iPhone 18 to use Samsung camera sensor | Infinium-tech

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, a prolific source of Apple rumors, Apple is getting ready to diversify the supply of camera sensors for iPhones. Right now Sony has a monopoly on supplying camera sensors to Apple, but it looks like that’s going to change in two years.

Kuo says Apple will buy sensors from Samsung for the iPhone 18 family, which is expected to launch in late 2026. Specifically, we’re talking about a 48 MP 1/2.6″ sensor that will be used for the ultrawide cameras.

Samsung has reportedly set up a dedicated team to meet Apple’s needs, and it looks like the contract has already been signed — though note that this is just speculation on our part, as Kuo has refrained from revealing that detail.

It’s not exactly clear what difference this change will make to the camera quality of the iPhone 18 generation compared to their predecessors. Since this is Apple, we expect it to offer quality at least equal to what comes from Sony sensors, so there’s no reason to worry.

In other news, the iPhone 18 series will feature a 48 MP ultrawide camera with a 1/2.6″ Samsung-made sensor, which of course hasn’t been announced yet, but when Samsung finally makes a sensor with these specs official, we’ll know it’s destined for iPhones.

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