Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup is expected to increase significantly. And now we have a broader concept of why. . .
Popular Korean tech ET News reports that, for the first time in iPhone history, Apple will install a South Korean front-facing camera on its smartphone. The camera will bring major innovations in the quality of symbols, but it comes at an exorbitant cost.
Citing industry sources, ET News claims that Apple was forced to temporarily replace its plans for the iPhone 14’s front camera following testing of “quality issues from Chinese manufacturers. “Therefore, Apple will install this year an LG Innotek camera module that was originally intended for the iPhone 15.
The news is that ET News reports that the module brings complex features to the iPhone’s front camera for the first time, adding autofocus. This is something that renowned industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first revealed in April with autofocus joining a staggered aperture for greater intensity. frame in Portrait mode and video calls.
The problem is the cost. According to the ET News source, “the unit value of the iPhone 14’s front camera has nearly tripled from previous models. “The addition of a higher refresh rate shows that everything has an additional cost, but not a multiple of 3x.
All of this adds to the narrative that Apple will increase iPhone charges to $100 for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, while the new iPhone 14 Max will charge at least $200 more than the iPhone thirteen Mini it replaces.
On the other hand, following several reports that the iPhone 14 will be little more than a (potentially controversial) redesign of the iPhone 13, the jump in front-facing camera quality may be one of the phone’s main promotional issues. Especially with the takeoff of video calls in recent years.
The revelations that Apple is strangely making plans to upgrade the iPhone lineup to USB-C in 2023 and reconsider the base models means I still think it’s a bad year for the update. little.
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