Tim Cook Lauds Partnership With Sony to Create 'World's Leading Camera Sensors'

Tim Cook praised Apple's partnership with Sony to create image sensors for iPhone during his trip to Japan this week. The company doesn't normally reveal its component suppliers; however, it's well known that Sony supplies Apple with image sensors.

We've been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world's leading camera sensors for iPhone. Thanks to Ken and everyone on the team for showing me around the cutting-edge facility in Kumamoto today.

Cook also shared an image from within the Sony facility in Kumamoto.


Notably, Sony is rumored to be supplying Apple with its latest state-of-the-art image sensor for the iPhone 15. The new image sensor is said to roughly double the saturation signal level in each pixel, compared to conventional sensors. This means that its sensors can capture more light and reduce over or underexposure in some situations, making it possible to clearly capture a subject's face, even if there is a strong light behind them.

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