New iPhone 15 likely to have wide camera 48MP sensor, top analyst says
Jozsef Zoltan Varga
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is slated to release its next iPhone later this year and a widely watched analyst believes the newest edition of the smartphone will have a wide camera with a 48MP sensor.
In a blog post, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the CMOS image sensor, or CIS, will have 48MP and use a new "stacked" design.
Sony (NYSE:SONY), the maker of the CIS, has been able to boost production capacity to meet Apple's (AAPL) demand, "resulting in a significant reduction in high-end CIS supply for Android."
In addition, Kuo said that the key driver for CIS growth in the long-term appears to be visualization applications related to artificial intelligence. 
"The most visible application at this stage is self-driving cars, and the next most likely is robotics," Kuo added.
Apple (AAPL) shares were fractionally higher in early trading on Wednesday while Sony (SONY) was fractionally lower.
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