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iPhone 13 Pro Max Extends Camera Performance
Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that the iPhone 13 Pro Max will have an outlier main camera compared to the rest of the 13 lineup. The iPhone 13 Pro Max will use a slightly brighter f/1.5 lens on top of its main sensor, whereas the iPhone 13, 13 mini and 13 Pro will use an f/1.6 lens for their main cameras, which will either have a similar or identical to the current main imager on the iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 mini.
Figure 1: iPhone 13 Camera Configuration
iPhone 13 Pro Max Extends Camera Performance
Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that the iPhone 13 Pro Max will have an outlier main camera compared to the rest of the 13 lineup. The iPhone 13 Pro Max will use a slightly brighter f/1.5 lens on top of its main sensor, whereas the iPhone 13, 13 mini and 13 Pro will use an f/1.6 lens for their main cameras, which will either have a similar or identical to the current main imager on the iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 mini.
Figure 1: iPhone 13 Camera Configuration
All iPhone 13 models will have a 7P lens (that's seven glass elements) over their main camera sensor, which improves the light transmission rate, leading to better image quality. It also alleviates chromatic aberration. Apple's will transition to 7P lenses on all rear cameras on its iPhones in the next few years. Chinese lens supplier Sunny Optical is expected to pass quality verification for the 7P components is expected to begin in Q2 of 2021.