The oldest among us probably remember a time when the iPhone was determined to keep its 12MP sensor, while most Android smartphone brands were moving towards 108, then 200MP.
Since then, Apple has watered down its wine a little and ended up opting for 48MP sensors on its iPhone 16. The Apple brand has also popularized the idea of a "lossless" digital zoom by highlighting several focal lengths on a photo module that only has one.
According to the Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station, Apple could soon cross the Rubicon and opt for a sensor 200Mpx. This would obviously be integrated into the wide-angle camera module, also called the main camera, which traditionally benefits from major technological advances before the others.
Be careful, however: it's not surprising that Apple is testing a whole bunch of components for its smartphones. Furthermore, this doesn't tell us anything about the iPhone generation that could potentially benefit from it. The leaker is therefore not getting too involved.
Apple is preparing for change
In another post, the same leaker suggests that the Cupertino company would be carrying out "a major identity change in the next three years". This aligns more or less with rumors that Apple is aiming to celebrate the iPhone's 20th anniversary in 2027 with a "major overhaul" of the lineup, alongside the release of the first foldable iPhone.
As for Digital Chat Station, it suggests that 2025 will see a design change on the back of the smartphone, which lines up quite well with rumors surrounding the iPhone 17. 2026 will reportedly focus on the front, moving Face ID under the screen. We can then imagine that the central punch would see its size reduced?
Finally, in 2027, the leaker predicts that all the sensors on the front of the smartphone would pass under the screen, which would finally result in a screen without the presence of an unsightly hole. This would align with the plan for an all-glass iPhone Pro in 2027. This bold project could undoubtedly be accompanied by the addition of a 200MP sensor to top it all off, at least if Apple's engineers are satisfied with the result.
Between Donald Trump's attacks on its CEO and the recruitment of Jony Ive, the legendary iPhone designer at OpenAI, Apple is undoubtedly under pressure. This could explain this desire to innovate strongly to renew the identity of the brand's products.
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