iPhone 7 Camera Module Confirms Optical Image Stabilization for 4.7-Inch Model

[mtcowdog]

Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, there isn't room for dual lens cameras on the smaller sized phones? Things tend to be packed pretty tight inside those casings.

That's a viable possibility. But I am one of those people who would sacrifice a bit width for a better camera and larger battery. The plus size phone doesn't work for my needs (and I have larger hands). It is what it is, but I will still be disappointed in Apple if the better camera is only in the larger phone.

 

[LovingTeddy]

At least for now, until the entire industry follows Apple and there are no smartphones for headphone jacks. Good luck with that.

I can assure you that wo never happen. You can still find new PC with SD card reader and optical driving. Obviously not entire industry is blindingly following Apple.

 

[rGiskard]

Surely the twin lens module is wider and NOT thicker. As the 7plus is no thicker than the 7. So it could be an upsell/differentiation thing or it could be a packaging issue, i.e. there isn't room for the 'wider' twin module in the 4.7 model.

Of course the dual lens module is wider, but if it displaces other components then space must be made for them, and the best way to make more space is to make the phone thicker. Usually the components can be stacked higher and/or the battery volume is preserved by making it thicker. They could also just make the phone wider or longer, but it's already crazy thin so adding thickness makes more sense.

Of course there is also the space freed by the loss of the audio jack. That would actually be a good excuse for losing the jack, "we had to give up the audio jack, but the iPhone now takes the best photos of any smartphone on the market!" Too bad Apple didn't take this route and offer the dual lens camera on both size iPhones.
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Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, there isn't room for dual lens cameras on the smaller sized phones? Things tend to be packed pretty tight inside those casings.

Since Apple engineers their own phones they determine exactly how much space will exist in a given model. If they wanted a dual-lens module in the 4.7 incher then it would happen. All that's needed is to stack a few components or reshape the battery for a thicker device. Remember, they gimped the camera on the 4.7 incher from the start with the single lens OIS camera reserved for the Plus size, despite the fact that most iPhone competitors offer OIS cams in phones with displays similar in size to the 4.7 inch iPhone.

Apple's problem is that Ive restricts the feature set with his uber-thin designs, and in doing so he ironically makes the phones less ergonomic. Check out smartphones at a local retailer - the one's with thicker convex backs feel better in the hand and permit a more natural grip. Their camera lenses are also flush with the casing so they look sleeker.

I suspect a large minority of iPhone buyers would gladly give up some "thinness" on the 4.7" iPhone in exchange for camera parity with the 5.5" iPhone, while virtually no one would forego an iPhone purchase if it were a few millimeters thicker.

What I'd like to see from Apple (fair warning, I have no market research to back it up) is two iPhone lines, each in both 4.7 and 5.5 inch sizes. For the basic line use the single lens OIS cam with the same old displays. Introduce advanced technology on both sizes of the "pro" models, beginning with a dual-lens camera and QHD displays. Apple's challenge for the iPhone Pro models is to surpass the competition in key areas, much like the early iPhones led the market in camera and display quality. QHD displays are fine since they only need to display pixel perfect 4K video, but the dual lens camera must absolutely dominate the smartphone market in terms of image quality. No more "it's good enough" from Apple, they need to get serious about camera image quality, to act like the ghost of Steve Jobs has returned to eradicate all the bozos in the iPhone camera division.

The iPhone Pro models will both justify premium prices and generate a nice halo effect and give Apple the lead in smartphone tech. If Steve Jobs were alive then I believe all of the iPhones would be "pro" models with competitive features, but the bozos who now run Apple seem to like adding extra models so that's what I've suggested: the "iPhone Pro" for the memory of Steve Jobs and the "iPhone" for Apple's current "It's Good Enough" motto.

 

[B4U]

Stop buying the cheaper phone! Top specs are in the top of the line and that's not the 4.7. You are like a guy who bought a Chevy and is mad the gmc has heated seats

Must be too hard to read...
It is not about the price...

Meanwhile, the Chevy Malibu Primier trim has heated and ventilated seats as standard equipment where the Cadillac CT6 flagship sedan have the ventilated seats as optional for the 3.6 Luxury trim...AND costing twice as much as the Malibu......

 

[apolloa]

Just wanted to say about Ives obsessive addiction to thinness, it's hilarious how he designs and Apple makes such a thin phone, then gives it a smooth rounded body, so it's damn difficult to hold without flying out the hands like a wet bar of soap.

And what is the solution we all choose for this? That's right we buy a case for the phone thus making it bigger and thicker anyway thus making a complete mockery of any design Ive and Apple produced in the first place!!!

I use an official Apple case and it certainly makes the phone thicker, how about the phone is that thick in the first place with more durable and wear resistant materials, and a design that's much better to hold, then I won't need a case and I'll have a bigger battery and I'll have the same camera as the Plus model!!

 

[I7guy]

Must be too hard to read...
It is not about the price...

Meanwhile, the Chevy Malibu Primier trim has heated and ventilated seats as standard equipment where the Cadillac CT6 flagship sedan have the ventilated seats as optional for the 3.6 Luxury trim...AND costing twice as much as the Malibu......

The performance is slightly different?

Just wanted to say about Ives obsessive addiction to thinness, it's hilarious how he designs and Apple makes such a thin phone, then gives it a smooth rounded body, so it's damn difficult to hold without flying out the hands like a wet bar of soap.

And what is the solution we all choose for this? That's right we buy a case for the phone thus making it bigger and thicker anyway thus making a complete mockery of any design Ive and Apple produced in the first place!!!

I use an official Apple case and it certainly makes the phone thicker, how about the phone is that thick in the first place with more durable and wear resistant materials, and a design that's much better to hold, then I won't need a case and I'll have a bigger battery and I'll have the same camera as the Plus model!!

I love the feel of my iPhone 6s without a case. This only applies to me. I don't buy a case to make it easier to hold, I buy a case because I've dropped my phones on concrete, asphalt and stone and cases due tend to protect the phone.

 

[B4U]

The performance is slightly different?

I love the feel of my iPhone 6s without a case. This only applies to me. I don't buy a case to make it easier to hold, I buy a case because I've dropped my phones on concrete, asphalt and stone and cases due tend to protect the phone.

Don't want to go off topic too much, if we compare Apple to Apple instead of orange, the Cadillac would need to be in the 2.0 turbo but would still be slower than the Malibu due to the size and weight.
Similar to the case where the SE is compared to the 6s in terms of battery life where the SE would beat the 6s.

 

[amegicfox]

can apple put in all the phone the same features and change only the size of the phone ?

I want the size of the 6s but with the camera of the 6s plus