According to X platform source Tech_Reve, Apple replaced the main camera with a 48-megapixel 1.22μm stacked sensor (CIS) in the iPhone 16 Pro phone, and changed the pixels of the ultra-wide-angle camera to Increased to 48 million.
It is noticed that the current iPhone 15 Pro phone uses a standard 12MP 1.4μm sensor, and switching to a stacked sensor can expand the imaging dynamic range.
In addition, Tech_Reve mentioned that Apple also plans to use a 1/1.14-inch 48-megapixel 1.4μm sensor module for the main camera in the iPhone 17 Pro, and increase the pixels of the telephoto lens to 48-megapixels.
▲ Apple iPhone 15 Pro
According to previous reports, Guo Mingchi mentioned in August this year that Apple plans to switch to a stacked rear camera sensor design for the entire iPhone 16 series. The relevant sensors are manufactured by Sony and are expected to be a double-layer (Photodiode + Pixel) crystal pixel architecture (2 -Layer Transistor Pixel).
