0mm. So the 13 Pro tele captures more light per time from objects than the 12 Pro tele, but less than the 12 Pro Max tele. So, 3.21mm is quite disappointing, especially when you know that the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 tele (not periscope) has 4.37mm. The S21 Ultra "3x" camera has 3.75mm.

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        • 27 Sep 2021

        kek, 27 Sep 2021As I suspected lol. The main 12 MP sensor on these iPhones ... moreiPhone 13 Pro Max has a bigger aperture and bigger pixels than Xperia 5 ii/iii. What’s similar in that? That they are both smartphone cameras?

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          • 27 Sep 2021

          Funny how every article that mentions Apple has a lot of comments. Haters seem to love Apple lol

            I wonder if this is just off the shelf sensors or custom build specific for Apple based on Apple’s specs?!

              Shanti Dope, 27 Sep 2021Sony's mobile cameras are derived from their Alpha lin... moreI highly doubt real professional photographer wud use a phone to take professional photographs anyway 😂

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                • GBh
                • 27 Sep 2021

                As I suspected lol. The main 12 MP sensor on these iPhones have almost the same specs as the one on the Xperia 5ii/iii.

                  Germany, 27 Sep 20211/1.66 inch = 15,3 mm is that correct? the sensors sizes are actually much smaller than the companies say, about 30% to 50% smaller.

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                    • 27 Sep 2021

                    [deleted post]Facts are considered an attack these days?

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                      • 27 Sep 2021

                      Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021And the image quality is better than xperiaAbsolutely! Xperia image quality is a bad joke. You have to mock around with setting in PhotoPro followed by time waste in Lightroom to get something decent - something that iPhone or Pixel does for you in full auto.

                        Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021Pro = 1/1.66" (advertised 1/1.7") + 1/3.4" ... more1/1.66 inch = 15,3 mm is that correct?

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                          • 27 Sep 2021

                          Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021Pro = 1/1.66" (advertised 1/1.7") + 1/3.4" ... moreReally that tiny? I thought it would be bigger, but kind of makes sense after seeing low light performance of Ultra-Wide and specially quite blurry and noisy video.

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                            • 27 Sep 2021

                            Nick Tegrataker, 27 Sep 2021They both handle flares well but for some reason have reall... moreAt least both do not perform crop + upscale to advertise as distortion free lens like other.
                            Brands should be more honest these days.

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                              • 27 Sep 2021

                              Size, 27 Sep 2021What is the actual size of the sensors? Specially Sony I... morePro = 1/1.66" (advertised 1/1.7") + 1/3.4" + 1/3.4"

                              Non- pro = 1/1.86" + 1/3.4"

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                                • nC4
                                • 27 Sep 2021

                                What is the actual size of the sensors?

                                Specially Sony IMX772 / Ultra-Wide?

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                                  • 27 Sep 2021

                                  Pointless to trade sensor if they are same size and resolution.

                                  This is why google kept imx363 for 3 years.
                                  Another 1/2.6" would not be 5% better.

                                    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021I.B.I.S is more effective when there is more space for the ... moreVivo does use their 3rd generation gimbal stabilisation with the main camera (IMX766V) of X70 Pro and iQOO 8 Pro.

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                                      • 27 Sep 2021

                                      Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021And the image quality is better than xperiaXperia 1 III beats the iPhone 12 Pro at least.

                                        Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021Can someone just give me some of the good old Pureview magi... moreGoogle will probably do a similar trick with the main 50MP sensor, albeit with Quad Bayer.

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