A silicon case has revealed that the iPhone 13 Pro easily has the largest camera module any iPhone has ever had. This makes sense considering that the iPhone model features significantly improved camera performance this year.
Fitting the iPhone 13 Pro case on an iPhone 12 Pro gives us an idea of how massive the difference is. Based on the image shared by Apple Insider, as seen above, it is safe to assume that the iPhone 13 Pro will be featuring a camera bump that’s larger by a third. This is amusing considering that the notch’s size on the front has been reduced by a third as well.
Announced this Tuesday, the iPhone 13 Pro packs in a number of camera upgrades. The primary camera has gotten a larger new sensor with a wider f/1.5 aperture for a 2.2x improvement in low light shots.
The ultra-wide sensor has seen some upgrades as well and now has an f/1.8 aperture. This is much larger than the iPhone 12 Pro’s f/2.4 equivalent. Lastly, the 12MP telephoto lens has gotten a boost from a 2x optical zoom on the iPhone 12 Pro to a 3x optical zoom on the iPhone 13 Pro.
There are no crazy megapixel counts on any of the sensors this year too as all the cameras on the Apple iPhone 13 Pro have 12MP sensors, including the selfie shooter, just like its predecessor.
Still, the camera upgrades are significant enough to justify a much larger camera module. Further, the depth of the overall camera package has likely been increased as well causing it to protrude more than ever before.
This is likely because of a new sensor-shift stabilization tech on the wide-angle shooter made possible by stacking two sensors diagonally instead of their usual vertical layout.
The iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 and pre-orders for the new iPhone models will commence Friday (today) at 5:00 AM Pacific Time, following by an official launch on September 24. Initial shipments of first-party iPhone 13 series accessories will be arriving ahead of a start to pre-orders on Friday.
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