Apple confirms it uses Sony camera sensors for its iPhones

13 December 2022
Hardly a shocking development, but it's good to have an official confirmation.

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  • 13 Dec 2022

Sssshhhhoooooccccckkkkkiiiiinnngggg

    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022“Imagine how this comment section would be, if people compl... moreYou clearly didn't read comments on any other topic. I even bashed Samsung today. Wake up.

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      • 13 Dec 2022

      Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Except Samsung, every phone and laptop brand does this. Samsung does it too. Qualcomm makes the Snapdragon SoCs that go into the Galaxies. Don't act as if Samsung doesn't do the same business practice.

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        • 13 Dec 2022

        Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022From experience on this site, other brands gets bashed when... moreSuch a weird comment. People are free to criticize any products. Whether you think their criticism is justified doesn't matter. As said, other companies also get criticized on this website. Also, it's weird to feel ashamed on what you didn't do. You don't have anything to do with other people who simply use the same OS as you do.

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          • mVA
          • 13 Dec 2022

          This has been known for ages.

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            • 13 Dec 2022

            Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Sony sensors, Qualcomm modem, Samsung displays, Corning Gla... moreExcept Samsung, every phone and laptop brand does this.

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              • 13 Dec 2022

              Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022RAM and storage are not samsung. Ram is from Micron and st... moreWow where do you get your information from?

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                • YQC
                • 13 Dec 2022

                Sony sensors, Qualcomm modem, Samsung displays, Corning Glass etc etc. Okay this looks like a complete in-house developed product 😊

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                  • 13 Dec 2022

                  Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Every manufacturer gets bashed on GSMArena- Samsung, Google... moreFrom experience on this site, other brands gets bashed when they deserve it, samsung being a exception where sometimes people bash it because they are bored.

                  But with Apple anything gets bashed that contains that company it’s name, no matter the circumstances.

                  Kinda feel ashamed as a android user that others still do this after a decade, live and let live I would say and be happy with what fits you the best.

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                    • 13 Dec 2022

                    This is a joke article right? It's been widely known since the iPhone 4S that Apple uses Sony sensors

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                      • 13 Dec 2022

                      Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022It can. Samsung Display is gonna sell whatever they wa... moreNo, subsidiary companies have to follow the parent company's directives. If a subsidiary company sells its products to a client, that means the parent company has no problem with it.

                      If you don't know how business works, don't pretend that you do. Companies are run by executives and executives are controlled by board members. Most board members are representatives of major shareholders. With this structure, parent companies have full control of their subsidiary companies.

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                        • 13 Dec 2022

                        Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022“Imagine how this comment section would be, if people compl... moreEvery manufacturer gets bashed on GSMArena- Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Sony, etc.

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                          • 13 Dec 2022

                          Olympus Oms, 13 Dec 2022Imagine how iPhone would be, if Apple made their own hardwa... moreWhat a coincidence the richest companies do not make own components.
                          How much R&D they save?

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                            • 13 Dec 2022

                            Olympus Oms, 13 Dec 2022Imagine how iPhone would be, if Apple made their own hardwa... more“Imagine how this comment section would be, if people complained about all brands equally. Oh, sorry. This comment section can't do such thing.”


                            I mean jeez, apple does often deserve bashing but on this site it seems like any other brand is holy so people never complain about them.

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                              • 13 Dec 2022

                              Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022They have the same parent company, and the parent company c... moreIt can.

                              Samsung Display is gonna sell whatever they want to whoever is interested. Hey are not gonna reject clients to keep "best product" to samsung electronics.

                              Just look at S22 Ultra screen specs. Only advantage over screen used by other flagships is max peak brightness because M material. Nothing more.
                              It has lower contrast (2 millions) it has 8bit, it has low end 232Hz pwm. While other are 10bit, 5 million contrast with 480 Hz pwm.

                              Sony Semicon sells what costumers are willing to pay, does not matter if Sony Electronics is gonna use better or worse exmor compared to other. Nikon Z9 has imx609 capable of 8K@60 while imx610 inside A1 has limit of 8K@30.

                              LG G7 had 8bit LCD, while XZ2 from same year had 10bit LCD from LG as well.

                              Divisions like Display, Semicon can do what business they want. They dont care if money comes from Apple, Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, Xiaomi etc ..

                                Imagine how iPhone would be, if Apple made their own hardware. Oh, sorry. Apple can't do such thing.

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                                  • 13 Dec 2022

                                  Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Again, you didn’t understand: They are the same name but ac... moreThe last bit is what matters

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                                    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Apple wants to project the idea that they alone developed e... moreWell not really the tech person who repair iphones since beginning knows where parts are from... I seen on iphone 4 or 5 original genuine batteries are from japan it is written on it.. nothing secret.. screens were samsungs or lgs since first iphone..
                                    even their SoC isn't apples... it is made by ARM same as android pones..

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                                      • 13 Dec 2022

                                      Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Again, you didn’t understand: They are the same name but ac... moreThey have the same parent company, and the parent company controls all its subsidiary companies. If you think that a subsidiary company can make independent business decisions, you know nothing about business.

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                                        • 13 Dec 2022

                                        IpsDisplay, 13 Dec 2022In the context of smartphone cameras what competitive advan... moreOther way round: what advantage would it be? Average people don’t care if the camera sensor is from Sony or Samsung or Toshiba as long as it‘s in an iPhone and performs well. It‘s really just unnecessary bloat information in terms of marketing, a waste of time. Sure some 0.1% tech geeks will only buy this and that Xiaomi if it has a Samsung E5 panel or whatever, but that‘s not enough reason to put it on the webpage.

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