Apple is believed to have made a deal with a new supplier of telephoto lens components for the periscope camera system in future iPhones. sieve.
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On Wednesday, South Korean firm Jahwa Electronics said it plans to spend 191 billion won ($155 million) to build the facility to manufacture new optical image stabilization (OIS) actuators.


According to a previous report by sieveApple visited Jahwa Electronics' new facilities in the first half of 2021, and investment is "likely" so that Jahwa can start supplying OIS actuators to Apple from next year.


Apple usually only requires its suppliers to build production lines for their parts and components, but new facilities at Gumi would require Apple's approval when finished, and it would take a year after that for the entire process to be finalized.


Combining OIS and autofocus functions in one, OIS actuators are likely to be for telephoto cameras in 2023 iPhones. sieve It had previously increased optical zoom by connecting components to a periscope camera system.


Rumors that the iPhone will get a periscope lens have been circulating since the beginning of 2020, and respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to mention the possibility. Kuo initially said the periscope lens would feature an iPhone 14 Pro, but now says he expects the type of lens to arrive with the iPhone 15 Pro, a prediction that analyst Jeff Pu also made.


In a periscope system, light entering the telephoto lens is reflected towards the camera's image sensor by an angled mirror. The change in the direction the light travels allows for a longer "folded" telephoto setup on phones, allowing users to zoom in further without any blur.


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