Rendered iPhone 16 Pro models
It’s been said before that the iPhone 16 Pro ultra-wide camera will get an update to 48 megapixels, but a new rumor claims that Samsung — not Sony — will supply those image sensors two models later, in the iPhone 18 Pro.
But, Samsung may have just denied it because the timing was wrong. In a story published directly to X, Kuo claims that Samsung is getting in on the iPhone camera business in two years, for the iPhone 18 Pro line.
Assuming Samsung’s CIS is approved, it will mean Sony losing its status as exclusive supplier for image sensors on the iPhone. Separately, Sony also reportedly lost its exclusive status as provider of screens for the Apple Vision Pro, because it reportedly refused to increase production capacity.
