It is reported that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 series is expected to use image sensors made by Samsung. This change is expected to break Sony’s monopoly in Apple’s supply chain.
1. According to reports, Samsung has set up a dedicated team to meet Apple’s requirements.
- Samsung will provide Apple with a 48-megapixel, 1/2.6-inch ultra-wide-angle image sensor starting in 2026, indicating that Apple is no longer completely dependent on Sony sensor supply.
- Apple has nearly a thousand suppliers, and its supply chain management strategy is flexible and changeable.
- Apple usually configures at least two suppliers for each component to promote supplier competition and obtain better prices.
- Introducing Samsung as a sensor supplier can optimize Apple’s cost structure and may affect Sony’s market position.
- Samsung’s image sensor technology cannot be underestimated. The Galaxy S series of high-end mobile phones use Samsung sensors, with industry-leading camera performance.
- This cooperation heralds Apple’s supply chain management strategic adjustment and demonstrates Samsung’s competitiveness in the high-end image sensor market.
- Consumers can look forward to improved camera performance on future iPhone devices.
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