Apple may be inspiring Samsung to go back to a feature it dropped in 2020 | Infinium-tech
Apple is widely rumored to introduce variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max later this year, and Samsung is clearly paying very close attention to iPhone-related rumors. This is because it is being said that the Korean company is now considering adding this feature back to its lineup as well.
Both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S10 had main cameras with variable aperture, but this feature was removed with the Galaxy S20 generation in 2020. If Samsung adopts it again, expect to see it in the Galaxy S27 family next year, i.e. after a gap of seven years.
It’s quite interesting how companies like Samsung come up with a novelty, use it for a few years, then abandon it and forget about it completely until Apple introduces its own version – or, in this case, is rumored to.
Samsung apparently still hasn’t fully decided whether or not to use dual aperture in its upcoming devices, but is actively considering it, has reportedly requested the development of variable apertures from its partners, and both Samsung Electro-Mechanics and MCNEX are producing variable aperture samples and supplying them to Samsung Electronics for further evaluation.
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