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Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook has admitted that the technology giant uses Sony’s camera sensors for the iPhones, bringing an end to the speculations over the years about the same.
“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. Apple has been mum about the hardware components used in developing its flagship iPhone series.
Last month, Nikkei had reported that Sony will supply its latest image sensor to Apple and the component is expected to feature in the iPhone’s latest version which goes on sale next year.
According to the report, the new image sensor developed by Sony Semiconductor Solutions will be manufactured at its Nagasaki plant and will be shipped to Apple and other smartphone makers.
On Tuesday, Apple said it invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years. The company said it boosted its spending on suppliers in Japan by more than 30 per cent since 2019, with a network spanning nearly 1,000 companies, Reuters reported.
Apple has said that 29 Japanese supplies including Murata Manufacturing Co, Sony, Fujikura, Sumitomo Electric Industries and Keiwa Inc have committed to convert to renewable energy for the company’s businesses by 2030.
In another development, Apple is gearing up to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads in the European Union, Bloomberg reported. The move could present a major threat to the company’s fast growing business. However, the rivals would have to face the challenge of convincing the customers leave the security of using Apple’s own store.
With this, the Apple customers can install apps without the App Store. But the Cupertino giant has not decided on the other provisions of the law, like permissions for alternative payment systems to its own.
