IPhone 6

Apple's iPhone 6 could feature Sony's Exmor IMX220 camera sensor, according to a post on Chinese Sony enthusiast forum Digi-Wo (Google Translate, via G for Games). The Exmor IMX220 features a 13-megapixel, 1/2.3'' sensor and can record videos in 1080p. The sensor would also be a sizable improvement over the camera currently in the iPhone 5s, which uses an 8-megapixel, 1/3.2'' sensor.

Past rumors have suggested that the iPhone 6 will retain the same 8-megapixel sensor found in the iPhone 5s, with Apple instead choosing to offer improved image stabilization for more clear photos. A report last month also noted that an optical image stabilization system will be exclusively featured in the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6, while the smaller 4.7-inch version utilizes an improved lens module.

Notably however, the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5s have used incremental versions of Sony's IMX145 sensor, as Apple could choose implement a new sensor from the company for the iPhone 6. Sony is also expected to use a 20-megapixel version of the IMX220 in its Sony Xperia Z3 flagship device that is slated to ship later this year.

While Digi-Wo does not have a track record with Apple-related rumors, the website has offered accurate information on past Sony products before their release, and recently offered leaked photos of the Xperia Z3.

Apple's iPhone 6 is expected to be announced this fall at a special media event. The device is expected to come in two sizes of 4.7 and 5.5-inches, although it is not known if the larger sized iPhone 6 will ship alongside the smaller version. In addition to an improved camera, the iPhone 6 will feature a thinner profile, a faster A8 processor, and Apple's new iOS 8 mobile operating system.

bcsdguy wrote:
What a waste of time and money! First, there was the smaller phone and then it became a "brick" again! Too much money spent too often on these devices but that is JMHO.

SCVJeff wrote:

pulsar wrote:
I agree with the above: who knows what Apple will do?

SCVJeff wrote:
CNBC is reporting production problems with them but I don't remember if they said what it was. Foxconn has apparently ramped up several hundred thousand to build these things

The rumors I read are that the problems are with the 5.5" model, if we can believe that there is such a thing.

One of the rumors I've seen repeated about the difference between the two sizes is that the 5.5" camera will have optical image stabilization and the 4.7" model will not.

But, again, who knows.

Tom

Wow, it that's real optical stabilization it'll change the game completely. I don't know if any camera doing it optically short of a Canon 35mm lens

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Who cares! The iPhone6 is now (finally) going to come into the Android age. The tiny iPhone simply could not compete in version 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and someone finally got smart enough to say "we need a bigger phone"!
Genius!