iPhones Have Been Featuring Sony Sensors For Over A Decade, Says Tim Cook

In a rare confirmation, Apple CEO Tim Cook has admitted that the iPhones have been using Sony camera sensors for quite some time.

It is likely that 2023's iPhone models would also feature Sony camera sensors.

In a rare confirmation, Apple CEO Tim Cook has admitted that the iPhones have been using Sony camera sensors for quite some time. The top Apple executive made the announcement on Twitter during his visit to the Japanese city of Kumamoto to Sony's camera development facility and also mentioned Apple's decade-old relationship with Sony.

"We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for iPhone. Thanks to Ken and everyone on the team for showing me around the cutting-edge facility in Kumamoto today," Cook tweeted.

We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for iPhone. Thanks to Ken and everyone on the team for showing me around the cutting-edge facility in Kumamoto today. pic.twitter.com/462SEkUbhi

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) December 13, 2022

This comes as a rare instance and this is perhaps the first time that the tech giant has publicly revealed the components that are used in the making of iPhones. It should be noted that the iPhone maker's partnership with Sony is more than a decade old and continues to remain strong, hence it is likely that 2023's iPhone models would also feature Sony camera sensors.

Even though Apple never publicly mentioned using Sony sensors in its iPhones, several reports and industry rumours have suggested that Apple was making use of Sony hardware. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal from 2015, Apple was using two Sony sensors in the iPhone 6.

Meanwhile, according to a recent report by Mixpanel, a third-party analytics website, iOS 16, which was released in September, has been installed on almost 70 per cent of iPhones and iOS 15 on the other hand, is installed on almost 25 per cent of iPhones.

It has been almost 100 days since the latest iteration of iOS has been launched. The iPhone maker periodically releases adoption numbers for its newest operating system, but it has not done that so far. However, Mixpanel has released iOS 16 adoption numbers, which says the new version has been adopted by 68.90 per cent of iPhones, with iOS 15 adoption standing at 24.82 per cent. iPhone models running older iOS operating systems stand at around 7 per cent.