Apple could use Samsung-made 48MP ultrawide camera sensors for iPhones starting in 2026, replacing longtime supplier Sony, according to a new supply chain rumor.
Apple might start using Samsung camera sensors as soon as 2026, marking the end of Sony’s decade-plus run as the sole supplier of the phones’ camera sensors. The phones are expected to use a Samsung-made “1/2.6-inch 48MP ultra-wide CMOS image sensors” starting “as early as 2026,” according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The rumor doesn’t suggest whether Samsung will replace Sony for any other iPhone camera sensors.
Indeed, past reports have suggested that Sony sensors were used in phones like the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 8. Given software processing and Apple’s preference for creating “true to life” images , the switch wouldn’t mean iPhone photos will suddenly look like they were taken with a Samsung phone. But if the rumor is true, 48MP is a nice bump from, say, the iPhone 15 Pro’s 12MP ultrawide and could mean more detailed shots.
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