A report from DigiTimes says Apple is engaged on bringing on one other provide chain provider for its upcoming iPhone 15 Professional Max. The report says the Cupertino firm is including a second periscope digital camera lens module producer for its new handset.
Business sources inform the publication that Genius Digital Optical (GSEO) might be introduced on-line to offer further provides of the module.
The iPhone 15 Professional Max is anticipated to be geared up with a brand new periscope digital camera system, which might take gentle getting into the telephoto lens on the again of the handset and reflecting it with an angled mirror in the direction of the telephone’s digital camera picture sensor. The periscope system permits Apple to squeeze an extended telephoto setup contained in the system, which might permit iPhone customers to zoom in on a scene nearer with none blurriness.
We’ve seen loads of rumors a couple of periscope lens for the iPhone since early 2020. Respected supply Apple trade analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had initially stated the periscope lens would debut on the iPhone 14 Professional, however now it seems to be as if the brand new lens will premiere alongside the iPhone 15 Professional Max later this yr. (Possible in September, as that’s the conventional month for iPhone debuts.)
The iPhone will be part of a rising record of smartphones which can be geared up with periscope digital camera lenses, as a number of Android handsets are already geared up with periscope lenses, together with Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Extremely and Huawei’s P40 Professional+.
It had been beforehand reported that the only provider of the periscope lens system can be Largan Precision. Nevertheless, it’s trying probably that Apple will add GSEO to its iPhone 15 Professional Max provide chain to make sure that it has a adequate provide of periscope lenses for this yr’s iPhone 15 Professional Max mannequin.
Kuo has additionally stated that he believes each iPhone 16 Professional fashions in 2024 might be geared up with the identical or related periscope lens because the one destined for the iPhone 15 Professional Max. Provider GSEO might begin offering periscope lenses for the iPhone 16 Professional, Kuo stated again in March.
A January report by The Elec stated Apple will rely upon two new suppliers for the OIS actuators for use within the periscope lens used on this yr’s iPhone 15 Professional Max. OIS actuators mix OIS and autofocus features in a single.
South Korean firms LG Innotek and Jahwa Electronics will provide the actuators, changing the prevailing iPhone actuator makers Japan Alps and Mitsumi.
An April 2022 report stated Jahwa Electronics deliberate to spend $155 million USD on manufacturing amenities for the brand new optical picture stabilization (OIS) actuators.
Some experiences have stated the iPhone 15 Professional Max might boast as much as 6x optical zoom, which might be fairly an enchancment over the present 3x optical zoom within the iPhone 14 Professional fashions.
We may see Apple additional differentiate the next-generation iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max, says Kuo. He believes Apple could develop unique options for the iPhone 15 Professional Max to encourage prospects to buy the costlier handset.