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CTOnews.com, January 17 (Xinhua)-- according to The Elec, industry insiders revealed that Apple plans to introduce periscope / foldable zoom lenses in the iPhone 15 series, which will be supplied by LG Innotek and Home Chemical Electronics, which are expected to account for 70% and 30%, respectively.

In addition, the Japanese Alps, an existing partner of iPhone cameras, is expected to struggle to secure Apple orders this year. It is worth mentioning that South Korean media also said that the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only lens equipped with a periscope lens this year, but next year it will become a standard part of the Pro series.

In April last year, South Korea Jiahua Electronics said it would invest 191 billion won (about 991 million yuan) to build a plant to produce new OIS optical stabilizers.

At that time, some people in the industry pointed out that Apple specially visited South Korean companies last year to seek a periscope lens supplier. Therefore, foreign media believe that the new factory will exclusively supply Apple with the periscope zoom lens module needed for the iPhone, which will be used for commercial use for the first time in 2023.

Interestingly, there are rumors that Apple has removed Samsung from its telephoto lens supply chain because its patents prevent Apple from applying the technology to its 2023 iPhone. So Apple finally seems to have bypassed Samsung and reached a supply agreement with Jiahua Electronics.

Earlier, sources said that the OIS patent of Jiahua Electronics has done an excellent job in creating collapsible zoom technology. This technology allows the periscope camera system to use a prism to fold light into the image sensor, creating smaller camera modules, thereby increasing the optical zoom range of the iPhone.

The periscope lens relies on a prism to reflect light to multiple internal lenses that are 90 degrees from the camera sensor. This makes the lens much longer than the telephoto lens, resulting in better optical zoom. The telephoto lens on the iPhone 13 Pro model provides only 3x optical zoom and 15x digital zoom.

For comparison purposes, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is equipped with a periscope lens that can achieve 10x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. Rumor has it that Apple may choose 5x optical zoom.

Information about Apple's introduction of periscope lenses to the iPhone 15 series is already transparent in the supply chain.

Guo Mingyi has previously pointed out that the periscope telephoto lens will be used in the iPhone 15 Pro Max released in 2023 and the iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max in 2024. The periscope telephoto lens specification of iPhone 15 is similar to that of iPhone 16, with detailed parameters of 1200 megapixel 1pm 3-inch outsole, f / 2.8aperture, support for sensor displacement (Sensor shift) anti-shake, and 5-6x optical zoom. Details can be found in previous CTOnews.com reports.

Extended reading: "Guo Mingyi: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max will use periscope telephoto lens"

"iPhone 15 Pro Max will miss the 8p lens but will upgrade periscope cameras."

"at a cost of 1.65 trillion won to build a factory, Apple Optics supplier LG Innotek is actively preparing the periscope camera needed for the iPhone 15 model."

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