Apple

Sep 6, 2023BF3-0661Never settled

TrendForce: iPhone 15 to get stacked Sony camera sensor

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus should use a stacked Sony camera sensor.

Research firm TrendForce reported that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus would use a stacked camera sensor from Sony, allowing the camera to capture more light for improved dynamic range.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus should use a stacked Sony camera sensor.
  2. Who said it, and whenTrendForce reported it on Sep 6, 2023 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and wheniPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus was announced on Sep 12, 2023, 6 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.Why: Apple confirms the shipped camera specifications but does not publish the claimed stacked-Sony-sensor construction/supplier detail, so that component claim is not settled.
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Partly right
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Wrong
It did not turn out this way.
Moving target
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Never settled
The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
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No outcome yet
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Checked
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Moving target
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Reported by
TrendForce
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Read it at MacRumors

The story of this report

  1. Sep 6, 2023TrendForce reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 12, 2023iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictNever settledWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

TrendForce · Company

14 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 6 we have checked, 6 held up. The other 8 are not part of that number: 5 never settled, 3 no outcome yet.

Every report from TrendForce

Questions about this report

Did this iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus report turn out to be true?
Never settled. The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this. Apple confirms the shipped camera specifications but does not publish the claimed stacked-Sony-sensor construction/supplier detail, so that component claim is not settled.
Who reported it first?
TrendForce reported it on Sep 6, 2023 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 6 days before iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus was announced on Sep 12, 2023.