Update for 5:30 AM (La Jolla, CA-time) Tuesday, Nov 10th, 2020
FYI:
4032 x 3024 x ~1.26 = ~15.4 Mpx
By our calcs, that's the Size (i.e., Resolution) of the Image Sensor in the Back Wide Camera in the 12 Pro Max.
That's vs. 12.2 Mpx in ALL other premium iPhones (i.e., Back Wide Camera).
To summarize:
● 21% of the Size Increase is due to an Increase in Pixel Size.
● 26% of the Size Increase is due to the Sensor Shift OIS Technology (i.e., the Border).
Update for 6 PM (La Jolla, CA-time) Monday, Nov 9th, 2020
FYI, earlier today we read Apple's October 13th Press Release for the first time.
In it, it clearly states the Back Wide Camera in the 12 Pro Max has "a 47 percent larger sensor with 1.7 um pixels".
From that we can very easily calculate the pixel size for ALL other premium iPhones, potentially a first !
1.7 um / 1.47 = 1.16 um
We are very puzzled by this number !
Prior to our calculation, we had assumed that Apple had been using 12 Mpx image sensors with 1.4 um pixels, same as Google.
Did Apple Marketing Mess Up ?
1.7 um / 1.4 um = 1.21
That means 21% larger !
We will ask Tim Cook to confirm.
We are after all, the App Developer of the Most Advanced & Highest Performance Burst Photo Camera App in the history of smartphones.
FYI:
4032 x 3024 x ~1.26 = ~15.4 Mpx
By our calcs, that's the Size (i.e., Resolution) of the Image Sensor in the Back Wide Camera in the 12 Pro Max.
That's vs. 12.2 Mpx in ALL other premium iPhones (i.e., Back Wide Camera).
To summarize:
● 21% of the Size Increase is due to an Increase in Pixel Size.
● 26% of the Size Increase is due to the Sensor Shift OIS Technology (i.e., the Border).
Update for 6 PM (La Jolla, CA-time) Monday, Nov 9th, 2020
FYI, earlier today we read Apple's October 13th Press Release for the first time.
In it, it clearly states the Back Wide Camera in the 12 Pro Max has "a 47 percent larger sensor with 1.7 um pixels".
From that we can very easily calculate the pixel size for ALL other premium iPhones, potentially a first !
1.7 um / 1.47 = 1.16 um
We are very puzzled by this number !
Prior to our calculation, we had assumed that Apple had been using 12 Mpx image sensors with 1.4 um pixels, same as Google.
Did Apple Marketing Mess Up ?
1.7 um / 1.4 um = 1.21
That means 21% larger !
We will ask Tim Cook to confirm.
We are after all, the App Developer of the Most Advanced & Highest Performance Burst Photo Camera App in the history of smartphones.
