iPhone will get a camera overhaul for the 20th anniversary edition

Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone is expected to go on sale in 2027. It is rumored to have better image quality thanks to changes in camera sensor technology.

The orange iPhone 17 Pro is very popular this year. (Photo: Apple Insider)

According to the famous Korean electronic portal Naver, Apple will add LOFIC technology to the camera in 2027, coinciding with the launch of the 20th anniversary iPhone.

The source also added that "Apple" is not alone in using LOFIC because major Chinese smartphone manufacturers such as Huawei and Xiaomi also use this technology on their flagship models.

While Apple is using LOFIC with its own CMOS sensors, rival Samsung has yet to announce a specific roadmap for using the technology. Meanwhile, Samsung is developing its own camera sensors to sell to Apple, competing with supplier Sony.

Apple has been developing its own camera sensor for a while and created a prototype in August.

LOFIC stands for Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor – a technology used in CMOS sensors. This technology helps process the amount of light captured at each pixel much more efficiently than conventional sensors.

The 20th anniversary iPhone will be a special edition from Apple. (Photo: Apple Insider)

When a photodiode receives too much light, the excess charge is stored in a capacitor located within the same pixel. This greatly expands the range of light levels that each pixel can record.

In other words, LOFIC helps the sensor capture better detail in both bright and dark areas, while maintaining detail throughout the frame. This significantly improves image quality.

While conventional HDR photography requires combining multiple photos with different exposures (bright and dark areas), with LOFIC, this process is done in just one shot, completely eliminating artifacts caused by movement between photos.

This technology can be applied to both photography and filming. LOFIC sensors are capable of expanding the light sensitivity range up to 20 stops, equivalent to high-end cinema cameras, while the current iPhone only reaches about 13 stops.

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