By allowing more light to be captured by the camera, photos snapped in low-light environments will look better and will also allow the photographer to shoot at faster shutter speeds. It can also improve the bokeh effect which blurs the background of a photo to make the subject in the foreground stand out. All four iPhone 15 models are expected to use the 48MP Sony IMX803 image sensor this year. That is the same sensor currently employed by the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Tweet from tipster says Apple will equip the iPhone 15 series with a hybrid lens for the primary camera
Next year’s iPhone 16 Pro Max is rumored to include a primary Wide camera made up of eight elements. Continuing along the hybrid path, the lens will consist of two glass elements and six plastic elements. The top-of-the-line iPhone model next year might also debut five and six-element hybrid lenses for the telephoto and ultra-wide cameras reportedly supplied by Sunny Optical Technology.
The tweet by the tipster notes that the hybrid lens technology has only been used by Chinese brands on models sold domestically which would make the iPhone 15 line the first to break out this technology on phones sold globally.
