TechPhonesiPhonesNew iPhone 14 Pro leak points to huge camera upgradeThe iPhone 14 Pro camera is getting so many extra pixels Apple needs to build an extensionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesNew iPhone 14 Pro leak points to huge camera upgradeThe iPhone 14 Pro camera is getting so many extra pixels Apple needs to build an extensionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The iPhone 14 Pro camera is getting so many extra pixels Apple needs to build an extension
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
The reason? The camera sensor is getting significantly bigger because it’s going to deliver many more pixels than before: according to analystMing-Chi Kuo, the Pro’s main camera is moving to an impressive 48MP from just the 12MP unit installed in its predecessor.
That might not seem like a lot compared to the 108MP in theSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. But it’s not how many pixels you have that matters. It’s what your phone does with them, and that’s whereAppleis a master.
Why the iPhone camera is more than just pixels
Pixels are just a number, and without context they’re as meaningless as speed: for example 30mph doesn’t feel fast if you’re driving a car but it feels very different if you’re going down a potholed road on an expensive racing bike. And as an iPhone 13 Pro owner I know that what’s going on with its camera is much more interesting than the pixel count suggests.
In terms of pure pixels, the iPhone 13 Pro I have is no different from the iPhone 7 I had when it was Apple’sbest phone. But in this shot, taken with my 12MP iPhone 13 Pro camera, is better than anything I managed to get with my iPhone 7’s 12MP.
(Image credit: Carrie Marshall)
(Image credit: Carrie Marshall)
I’m not claiming to have any photography skills: anything good here is the camera’s doing. All I did was pointed my phone, pressed a button and selected a slightly more vivid filter afterwards. But while it might not be apparent on screen here, the level of detail and the speed of the shot are really impressive. I’ve also got photos of gloomy landscapes shot in pitch darkness that simply wouldn’t have been possible with theiPhone 7, or theiPhone X, or theiPhone 12.
That’s down to the sensor and image processing my phone does, which gets better with each release. But I think the iPhone Pro has reached the point where to make really noticeable improvements, it’s time to up the pixel count as well as improve the software – and with so much more data to process, that means it’s probably wise to limit it to the fastest iPhones with the most RAM.
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