{"id":851287,"date":"2026-03-26T09:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/851287\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:32:16","slug":"apple-could-adopt-200mp-camera-for-iphone-leapfrog-samsung-in-the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/851287\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple could adopt 200MP camera for iPhone, leapfrog Samsung in the process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Apple iPhone 17 Pro 5\"  alt=\"Apple iPhone 17 Pro 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-iPhone-17-Pro_5-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aamir Siddiqui \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple is purportedly testing a 200MP main camera on an iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>The camera sensor is said to be larger than the Galaxy S26 Ultra\u2019s 200MP sensor.<\/li>\n<li>Vivo has confirmed it will use this sensor on the X300 Ultra, while OPPO\u2019s Find X9 Ultra could use it too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Motorola and Samsung were the first smartphone makers to adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s23-ultra-vivo-x200-pro-10x-camera-shootout-3524563\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">200MP cameras<\/a>, and we\u2019ve since seen companies like Xiaomi, vivo, OPPO, and HONOR adopting this tech too. However, a long-time leaker has now claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/apple-iphone-17-pro-review-3610935\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhones<\/a> could be next in line.<\/p>\n<p>Tipster <a href=\"https:\/\/m.weibo.cn\/u\/6048569942?luicode=10000011&amp;lfid=1005056048569942&amp;launchid=10000360-page_H5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Digital Chat Station<\/a> claimed on Weibo that Apple is evaluating a 200MP camera sensor, citing \u201creliable sources from the supply chain.\u201d Check out the machine-translated post below.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Digital Chat Station iPhone 200MP\"  alt=\"Digital Chat Station iPhone 200MP\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Digital-Chat-Station-iPhone-200MP.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_nm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the 200MP camera in question is a 1\/1.12-inch sensor, suggesting that it\u2019s the recently announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/sony-lyt-901-200mp-camera-3620090\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony LYT-901<\/a>. Vivo has already confirmed that the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/vivo-x300-ultra-camera-details-3647073\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X300 Ultra<\/a> will use this sensor for its primary camera. Meanwhile, OPPO is expected to use it as the main camera on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oppo-find-x9-ultra-10x-zoom-global-launch-3651394\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find X9 Ultra<\/a>. Digital Chat Station confirmed in a follow-up comment that Apple was indeed testing this sensor on the main camera.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Apple iPhone 200MP main camera Digital Chat Station\"  alt=\"Apple iPhone 200MP main camera Digital Chat Station\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-iPhone-200MP-main-camera-Digital-Chat-Station.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In any event, a 200MP 1\/1.12-inch camera sensor would be significantly larger than the 200MP 1\/1.3-inch main camera seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-s26-3642775\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy S26 Ultra<\/a>. A larger sensor enables greater light intake, which means brighter, more detailed photos with less noise. A larger 200MP sensor should also reduce blur in low-light situations, as the increased light intake means the camera shutter doesn\u2019t have to stay open as long.<\/p>\n<p>A 200MP main camera would also enable lossless resolution zoom up to 4x. Companies like Samsung also let you take full-resolution 200MP snaps, allowing you to crop after the fact and still get a high-resolution image. But a mid-range telephoto camera (3x to 5x) would still be welcome for higher quality zoom at longer focal lengths.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like Apple is merely testing this 200MP sensor for now. So there\u2019s no guarantee that it will actually offer this tech in a commercial iPhone. Nevertheless, the tipster suggests that it will debut next year. That means it might arrive on the iPhone 19 series. However, phones like the vivo X300 Ultra are starting to embrace rear camera systems with two 200MP cameras (including the telephoto lens). So Android OEMs aren\u2019t standing still by any means when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-camera-phones-670620\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">camera phones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aamir Siddiqui \/ Android Authority TL;DR Apple is purportedly testing a 200MP main camera on an iPhone. 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