Newsletter
It’s not exactly a secret that the iPhone 15 series and iPhone 15 Pro phones don’t have the same 48MP camera sensors. The Pro models come with a larger main camera sensor than the base and Plus model,. You might be saying to yourself that the 15 base and Plus models come with the same sensor as the 14 Pro series, while the 15 Pro series got a sensor upgrade.
Well if you feel this way, then you are very wrong because the sensors on the 15 Pro and 14 Pro series are the same size. The 15 base and Plus models come with a smaller 48MP sensor, meaning photo quality here won’t match the Pro series. As you might already know, the larger the sensor, the more light that gets in, hence improving image quality with better lighting.
The 48MP sensor on the iPhone 15 Pro model measure 1/1.28-inch and have 1.22µm-sized pixels. Moving over to the base and the Plus model, these have a 1/1.56-inch sensor with 1.0µm-sized pixels. This shows the sensor size comparison for both devices on paper, however, the folks at iFixit have something better to show you.
A recent iFixit video shows the size comparison for the iPhone 15 series 48MP cameras
A recent video from iFixit gives users a close-up view of the 48MP cameras on the new iPhone 15 series. This is a size comparison between the 48MP on the 15 and the 15 Pro Max. For a clearer perspective, both sensors were put under a microscope, so users could see the differences.
Under the microscope, it becomes clear that the size difference between the two camera sensors is massive. Thanks to its larger 48MP sensor, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be able to take better pictures. As for the iPhone 15, it will struggle to get photos that are as good as its biggest sibling.
An area where the size differences will impact photography is night photography. For taking great night pictures, the device’s sensor needs to take in much light, which will help brighten the shot. With its larger sensor, the 15 Pro Max will excel in this area, but the 15 will fall back since it has a smaller sensor.
This is not to say that the picture quality on the 15 base model and the 15 Plus are not good. Both devices take amazing pictures, but they can’t meet up with the Pro and the Pro Max in certain areas. It might take a very observant eye to notice the differences in the pictures taken on either device.
However, this wouldn’t stop anyone from getting whatever device in the iPhone 15 series they prefer. Ever since these devices launched, fans have been heading out to Apple stores to grab one for themselves. What do you think about this difference in the size of the 48MP sensors in the iPhone 15 series?