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Apple is planning to leave behind its current Chinese suppliers and use LG Innotek to supply the new front facing cameras for the iPhone 14 models.
The switch to LG Innotek was reported by Korean ET News who said that Apple has notified all its major partners that they will be switching to LG Innotek due to quality problems with the Chinese manufacturers for this component.
Apple was reportedly planning to make this switch for the iPhone 15 models but instead decided to switch early and have LG Innotek manufacture this component for the upcoming iPhone 14 models. This is also the first time Apple has partnered up with a South Korean manufacturer for this part.
ET News claims that LG Innotek will also provide Apple with a high end version of the front facing camera which will include features like autofocus. The news publication also claims that this will increase Apple’s cost of manufacturing the product three times more than previous iPhone models.
Apple will also split the front facing cameras production with the Japanese company, Sharp.
LG Innotek is already responsible for manufacturing Apple’s high end rear cameras, so we can also expect new advanced front facing cameras with more features with the upcoming iPhone 14 models.
