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TL;DR Morgan Stanley has reported that Apple will only adopt 200MP cameras on the iPhone 21 series in 2028.
By contrast, Android phones first adopted 200MP sensors in 2022, and a growing number of OEMs use them for their main or tele cameras.
If confirmed, this means Android manufacturers will enjoy a major hardware advantage for several more years.
Android phones have long offered 200MP cameras, with Motorola, Xiaomi, and Samsung initially leading the charge. We’ve since seen 200MP sensors used on Android phones by OPPO, realme, HONOR, and vivo. What about Apple, though? Well, it sounds like we’re in for a long wait.
According to an investor note by Morgan Stanley (spotted via AppleInsider), Apple will only adopt 200MP cameras on the iPhone 21 series in 2028. Of course, Apple is tipped to skip the iPhone 19 name in 2027 in favor of iPhone 20.
Leaker Digital Chat Station also claims the iPhone 18 series won’t have a 200MP camera, but that Apple is testing a Samsung-made 200MP sensor. The tipster didn’t mention whether this sensor would land on a specific iPhone generation.
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Nevertheless, this means Apple will lag massively behind Android OEMs when it comes to adopting 200MP cameras. It’s also unclear whether Apple will adopt this high-resolution sensor for the main or telephoto camera.
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