Following last week’s report that some of Apple’s memory panel suppliers were experiencing component shortages, it now appears that the iPhone 14’s rear camera is suffering from “quality issues.”
According to the often reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple recently switched rear camera suppliers after experiencing “cracked coating quality issues” with the rear camera on the iPhone 14. Kuo says the tech giant made the move to avoid significant delays in iPhone 14 production, but may still return to its original supplier.
With that in mind, there’s a possibility that this could lead to limited supplies of the iPhone 14 in the smartphone’s launch window, though Kuo says that’s unlikely.
(1/2) Another quality issue. My latest research shows that one of Genius’s iPhone 14 rear lenses is likely suffering from coating quality (膜裂) issues. Apple transferred about 10 million Largan lens orders from Genius to avoid affecting iPhone 14 shipments.
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) July 27, 2022
Apple is rumored to be planning to release four new iPhone models this fall, including the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 Max. The iPhone mini line probably won’t return this year. Apple’s high-end devices are expected to feature the new A14 chip, while lower-end devices will offer last year’s A13.
The iPhone 14 Pro smartphones are also rumored to get a new pill-shaped notch and a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera capable of shooting 8K video.
Other notable improvements rumored include a larger f/1.9 aperture, better low-light performance, and improved autofocus on the iPhone 14 Pro/iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Apple is likely to officially unveil its iPhone 14 devices at an event in September.
Source: @mingchikuo Via: 9to5Mac
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