Hoping for any major improvements to an iPhone’s camera is basically just setting yourself up for disappointment, or at least that’s how it used to be. Apparently Apple will finally be giving the iPhone’s camera the update it’s been needing for a while now, replacing the outdated 8MP sensor that has come with the last few iPhones with a more modern 12MP sensor. According to sources from Apple’s supply chain, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will have a number of camera improvements over their predecessors.
The camera on the next iPhone will have a bigger sensor that can take in more light, and a lens that’s designed to work with that improved sensor. This means we can expect the iPhone 6S to capture higher quality photos than the iPhone 6. Apple is currently ordering suppliers to produce five-element lenses for the iPhone 6S that are designed to work with 12-megapixel camera sensors, a person within Apple’s supply chain told Business Insider. These components are said to be in the mass production stage and are on schedule, this source said. This same person also said Apple is ordering six-element lenses for a future iPhone intended to be released after the iPhone 6S (presumably the iPhone 7). We’ve been hearing for months that the iPhone 6S will come with a 12-megapixel camera, but we haven’t heard much about what else to expect. Back in November, Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber said the next iPhone could come with the “biggest camera jump” we’ve seen in years.
