According to Korean media The Elec, Apple plans to introduce a quadruple reflective prism (Tetraprism) design into the iPhone 16 Pro model launched next year. LG Innotek will become a major player in Apple’s supply chain.
Currently, quadruple reflection prisms are mainly supplied by LG Innotek and Jahwa Electronics, with the former accounting for 60-70% and the latter accounting for 30-40%.
During the mass production of iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, Apple judged that LG Innotek has a higher yield rate and the quadruple reflection prism produced is more stable than Jahwa Electronics. According to reports, Apple will increase the proportion of LG Innotek orders next year.
According to reports, Apple relies more on LG Innotek, but in order to meet the changes of iPhone 16 and subsequent products, it requires Jahwa Electronics to increase production capacity. Public data shows that Jahwa Electronics invested 191 billion won ($146 million) in new facilities from April last year to March this year.
Jahwa Electronics is currently advancing ball guide actuator technology, which can move the lens barrel as the balls roll, so it is superior to Apple’s existing spring-type actuators in terms of driving speed, accuracy and battery consumption.
It was reported in December last year that LG Innotek, Apple’s important camera module OEM, plans to officially launch an ultra-compact optical zoom camera module at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
This camera module is an ultra-compact module that enables telephoto camera functionality in smartphones. The zoom lens mechanism of a mirrorless camera can be implemented on smartphones to achieve clearer images in the 85-125mm focal length range without compromising image quality during video recording.
To ensure clear images across the 85-125mm focal length range, LG Innotek has developed a zoom actuator that delivers clear image quality across the entire range of 4x to 9x magnification.
