Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledged for the first time that iPhone cameras use Sony image sensors. About this he informed on Twitter while visiting the Sony Camera Development Center in Kumamoto, Japan. However, this can hardly be called a secret, since the fact that Sony sensors are used in the iPhone has long been established in the process of disassembling devices by companies like iFixit.
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Apple maintains secret information about the suppliers of components used in iPhone and other devices. Apple’s website usually only lists the iPhone’s camera specifications, such as resolution, aperture, and viewing angle, without specifying the components used. But this time Tim Cook has decided to pay tribute to the long-standing collaboration with the Japanese company.
“We’ve worked with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s best camera sensors for iPhone”Cook took to Twitter, thanking Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida and his team for showing him the Kumamoto facility.
Tim Cook’s visit to Sony’s facility confirms that the company intends to continue cooperation. According to a recent publication by Nikkei Asia, Sony developed an advanced image sensor with a new architecture, which is expected to be used in the next generation of iPhones and will also be supplied to other smartphone manufacturers.
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